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Add a Direction  
| Is this country north, south, east or west? Add N, S, E, or W to the word or words given. Change the letters around to get the name of a country. e.g. add N to PISA and rearrange and get SPAIN.
The answer is the country's name. |
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Average
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10Q |
2829 plays |
Jun 04 04 |
minch
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Seriously Silly Sentences  
| These silly nonsense sentences relate to a common word. In each question, the phrase or word which seems silly or out of place, will have the same meaning as the word that should appear in the sentence. |
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Average
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10Q |
5433 plays |
Oct 01 05 |
Nannanut
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Two Words Into One Will Go - Part 2  
| Two clues are given for two single words which, when joined together make a compound word. Example: Not down (up) - and - A firm fit (tight) make a word meaning - Feeling tense or nervous (Answer = uptight) |
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Average
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10Q |
4212 plays |
Dec 30 05 |
musicmonkeyman
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Gogga's Lose-a-Letter VIII 
| This is my eighth "Drop A Letter" style quiz. Start with a word, then lose a letter and rearrange the remaining letters as you go down. When you get to the middle, start working your way up again, adding a letter as you go. Enjoy! |
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Easy
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10Q |
1155 plays |
Aug 31 07 |
thegogga
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Final Letter - M 
| Start with a two three or four letter word, add M to the end to make another word. The answer is a phrase made by these two words. Use the hint for order of words. Example - Hurt body part = harm arm |
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Average
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10Q |
2052 plays |
Jan 20 07 |
minch
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Titles of Movies, Books, Etc. - In Other Words  
| Once again I've decided to throw a monkey wrench in the works. Rather than stick with the titles that worked, I've chosen to mangle these fine works of art, cinema, etc. by selecting a much more encumbering title...best of luck to you! |
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Average
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10Q |
11211 plays |
Jun 19 04 |
thejazzkickazz
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Animal Antics - Letterchange  
| Answers will be a pair of words that differ by only a "letterchange". The story will contain 2 sets of capitalised words - they are your clues. I have worked a sample before the first question to get you started. |
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Tough
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10Q |
1740 plays |
Jan 30 05 |
Nannanut
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In Other Words, They're Wrong  
| A verbose mastermind rephrased the titles of songs, books, TV shows and films! Worse, he made mistakes. Whenever a word had two meanings, he chose the wrong one to rephrase: ?Star Wars? became ?Celebrity Battles.? Can you recover the original titles? |
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Tough
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10Q |
1974 plays |
Jun 02 07 |
CellarDoor
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What's the Word?  
| The storylines in each question will lead you to a common word. One word with 3 different meanings. OK. Green can mean inexperienced, part of a golf course or a colour. Just read the story and find the word that is the link. |
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Difficult
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10Q |
2802 plays |
Sep 14 04 |
Nannanut
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| 10 |
Areas and Landmarks of London - A cryptic quiz  
| Cryptic clues are given for the names of various places within London. From these clues can you work out the area? |
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Average
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10Q |
1359 plays |
Feb 03 04 |
sunfloweruk23
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| 11 |
Syn-o-grams 1  
| In this quiz, the clue will consist of a phrase in which one word will have the same meaning as the answer (synonym), and another word will be spelled from exactly the same letters as the answer (anagram). They get progressively more complicated...
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Very Difficult
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25Q |
492 plays |
Oct 04 07 |
treefinger
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Scrabble Anagrams- Fives  
| This is part of a series of quizzes on words that can be used in Scrabble. All answers have five letters, and are anagrams of each other. No punctuation is required, and hints will be provided for every question. |
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Average
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10Q |
510 plays |
Mar 20 08 |
ozzz2002
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Fractured Physiology  
| I give you a physiology term in fractured form, you give me the standard version. For example: "Dope a mean" = dopamine. Here's hoping you don't break your...no, that pun is too obvious. Terribly sorry. |
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Average
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10Q |
3222 plays |
Aug 05 06 |
stuthehistoryguy
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Lose a Letter Lexicon Ladder Pt 14 
| A clue is given for each one word answer. The next word has one less letter and is a rearrangement of the remaining letters. The hints will help. Good luck. |
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Average
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10Q |
2730 plays |
Jan 01 06 |
musicmonkeyman
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Follow My Directions 2 
| How good are you at following directions? Follow my directions to reveal the final phrase. |
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Tough
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25Q |
3801 plays |
May 30 06 |
eburge
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Drop A Letter Cascade 11 
| Start with a six letter word and I'll give you a clue to its meaning. The second word will be one letter less and will need to be unscrambled. Good Luck! |
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Average
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10Q |
3795 plays |
Jun 03 07 |
Soozy_woozy
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| 17 |
Wordwise IV 21 
| These letters and numbers stand for a phrase,
cliche, or occasionally just one word. Find out more in the quiz "How to Do Wordwise Quizzes' in
Brain Teasers.
