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3 From 1 (Posted on 2003-02-11)

What one-syllable word can be transformed into a three-syllable word by adding only one letter?

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a couple solutions

| Comment 3 of 20 |

Adding a letter to the beginning of a word:
lien>alien
Adding a consonant:
reave>reaver (in the sense "to aver again")

Posted by Bob Patterson on 2003-02-14 04:55:29

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