These 10 words have had their beginnings and endings removed. The same two letters can be found at the beginning and the end of each word. (For example REspiRE.)

..YLI..
..GIB..
..SUL..
..LIV..
..QUI..
..IFI..
..RMI..
..ALG..
..GRA..
..STO..

Each of the 10 words might use a different pair of letters. Can you determine all 10 words?

(In reply to Solution by Penny)

I like the thinking outside the box that allowed the two letters at the end to be in the opposite order from the two at the beginning.

I'm also picking up some VB.NET syntax, though I don't have that compiler. (I have VB 5.0 and 3.0, which use syntax similar to each other and to DOS's QuickBasic, while .NET syntax is quite different.) Your shorter programs, like this, make it easier to follow.

Edited on September 28, 2004, 11:03 am

Posted by Charlie on 2004-09-28 11:02:47