Gems from old GAMES Magazines XXIII

A Meaningful Change

December, 1993

Rosalie Moscovitch

 

Without scrambling the order of the letters, change one letter of each word to form three new words that are synonyms of each other. For example, EAST, THROB, HULL could be changed to CAST, THROW, HURL.

 

1. Healthy, loaned, rice

2. Avert, clover, quack

3. Flesh, now, repent

4. Guest, inner, reduce 

5. Clear, shrub, wasp

6. Guzzle, power, tenser

7. Oat, plume, strut

8. Boot, dish, rug

9. Curve, out, slick

10. Strong, twice, word

11. Shall, tint, woe

12. Chase, half, suit

13. Gas, goad, slated

14. Beau, marry, tore

15. Bail, coy, sow

16. Choir, sect, beach

Answers:

 

1. Wealthy, loaded, rich

2. Alert, clever, quick

3. Fresh, new, recent

4. Guess, infer, deduce

5. Clean, scrub, wash

6. Puzzle, poser, teaser

7. Fat, plump, stout

8. Bolt, dash, run

9. Carve, cut, slice

10. String, twine, cord 

11. Small, tiny, wee

12. Cease, halt, quit

13. Gay, glad, elated

14. Bear, carry, bore

15. Bawl, sob, cry (also Wail)  

16. Chair, seat, bench