WORDPLAY

GAMES Magazine

May, 2016

Raymond Love

The blanks in each row below can be filled in with the same nine letters in the same order to make 5 common words. What are the missing nine letters?

1. DE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. IN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. CON _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4. PRE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5. SUB _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

Answer:

 

The letters are SCRIPTION:

1. DESCRIPTION

2. INSCRIPTION

3. CONSCRIPTION

4. PRESCRIPTION

5. SUBSCRIPTION