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Four Credible Word Conclusion (Posted on 2023-02-28) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Consider a common 5-letter English word.
  1. If you insert an E after the 2nd letter you will get a common 6-letter English word.
  2. If instead, you insert an E at the end, you will get another common 6-letter English word.
  3. If instead, you insert an E after the 4th letter, you will get another common 6-letter word.
Determine these four words.

Source: Adapted from a problem appearing in NPR's Sunday Puzzle in 2019.

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Solution Answer Comment 2 of 2 |
Spars, spears, spares, sparse.


  Posted by Math Man on 2023-03-14 19:04:19
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