BETWIXT AND BETWEEN V

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

February, 2019

 

For each pair of words below, guess which everyday word would fall between the two words alphabetically in the dictionary. The length of the word corresponds to the number of dashes, and no word is merely a different form of one of the given words. No plurals or proper nouns allowed. 

Example: FOIL

                 _ _ _ _ _

                FOLD --------the answer would be FOIST.

1. BALLAD

    _ _ _ _ _ _

    BALLGAME

2. KNEW

    _ _ _ _ _

    KNIGHT

 

3. CUSTARD

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    CUSTOM

 

4. ENVISION

    _ _ _ _

    ENZYME

 

5. SHINGLE

    _ _ _ _ _

    SHIP

 

6. HOLE

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    HOLISTIC 

Answers:

 

1. BALLET

2. KNIFE

3. CUSTODY

4. ENVY

5. SHINY

6. HOLIDAY