For each of the following, find the word which- when placed in the brackets - will complete the word on the left and start the word on the right.

(i) SL (***) HER
(ii) CUI (****) WY
(iii) SC (***) LE

Given the number of asterisks to represent the number of letters that are to complete the words, left and right, the following are  answers:

(i  ) ANT  : SLANT, ANTHER

(ii ) SINE : CUISINE, SINEWY

(iii) AMP  : SCAMP, AMPLE
      ODY  : SCODY, ODYLE
      RAY  : SCRAY, RAYLE
      RUB  : SCRUB, RUBLE

SCODY is an informal New Zealand English word for unkempt, dirty.
ODYLE is a hypothetical force that was formerly believed to pervade nature and was used to explain such forces as magnetism, et al.
SCRAY is a Zoological term for the tern or sea swallow. It is also a term used to define a simple container that collects piece goods through a machine process.
RAYLE is an archaic spelling of rail (valid as a SOWPODS Scrabble word).

Edited on July 10, 2015, 10:00 am

Posted by Dej Mar on 2015-07-10 09:42:53