MISSING TRIOS XXII 

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Master's Variety Puzzles

Volume 124

                                                                                                                      

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. P _ _ C _ ER

     _ ERM _ _

      F _ F _ _

       _ _ C _

        _ _ _

2. _ ERO _ I _

    _ LE _ _ H

     _ O _ R _

      _  _ _ K

 3. _ E _ L _ TE

      _ _ IEL _

       _R _ U _

        _ _ _ T

         _ _ _

4. _ TO _ IA _

    CO _ _ O _

     I _ _ _ T

      S _ _ _ 

        _ _ _

5. _ AR _ LE _

    T _ _ I _ T

      RA _ _ _

       _ _ R _

        _ _ _ 

Answers:

 

1. The letters are: HIT

           PITCHER

            HERMIT

             FIFTH

              ITCH 

               HIT 

 

2. The letters are: CAB

           AEROBIC

            BLEACH

             COBRA

              BACK

                CAB

 

3. The letters are: FAD

           DEFLATE

            AFIELD

             FRAUD

              DAFT

               FAD

4. The letters are PUN:

           UTOPIAN

            COUPON

              INPUT

               SPUN

                PUN

5. The letters are: SPY

           PARSLEY

            TYPIST

             RASPY

              SPRY

               SPY