TRIPLE RHYMES
Credit: GAMES Magazine
October, 2010
Ari Cornman

The 30 words below can divided into 10 groups of three words each that rhyme with three other words, in a certain category. For example, if CHAPEL, TANGO, and THEIR were on the list, they would form a group since each word can be rhymed with a type of fruit - APPLE, MANGO, and PEAR. Watch out for words that have multiple rhymes. When the puzzle is completed, each word will be used once. [An easier version of this puzzle, with the words in their groups, appears below the original version (JA).]

BALMS                  PARAGON
BUMPY                  PATTERN
DANCE                  PICKLE
FELLOW                PINCH
FILL                        PUT
GENUS                   RAGE
GUARD                  REGAL
LARCH                   SLEAZY
LEASE                    SLEIGH
LOBE                      SLUMBERS
MEAN                    SQUEEGEE
MERRIER              STOCK
MOON                    STOPPER
MORON                 TWO
NOODLE               WORTH

HINTS:
The categories are:
Herbs, months, elements, planets, colors, units of length, countries, dog breeds, Old Testament books, Dwarfs

EASIER VERSION

The three words in each set below can be matched with three other words in the same category  that rhyme with the the original words.


1. FELLOW     MEAN           TWO
2. LEASE         DANCE         SQUEEGEE
3. REGAL        NOODLE       MERRIER
4. LARCH        SLEIGH         MOON
5. RAGE          FILL               PARAGON
6. MORON       PICKLE        STOPPER
7. GENUS        WORTH        PATTERN
8. BUMPY        STOCK        SLEAZY
9. LOBE            BALMS       SLUMBERS
10. PUT             PINCH         GUARD

Answers:

1. YELLOW    GREEN         BLUE
2. GREECE     FRANCE      FIJI
3. BEAGLE     POODLE      TERRIER
4. MARCH      MAY              JUNE
5. SAGE           DILL             TARRAGON
6. BORON       NICKEL       COPPER
7. VENUS        EARTH         SATURN
8. GRUMPY    DOC              SNEEZY
9. JOB              PSALMS       NUMBERS
10. FOOT        INCH             YARD