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Quiz about From Ten to One Dropping a Letter as You Go
Quiz about From Ten to One Dropping a Letter as You Go

From Ten to One, Dropping a Letter as You Go Quiz


This is a standard Drop-a-Letter quiz. Using the clue, start with a ten-letter word. For all other questions, remove one letter from the previous answer and rearrange the remaining letters to form a new word that matches the clue.

A multiple-choice quiz by ArlingtonVA. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
ArlingtonVA
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
317,195
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1603
Question 1 of 10
1. Start with a ten-letter word for strongholds with a military function. Be sure to make the answer plural. (If you get stuck on any question, try doing a later question and work back up.)

Answer: (One Word, 10 letters.)
Question 2 of 10
2. Now drop one letter, rearrange the rest, and end up with a word meaning "restocks or restores existing woodlands."

Answer: (One Word, 9 letters.)
Question 3 of 10
3. Drop another letter, rearrange, and get a word for "makes like new; mends or repairs with an eye to putting something in its original condition."

Answer: (One Word, 8 letters)
Question 4 of 10
4. Take away another letter, anagram the rest, and find a word meaning self-contained vacation destinations, usually including lodging, meals, entertainment, and so forth. Be sure it's plural.

Answer: (One Word, 7 letters.)
Question 5 of 10
5. Now drop another letter, rearrange, and get a result that means a list of items or people. Often, a list of players on a sports team.

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)
Question 6 of 10
6. Remove a letter and reorder the remainder to get a word that means more tender; physically hurting more. Also, angrier or more irritated emotionally.

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)
Question 7 of 10
7. Drop (one) and give me four! A flower often given on Valentine's Day.

Answer: (One Word, 4 letters)
Question 8 of 10
8. Take away a letter to form a word for fish egg masses.

Answer: (One Word, 3 letters.)
Question 9 of 10
9. Take away one-third of the remaining letters, swap the order of the remaining two. You should have a conjunction.

Answer: (One Word, 2 letters.)
Question 10 of 10
10. Take away half of the letters left, and find a common symbol for half of a circle's diameter.

Answer: (One Letter.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Start with a ten-letter word for strongholds with a military function. Be sure to make the answer plural. (If you get stuck on any question, try doing a later question and work back up.)

Answer: fortresses

2. Now drop one letter, rearrange the rest, and end up with a word meaning "restocks or restores existing woodlands."

Answer: reforests

3. Drop another letter, rearrange, and get a word for "makes like new; mends or repairs with an eye to putting something in its original condition."

Answer: restores

4. Take away another letter, anagram the rest, and find a word meaning self-contained vacation destinations, usually including lodging, meals, entertainment, and so forth. Be sure it's plural.

Answer: resorts

5. Now drop another letter, rearrange, and get a result that means a list of items or people. Often, a list of players on a sports team.

Answer: roster

6. Remove a letter and reorder the remainder to get a word that means more tender; physically hurting more. Also, angrier or more irritated emotionally.

Answer: sorer

7. Drop (one) and give me four! A flower often given on Valentine's Day.

Answer: rose

8. Take away a letter to form a word for fish egg masses.

Answer: roe

9. Take away one-third of the remaining letters, swap the order of the remaining two. You should have a conjunction.

Answer: or

10. Take away half of the letters left, and find a common symbol for half of a circle's diameter.

Answer: r

Source: Author ArlingtonVA

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