MISSING TRIOS IV
Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles
August, 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. (Groups 4 and 5 are tricky.)

1)
 P R _ _ L E _
    _ E _ _ A N
       G U _ _ _
           C _ _ _
              _ _ _

2)
B R _ _ A N _
   _  _ N _ H Y
       M _ _ _ E
           _ _ L _
               _ _ _

3)
N A _ G _ _ Y
    _ O _ C _ Y
        S _ _ N _
            _ _ _ D
               _ _ _

4)
S _ _ R C _ Y
    S _ C _ E _
       _ _ _ N K
           P _ _ _
              _ _ _

5)
S _ _ L I N _
  B A _ _ R _
      P _ R _ _
           T_ _ _
              _ _ _

Answers:

1. The letters are OBM:
        PROBLEM
         BEMOAN
          GUMBO
           COMB
            MOB 

2. The letters are IGD:
       BRIGAND
        DINGHY
         MIDGE
          GILD
           DIG 

3. The letters are UHT:
        NAUGHTY
         TOUCHY
           SHUNT
           THUD
            HUT 

4. The letters are TAH:
         STARCHY
         SACHET
          THANK
           PATH
            HAT 

5. The letters are KYE:
          SKYLINE
          BAKERY
           PERKY
            TYKE
             KEY