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So You Want to Drop a Letter, Add a Letter Quiz

You will start with a six letter word, then lose a letter and rearrange the remaining letters to form a new word. When you get down to one letter you will then add a letter and rearrange. Simple?

A multiple-choice quiz by deputygary. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
deputygary

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
301,320

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1799

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Start with a six letter word for buccaneer.

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Now lose a letter and rearrange to make a five letter word.

Large, browsing mammal of South and Central America with a short, prehensile nose.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Deduct yet another letter and scramble the remaining for this four letter word.

Duo.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Divest a letter and rearrange for this three letter word.

Broad river mouth.

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Jettison a letter and rearrange for this two letter word.

Three-toed sloth.

Answer: (2 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Subtract a letter for this single letter word.

The first English letter.

Answer: (1 letter)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Now you get to add a letter to make another two letter word.

The sixth note of the musical scale.

Answer: (2 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Adjoin another letter and rearrange to make a three letter word.

Everyone.

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Gain one more letter and rearrange for this four letter word.

Large, enclosed shopping complex.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, affix a letter and rearrange to make this fine five letter word.

South American ruminant animal related to camels.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Start with a six letter word for buccaneer.

Answer: pirate

Pirates had their heyday plundering merchant ships back in the early 1700's. Some famous pirates were Blackbeard, Jean Lafitte, William Kidd, Calico Jack Rackham and the incorrigible Anne Bonney (or Bonny.)

2. Now lose a letter and rearrange to make a five letter word. Large, browsing mammal of South and Central America with a short, prehensile nose.

Answer: tapir

Tapirs resemble large pigs and generally live in jungles and forests. Like hippopotamuses, tapirs will enter water, sink, and walk on the bottom to feed, which must freak out the fish in South American rivers to no end.

3. Deduct yet another letter and scramble the remaining for this four letter word. Duo.

Answer: pair

Two of something constitutes a pair. If you have two chutes, you have a pair of chutes.

4. Divest a letter and rearrange for this three letter word. Broad river mouth.

Answer: ria

If you are paddling your boat in a ria and get cold do not try to light a fire in your craft. You cannot have your kayak and heat it, too.

5. Jettison a letter and rearrange for this two letter word. Three-toed sloth.

Answer: ai

Bradypus tridactylus, or ai, is a sloth with three toes on each foot. Crossword puzzle writers love to use the word "ai."

6. Subtract a letter for this single letter word. The first English letter.

Answer: a

A, from the Greek "alpha," also denotes the best, as in "grade A." For example, you might say this is a grade A quiz. Or you might not.

7. Now you get to add a letter to make another two letter word. The sixth note of the musical scale.

Answer: la

In the "Do-re-mi" song from "The Sound of Music":
"Doe, a deer a female deer
ray, a drop of golden sun
me, a name I call myself
far, a long, long way to run
sew, a needle pulling thread
la, a note to follow sew
tea, a drink with jam and bread
which will bring us back to doe."
I always thought "la" got short-changed in that song.

8. Adjoin another letter and rearrange to make a three letter word. Everyone.

Answer: all

Hopefully you have "all" the right answers so far.

9. Gain one more letter and rearrange for this four letter word. Large, enclosed shopping complex.

Answer: mall

North America's largest mall is the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They have over 800 stores. Who needs that much stuff?

10. Finally, affix a letter and rearrange to make this fine five letter word. South American ruminant animal related to camels.

Answer: llama

Llamas are used for their wool, as pack animals, and as guard animals. Llamas are truly amazing.

Thank you for playing my quiz. If you enjoyed taking it half as much as I enjoyed writing it, then I enjoyed writing it twice as much as you enjoyed taking it.

Source: Author deputygary

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