Starfish, starboard, stardust riddle

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The discussion revolves around a word puzzle where participants are tasked with finding a common word that can be prefixed to a set of three given words. The example provided is "fish," "board," and "dust," with the solution being "star," resulting in "starfish," "starboard," and "stardust." Another set presented includes "Ray," "Hole," and "Ion," with the answer being "port," forming "portray," "porthole," and "portion." The challenge emphasizes linguistic creativity and word association.

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I give you three words, and you must type in the single word that can be added to each to make three new words. Example: fish, board, dust. Answer: star (starfish, starboard, stardust)

Ray, Hole, Ion
 
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port- portray, porthole, portion.
 

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