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5-2=1 (Posted on 2015-12-21) Difficulty: 2 of 5
List five-letters words such that after erasing two letters only one is left.

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Some Thoughts supplement to the "computer solution" | Comment 2 of 5 |
Word  removed 
      letters
bonce bc
bonie bi
bowne bw
conne cn
oncet ct
doner dr
oncer cr
foyne fy
grone gr
ohone oh
lowne lw
onely ly
moner mr
morne mr
oners rs
onned nd
poney py
rhone rh
ronde rd
roneo ro
rones rs
ronne rn
ronte rt
royne ry
sonce sc
sonne sn
sonse ss
sowne sw
swone sw
zonae za


Similar in fashion to the "trick" of this puzzle...
Erasing the letters t,w and o ("two" letters) from
the word aweto (also called "vegetable caterpillar"),
leaves ae, a chiefly Scottish but also an English word for one
("only one is left").


Edited on December 23, 2015, 10:34 am
  Posted by Dej Mar on 2015-12-21 12:14:37

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