MISSING TRIOS III
Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles
February, 2019

For each numbered group, fill in the same three missing letters (not necessarily in the same order) to complete a 7-letter, 6-letter, 5-letter, 4-letter, and 3-letter word. The missing trio is different for each group.

1)
C O _ F _ _ E
   M A _ _ E_
      _ E _ _ M
          F _ _ _
             _ _ _

2)
_ E X A _ _ N
   E N _ U _ _
        _ _ _ S T
           _ _ S _
              _ _ _

3)
W H _ M _ E _
      _ _ _ N C E
         _ A _ _ D
            _ _ E _
               _ _ _

4)
_ O R _ I _ L
   _ _ V I _ E
     _ _ N _ E
         _ _ I _
           _ _ _

Answers:

1) The letters are NID:
         CONFIDE
          MAIDEN
            DENIM
              FIND
               DIN

2) The letters are HGO:
        HEXAGON
          ENOUGH 
           GHOST
             HOST
             HOG

3) The letters are IPR:
        WHIMPER
           PRINCE
            RAPID
             PIER
              RIP

4) The letters are CDA:
          CORDIAL
           ADVICE
            DANCE
             ACID
              CAD