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Average
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10Q |
11691 plays |
Mar 23 03 |
minch
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Far to Go 
| Each one word answer ends in GO. Change the order of the letters in one or two consecutive words in the clue and add GO to the end. The definition of the answer word is found in the clue. |
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Tough
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10Q |
1275 plays |
Apr 04 06 |
minch
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Syn-o-grams 4  
| As you may already know, the clue will consist of a phrase in which one word will have the same meaning as the answer, and another word will be spelled from exactly the same letters as the answer. As before, they get progressively more complicated.
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Very Difficult
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25Q |
513 plays |
Oct 18 07 |
treefinger
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Sounds Like Word Math  
| Word addition with a homonymic twist!
Instructions and an example are provided as part of the first question.
Can you add up the clues to get the answers?
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Tough
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10Q |
1287 plays |
Jun 22 07 |
Kapuskasing
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Step Down, Step Up - 7 
| There are 14 steps between two WWII airplanes. Drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to one letter, then make steps up again. |
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Average
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15Q |
1047 plays |
Jun 27 07 |
minch
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Bru?s Quest in the Cavern of 100 Clues  
| This is a word game to commemorate my 100th quiz. Here is your quest: just find an answer that goes with all five clues given, either before or after. Phrases, compound words are used. Ex: Sweet pop flower field flakes = corn. Good luck! |
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Average
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20Q |
7272 plays |
Jan 30 03 |
Bruyere
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Word Chains 
| Here are 25 words with a twist. The last four letters of each word form the first four letters of the following word. Definitions are given for each word (British English spelling is used throughout). |
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Tough
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25Q |
2688 plays |
Apr 16 07 |
greybrow
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Step Down, Step Up - 18 
| There are 13 steps between two musical instruments. Drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to one letter, then make steps up again. |
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Average
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15Q |
840 plays |
Nov 30 07 |
minch
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| 25 |
Stale Tales - Anecdotal Anagrams  
| In these tales - the first sentence will always contain a word that can be "anagrammed". The rest of the story will contain a hint for the required word. Try - "The bear looked in the cupboard. It was completely empty." Bear = Bare. |
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Tough
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10Q |
1932 plays |
Dec 11 04 |
Nannanut
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Fractured Harry Potter Book 6--Part B  
| I give you, in fractured form, names and terms from J.K. Rowling's sixth Harry Potter book. You type in the correct spellings. Example: Raw nun hair my knee = Ron and Hermione. WARNINGS: SPELLING COUNTS! Punctuation is optional! SPOILERS!
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Tough
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15Q |
4731 plays |
Sep 14 05 |
robynraymer
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Fractured Brontes, Austen and Eliot  
| Between the five of them, Jane Austen, George Eliot and the Bronte sisters have written some of the best-loved novels in English literature. Here are some of their titles in fractured form. |
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Average
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10Q |
957 plays |
Apr 21 07 |
Mutchisman
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| 28 |
Two Words Into One Will Go  
| Two clues are given for two single words which, when joined together make a compound word. Example: Not down (up) - and - A firm fit (tight) make a word meaning - Feeling tense or nervous (Answer = uptight) |
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Average
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10Q |
6420 plays |
Dec 01 05 |
musicmonkeyman
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Telephoning Vegetables  
| Based on my telephone, use a given code to work out the different variety of vegetables that have been encoded. |
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Average
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10Q |
681 plays |
Nov 30 07 |
Auszev
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| 30 |
Elemental Anagrams  
| All these anagrams are for chemical elements |
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Tough
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10Q |
1410 plays |
Jun 19 07 |
fontenilles
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