WORDS OF A FEATHER

GAMES/World of Puzzles

June, 2026

Shawn Kennedy

 

Each clue answer consists of a type of fowl plus one extra letter - either at the front, middle, or back of the word. The number of blanks indicates the number of letters in the answer. The extra letter added to each fowl - in order - will spell out what you need to solve this puzzle.

 

 

1. AKC-recognized dog breed _ _ _ _ _ _

 

2. The world largest furniture retailer _ _ _ _

   

3. Took the car _ _ _ _ _

 

4. What three is, so they say _ _ _ _ _

 

5. Streamlet _ _ _ _ _

 

6. Be remorseful about _ _ _ _ _ 

 

7. Red Planet inhabitant _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

 

8. Male suitor, in literature _ _ _ _ _ 

 

9. Like an apartment ready for immediate occupancy

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _   

 

10. Back of a boat _ _ _ _ _  

 

Answers:

 

1. BEAGLE (EAGLE + B)

2. IKEA (KEA + I)

3. DROVE (DOVE + R)

4. CROWD (CROW + D)

5. BROOK (ROOK + B)

6. REGRET (EGRET + R)

7. MARTIAN (MARTIN + A)

8. SWAIN (SWAN + I)

9. TURNKEY (TURKEY + N) 

10. STERN (TERN + S)  - - - - - - -  BIRDBRAINS