MISSING TRIOS XXI

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

November, 2019

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

1. _ _ C _ INE

    _ NT _ E _

     C _ _ R _

       _ _ T _

        _ _ _

2. _ _ REI _ N

     _ _ L _ ER

      _ _ R _ E

       _ O _ _

        _ _ _ 

3. RA _ _ DL _

     T _ _ _ ST

      S _ _ C _

        _ _ T _

         _ _ _

4. AG _ IN _ _ 

     _ _ RE _ M

      P _ _ _ A

        _ _ L _

         _ _ _

5. _ LI S _ _ EN

     L _ N _ _ H

      A _ _ N _

        _ A _ _

          _ _ _

6. _ ARI _ _ Y

    MO _ I _ _

     _ _ EN _

      _ O _ _

       _ _ _

Answers:

 

1. The letters are: HAM

         MACHINE

          ANTHEM

           CHARM

            MATH

             HAM 

 

2. The letters are: FOG

          FOREIGN

           GOLFER

            FORGE

             GOOF

              FOG 

3. The letters are YIP:

          RAPIDLY

           TYPIST

            SPICY

             PITY

              YIP

4. The letters are SAT:

          AGAINST

           STREAM

            PASTA

             SALT

              SAT

5. The letters are:

       GLISTEN

       LENGTH

        AGENT

         GATE

          GET

6. The letters are VET:

          VARIETY

          MOTIVE

           EVENT

            VOTE

              VET