Strange Words: Puzzles and Challenges

[verty]

Some questions concerning strange words:

Firstly, some I know myself (mostly trivial)

1. Find an eight-letter word containing 4 G's.
2. Find a six-letter word containing 3 Y's.
3. Find a word ending in 'mt'. (very easy)
4. Find a word containing the combination 'ufa'.
5. Find a six-letter word containing no vowels (a, e, i, o, u)
6. Find a word of 16 letters (at least) with no vowels other than 'e' (and no 'y').

Some I grabbed from another site. I will give the link later, as it contains solutions. If you are lame you can always google to get the answers, but if you do don't spoil it please. Let those who want to discover the solutions themselves answer. I haven't looked at the answers to these yet.

7. Can you think of a word with 5 O's
8. Can you think of a word with 6 E's
9. Can you think of a word with 6 I's
10. Can you think of a word with 6 A's

Can you find the word or words that:

11. has 7 letters that has all letters in alphabetical order?
12. has/have none of the six vowels (A,E,I,O,U,Y)?
13. has/have six consonants in a row?
14. has/have five consonants in a row?
15. contains/contain all six vowels in sequence?
16. contains/contain five vowels in sequence (A,E,I,O,U)?
17. contains/contain five vowels in sequence in reverse order (U,O,I,E,A)?
18. is/are five letters long and has one consonant?
19. is/are nine letters long and has one vowel?
20. has/have five vowels in a row (only A,E,I,O,U)?
21. has/have six vowels in a row?
22. is/are a monosyllable word with 9 or more letters?
23. is/are an English word, 15 letters long, where no letter appears more than once?
24. is/are a 6 letter word with 4 U's
25. is/are a 7 letter word with 4 Z's
26. is/are of a 10 letter word with 4 K's


27. Can you think of a word or words that becomes plural when you add an S, and becomes singular when you add another S?

28. Find a one-syllable word, which, when two letters are removed from it, becomes a two-syllable word.

29. What common English verb becomes its own past tense when the letters are rearranged?

 

[marcus]

Some questions concerning strange words:

Firstly, some I know myself (mostly trivial)

Find a six-letter word containing 3Y's.

syzygy

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[marcus]

Find a six-letter word containing no vowels (a, e, i, o, u)


syzygy

 

[marcus]

Find an eight-letter word containing 4 G's.

gagging
is a common enough word but it only has 7 letters

I suppose one can have multiple gaggings, which has 8 letters
(someone should find a more elegant example)
oh well, anyway:

gaggings

 

[marcus]

4. Find a word containing the combination 'ufa'.


tufa

it is a type of rock
one hears of "calcareous tufa"
IIRC we heard about tufa at the time of the Apollo
moon landings

 

[marcus]

3. Find a word ending in 'mt'. (very easy)

dreamt
undreamt

 

[marcus]

that takes care of the first five

I'v left number 6 to those more ambitious

 

[holly]

Six-letter word, 4 U's:
Muumuu

 

[holly]

Nine-letter monosyllable: Straights? Like in poker? I bet there's lots of words that qualify without being made plural, though...

 

[Gokul43201]

1. goggling
4. manufacture
5. rhythm

 

[Gokul43201]

15. abstemiously, facetiously

 

[Gokul43201]

ma, mas, mass
pa, pas, pass

okay...I'll take that back.

 

[Gokul43201]

29 seems intriguing...the others just sound impossible !

 

[The Bob]

29. What common English verb becomes its own past tense when the letters are rearranged?

Eat = Ate

The Bob (2004 ©)

 

[The Bob]

1. Find an eight-letter word containing 4 G's.

Gaggling

3. Find a word ending in 'mt'. (very easy)

I know one in german: hemt. So is this an english language word test?

4. Find a word containing the combination 'ufa'.

Manufacture

5. Find a six-letter word containing no vowels (a, e, i, o, u)QUOTE] Rhythm

13. has/have six consonants in a row?
14. has/have five consonants in a row?
15. contains/contain all six vowels in sequence?
16. contains/contain five vowels in sequence (A,E,I,O,U)?
17. contains/contain five vowels in sequence in reverse order (U,O,I,E,A)?

