MISSING TRIOS XV

 

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

February, 2019

In each set below, fill in the blanks with the same three letters to form complete, everyday words. The letters may be filled in in any order.

1. _ _ _  HORS

    _ R _ YO _

      E _ _ _ T

       _ L _ _

         _ _ _

2. _ ES _ R _ Y

     _ EN _ _ N

       _ _ UB _

        _ R _ _

          _ _ _ 

3. _ _ _ CHEN

    _ A _ _ NG

     _ R _ C _

       _ _ _ E

        _ _ _

4. _ O _ H _ RE

      _ I _ T _ R

       _ _ DO _

         _ _ _ T

          _ _ _

Answers:

 

1)

The letters are CAN:

     ANCHORS

      CRAYON

        ENACT

        CLAN 

         CAN 

 

2)

The letters are DOT:

      DESTROY

       TENDON

        DOUBT

         TROD

          DOT

 

3)

The letters are KIT:

      KITCHEN

       TAKING

        TRICK

         KITE

          KIT 

 

4)

The letters are NEW:

     NOWHERE

      WINTER

       ENDOW

        NEWT

         NEW