MISSING TRIOS VI

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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)

_ _ D _ LER

  _ E _ _ UR

    V _ _ E _ 

       _ _ A _

           _ _ _ 

2)

PE _ S _ _ T

 A _ P _ _ E

    C _ _ _ P

        _ _ I _

          _ _ _

3)

SK_ LI _ _

PL _ _ T _

  _ _ AR _

      _ _V_

        _ _ _

4)

S _ N _ OO _

      _ _ PI _ E

      H _ _ O _

          _ _ _ K

             _ _ _

5)

_ OM _ _ CT

   S _ R _ _ E

        _ _ NI _

          _ _ _ E

             _ _ _

Answers:

 

1. The letters are TOD:

        TODDLER

          DETOUR

           VOTED

            TOAD

             DOT 

 

2. The letters are RIS:

            PERSIST 

             ASPIRE

              CRISP

                IRIS

                SIR 

 

3. The letters are YNE:

           SKYLINE

             PLENTY

              YEARN

               ENVY

                YEN 

 

4. The letters are URM:

           SUNROOM

            UMPIRE

            HUMOR

             MURK

              RUM

5. The letters are CPA:

           COMPACT

            SCRAPE

             PANIC

              CAPE

               CAP