CLUCKY CLARINET
Credit: Joseph Appel

The word CLARINET provides an abundance of wordplay riches.

1. Can you think of twenty examples in which the letters of CLARINET can be broken up into two separate words?

2. What one word plus the letter C make up CLARINET?

3. What related word is only one letter off from CLARINET?

Answers:

1)
IN + CLARET
IN + CARTEL
TIC + RENAL
TIC + LEARN
NIL + CARET
NIL + TRACE
NIT + CLEAR
TIN + CLEAR
CAR + INLET
CART + LINE
CANT + RILE
CARE + LINT
RACE + LINT
LICE + RANT
LICE + TARN
TIRE + CLAN
TIER + CLAN
RITE + CLAN
CRANE + LIT
NACRE + LIT

2. LATRINE 

3. TRIANGLE (both musical instruments)