BETWIXT AND BETWEEN VI

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

October, 2021

For each pair of words below, think of an everyday word that would fall between them alphabetically in the dictionary. The number of blanks indicates the number of letters in the missing word, and no word is merely a different form of one of the given words.

Example: FLOURISH

                _ _ _ _ _

                FLOW - - - - - - the answer would be FLOUT

1. ALMOND

    _ _ _ _ _ _

    ALMS

2. PAISLEY

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    PAL

3. BANSHEE

    _ _ _ _ _ _

    BANTER

4. AISLE

    _ _ _ _

    AKIMBO

5. SCOUR

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    SCOUT

 

6. COLLEGE

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    COLLIE

 

7. DEVIOUS

    _ _ _ _ _ _

    DEVOID

 

8. MALLARD

    _ _ _ _ _ _

    MALLOW 

Answers:

 

1. ALMOST

2. PAJAMAS

3. BANTAM

4. AJAR

5. SCOURGE

6. COLLIDE

7. DEVISE

8. MALLET