MISSING TRIOS XXXVI

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

February 15, 2021(1-5)

 

For each numbered group, fill in the same three missing letters to complete 7, 6, 5, 4, and 3-letter words. The letters may be placed in any order. The Missing Trio will be different for each group. 

1. _ ON _ RC _ 

     _ NT _ E _

      _ U _ _ N

       _ _ T _

         _ _ _

2. ROO _ _ _ R

     NE _ _ L _

      _ _ A _ E

       P _ _ _

         _ _ _

3. ST _ _ _ NT

     _ _ F _ SE

      PR _ _ _

       F _ _ _

         _ _ _ 

4. _ R _ N _ LA

     _ _ LL _ N

      _ R _ _ N

       Y _ _ _

         _ _ _

5. BR _ _ T _ E

     RE _ A _ _

      _ N _ E _

        _ _ _ E

         _ _ _

6. _ _ TIN _ E

    T _ N _ _ E 

     C _ _ _ T

      _ _ D _

       _ _ _

7. _ N _ E_ SE

    MO _ _ O _

      FA _ _ _

       _ H _ _

         _ _ _

Answers:

 

1. The letters are HAM:

         MONARCH

          ANTHEM

           HUMAN

            MATH

             HAM 

 

2. The letters are SET:

         ROOSTER

          NESTLE

           TEASE

            PEST

             SET 

 

3. The letters are DUE:

          STUDENT

           DEFUSE

            PRUDE

             FEUD

              DUE 

 

4. The letters are AGO:

         GRANOLA

          GALLON

           GROAN

            YOGA

             AGO

 

5. The letters are LIT:

          BRITTLE

           RETAIL

            INLET

             TILE

              LIT

6. The letters are RUE:

          RETINUE

           TENURE

            CRUET

             RUDE

              RUE

7. The letters are TIN:

           INTENSE

           MOTION

             FAINT

              THIN

                TIN