MISSING TRIOS XIX

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

May, 2019

For each numbered group, fill in the same three missing letters to complete seven, six, five, four, and three-letter words. The three letters may be filled in in any order and are different for each group.

1. _  E E K _ _ Y

     _ _ N _ E R

      _ R _ _ N

       _ _ E _ 

        _ _ _

2. _ R A _ F _ C

     _ N _ A N _

       _ H _ E _

         L _ _ _

           _ _ _ 

3. S _ I _ D L _

     _ A R _ _ T

       I _ _ _ T

        _ _ O _

         _ _ _

4. C I T _ _ E _

     H _ N _ _ E

       V _ _ I _

         _ I _ _

          _ _ _

5. D E C _ _ _ M

     C _ _ C _ S

      H _ M _ _

        _ _ _ T

         _ _ _

6. _ O _ L A S _

     _ A _ C _ O

      TO _ _ _

       _ _ S _

        _ _ _

Answers:

 

1. The letters are WAD: 

         WEEKDAY

          WANDER

           DRAWN

            AWED

             WAD 

 

2. The letters are FIT:

         TRAFFIC

          INFANT

           THIEF

            LIFT

             FIT 

 

3. The letters are PEN:

         SPINDLE

         PARENT

          INEPT

          PEON

           PEN 

4. The letters are LAD:

          CITADEL

          HANDLE

            VALID

             DIAL

             LAD

5. The letters are OUR:

        DECORUM

         CROCUS

          HUMOR

           ROUT

            OUR

6. The letters are HUG:

        GOULASH

         GAUCHO

          TOUGH

           GUSH

            HUG