MISSING TRIOS XXX

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

May, 2022

 

For each numbered group, fill in the blanks with the same three missing letters, in any order, to complete 7, 6, 5, 4 , and 3-letter words. The missing trio of letters will be different for each group.

 

1. _ _ PAT _ Y

    _ OT _ _ R

    R _ Y _ _

      _ _ S _

       _ _ _  

2. S _ ORA _ _

     NU _ M _ _

       _ I _ H _

        _ A _ _

         _ _ _

3. W _ R _ TA _

      _ _ RM _ T

       T _ _ _ D

        W _ _ _

           _ _ _

4. L _ _ E _ TY

      _ _ ST _ O

       O _ _ _ T

        _ _ _ M

         _ _ _

Answers:

 

1. The letters are HEM:

          EMPATHY

           MOTHER

            RHYME

             MESH

              HEM 

 

2. The letters are GET:

          STORAGE

           NUTMEG

            EIGHT

             GATE

              GET 

 

3. The letters are PIE:

          WIRETAP

           PERMIT

            TEPID

             WIPE

               PIE 

 

4. The letters are RIB:

           LIBERTY

            BISTRO

            ORBIT

             BRIM

              RIB