Credit: GAMES Magazine - Feb 2002
Stephen Sniderman
In this puzzle, sound trumps spelling. In each quartet of words below, try to think of a common word whose sound can precede or follow the sound of the listed words to form a multi-syllabic new word.
Example: AUTUMN, DRUM, GNOME, ROOM
The answer is ATTIC...............AUTOMATIC, DRAMATIC, NOMADIC, RHEUMATIC
1. DREAM, CLEANER, ORGAN, LINE
2. FIR, HAY, SEW, BOW
3. BULL, EWE, GONE, LINE
4. LIMB, TREE, PILL, WALL
5. DOWN, FUR, PEACE, CASE
6. FOOD, KING, SON, ME
7. CROW, EYE, NIGHT, LAMP
8. NOVEL, PAR, REEL, TREE
9. HARD, BASS, ROOM, AYE
10. BEET, LODE, TERN, MELT
Answers:
1. PIPE (pipedream, pipe cleaner, pipe organ, pipeline)
2. LOW (furlough, halo, solo, bolo)
3. BY/BYE (Bible, bayou, bygone, byline)
4. OWE/OH (limbo, trio, pillow, wallow)
5. SHOW (showdown, chauffeur, showpiece, showcase)
6. SEA/SEE (seafood, seeking, season, seamy)
7. SHADE (crocheted, eyeshade, nightshade, lampshade)
8. TEA/TEE (novelty, party, realty, treaty)
9. BALL (hardball, baseball, ballroom, eyeball)
10. DOWN (downbeat, download, downturn, meltdown)
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