Each of the lines below consists of three or four items in the same category--a different category for each of the lines--except that one letter has been removed from each of the items.
The missing letters, when placed together, will then form, in order, an additional item in the same category for that line.
- THYEBASLOREGAOARRAGON
- OHOOREGNHAAIIUTH
- KENELHIVTYHUCH
- EEYOEWLPOH
From Mensa Puzzle Calendar 2017 by Mark Danna and Fraser Simpson, Workman Publishing, New York. Puzzle for October 2.
The items are as follows:
MIssing Letters
Items Constitute Category
--------- ------------------------- ---------------
THYME, BASIL, OREGANO, TARRAGON MINT Herbs
OHIO, OREGON, HAWAII, UTAH IOWA U.S. States
KENNEL, HIVE, STY, HUTCH NEST Homes for animals
EEYORE, OWL, POOH ROO Characters from
works by A.A. Milne
Edited on May 28, 2022, 3:31 am
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