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Telescope Words A-Z Quiz Series - W

Almost done with the Telescope Word series! Each answer starts with W.

A multiple-choice quiz by salami_swami. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
salami_swami

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
325,873

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
533

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. To solve a telescope word, three clues are given. For instance, a clue might read "beverage - ice skating arena - pen fluid". A telescope word is one word that, when you drop the first letter, makes a new word. Therefore, drop the first letter from a word meaning "beverage" to get an "ice skating arena", and do that again to get a word meaning "pen fluid". The answer, then, is "drink - rink - ink". However, only put in the longest word, in this case, "drink", to answer the questions. Make sense? Here we go!

Remember, all answers start with W.

Clean - Cinders - Quiet!

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Growing bigger, as in the moon - Chopping or "giving the boot" - Chinese name or band acronym (Crossing in New Genre)

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Cloth patterns - Lower edge of a roof - Class of birds

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Either - Complex, mysterious, beautiful woman - Anesthetic

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. This clue is special, since it has 5 clues!

Cowboys and Indians movie genre - Water dragon - Strict - Type of bird - Another type of bird

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Blue or humpback - Healthy - Beer

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Cereal plant - Warmth - Consume

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Tire/Tyre - Part of foot - Long fish

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Female - Arabian country - Male

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Despicable person - Throat spasms - Engrave

Answer: (6 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To solve a telescope word, three clues are given. For instance, a clue might read "beverage - ice skating arena - pen fluid". A telescope word is one word that, when you drop the first letter, makes a new word. Therefore, drop the first letter from a word meaning "beverage" to get an "ice skating arena", and do that again to get a word meaning "pen fluid". The answer, then, is "drink - rink - ink". However, only put in the longest word, in this case, "drink", to answer the questions. Make sense? Here we go! Remember, all answers start with W. Clean - Cinders - Quiet!

Answer: Wash

Wash - Ash - Sh!

2. Growing bigger, as in the moon - Chopping or "giving the boot" - Chinese name or band acronym (Crossing in New Genre)

Answer: Waxing

Waxing - Axing - Xing

3. Cloth patterns - Lower edge of a roof - Class of birds

Answer: Weaves

Weaves - Eaves - Aves

4. Either - Complex, mysterious, beautiful woman - Anesthetic

Answer: Whether

Whether - Hether - Ether

5. This clue is special, since it has 5 clues! Cowboys and Indians movie genre - Water dragon - Strict - Type of bird - Another type of bird

Answer: Western

Western - Estern - Stern - Tern - Ern (also, Erne)

6. Blue or humpback - Healthy - Beer

Answer: Whale

Whale - Hale (and hearty) - Ale

7. Cereal plant - Warmth - Consume

Answer: Wheat

Wheat - Heat - Eat

8. Tire/Tyre - Part of foot - Long fish

Answer: Wheel

Wheel - Heel - Eel

9. Female - Arabian country - Male

Answer: Woman

Woman - Oman - Man

10. Despicable person - Throat spasms - Engrave

Answer: Wretch

Wretch - Retch - Etch

Source: Author salami_swami

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