Will have to think about all of these. Should know them.

18. is/are five letters long and has one consonant?

Eevee

23. is/are an English word, 15 letters long, where no letter appears more than once?

Finally an answer I know. Uncopyrightable.

27. Can you think of a word or words that becomes plural when you add an S, and becomes singular when you add another S?

28. Find a one-syllable word, which, when two letters are removed from it, becomes a two-syllable word.

Will have to think again.

29. What common English verb becomes its own past tense when the letters are rearranged?

I think I have already posted that the verb EAT becomes ATE in the past tense.

Well need to dash. Have a cornet lesson soon and I need to cycle to school.

Will think more.

The Bob (2004 ©)

 

[verty]

"1. Find an eight-letter word containing 4 G's."

I didn't know about gagging. Very nice to see. The word I had in mind was 'giggling'.

 

[The Bob]

"1. Find an eight-letter word containing 4 G's."

I didn't know about gaggling. Very nice to see. The word I had in mind was 'giggling'.

I did think of giggling but thought it was wrong so I put gaggling instead.

Hope my other answers are right.

The Bob (2004 ©)

 

[marcus]

I know one in german: hemt. So is this an english language word test?

IIRC it is das Hemd

but a german word ending in mt
is, for example,
gesamt
(whole, entire)

good show on the others bravo The Bob!

 

[The Bob]

IIRC it is das Hemd

but a german word ending in mt
is, for example,
gesamt
(whole, entire)

good show on the others bravo The Bob!

Cheers marcus

18. I have another answer: Adieu. Better than Eevee, which is what I had.

The Bob (2004 ©)

 

[Njorl]

14. has/have five consonants in a row?

strengths

22. is/are a monosyllable word with 9 or more letters?

strengths (not just monosyllable, but also just one vowell)

26. is/are of a 10 letter word with 4 K's

Knickknack

27. Can you think of a word or words that becomes plural when you add an S, and becomes singular when you add another S?

Can't think of one at the moment, but I bet it changes sex too.


Njorl

 

[NateTG]

27:
la, ma, pa, mu

for the more creative thinkers:
hut
huts
shuts

 

[marcus]

Can't think of one at the moment, but I bet it changes sex too.


Njorl

how about prince
princes
princess

 

[marcus]

ma, mas, mass
pa, pas, pass

okay...I'll take that back.

you mean about the Greek letter
\pi,...?

 

[verty]

Okay, here are the unanswered ones, summarised for convenience:

6. Find a word of 16 letters (at least) with no vowels other than 'e' (and no 'y').
7. Can you think of a word with 5 O's
8. Can you think of a word with 6 E's
9. Can you think of a word with 6 I's
10. Can you think of a word with 6 A's

Can you find the word or words that:

11. has 7 letters that has all letters in alphabetical order?
12. has/have none of the six vowels (A,E,I,O,U,Y)?
13. has/have six consonants in a row?

15. contains/contain all six vowels in sequence?

17. contains/contain five vowels in sequence in reverse order (U,O,I,E,A)?

20. has/have five vowels in a row (only A,E,I,O,U)?
21. has/have six vowels in a row?

25. is/are a 7 letter word with 4 Z's

28. Find a one-syllable word, which, when two letters are removed from it, becomes a two-syllable word.


And I can't resist answering at least one. I haven't looked at the answer for this one:

25. is/are a 7 letter word with 4 Z's
-> pizzazz

 

[Njorl]

how about prince
princes
princess

Ya know, I ran through a dozen or so noble and royal titles, and never thought of prince.

We need a smilie that smacks itself in the forehead.

Njorl

 

[Njorl]

"15. contains/contain all six vowels in sequence? "


Facetiously

 

[loseyourname]

how about prince
princes
princess

CARE
CARES
CARESS

 

[NateTG]

riot -> io (moon of saturn)

aqueaous

 

[Parth Dave]

9. Can you think of a word with 6 I's

15. contains/contain all six vowels in sequence?

21. has/have six vowels in a row?

9. indivisibility

21. Queueing

 

[Evo]

21. has/have six vowels in a row?

21. Queueing

I count 5 vowels. At least you're not cheating!