LESS IS MORE IV

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 45

 

Add the fewest letters possible, but at least one on each side of the given letters, to form nine common words and one uncommon one (#6). More than one answer is possible for some words. It can be done by adding 28 letters. As a hint, the minimum number of letters to be added to each word is shown below.

 

1. _____ DAI _____

2. _____ NTR _____

3. _____ RCA _____

4. _____ LCO _____

5. _____ TUR _____

6. _____ AIG _____

7. _____ CYT _____

8. _____ FBE _____

9. _____ LBU _____

10 _____ PIF _____ 

 

HINT:

1. DAI + 3

2. NTR + 2

3. RCA + 3

4. LCO + 3

5. TUR + 3

6.  AIG + 2

7. CYT + 3

8. FBE + 4

9. LBU + 2

10. PIF + 3

(Possible) Answers:

 

1. ORDAIN

2. ENTRY

3. ARCADE (ARCANE)

4. ALCOVE (FALCON)

5. STURDY (NATURE)

6. TAIGA

7. SCYTHE

8. OFFBEAT

9. ALBUM

10 TYPIFY 

 

#6: The taiga is a region of coniferous forests in the far northern latitudes, but below the Arctic tundra.