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    We are back with some exciting brain teasers!

    Dec 28, 2022, 22:47 IST

    Brain teasers can be a fun way to recharge your mood. That is why we have brought to you some exciting brain teasers. Are you ready?

    Brain teasers with answers!
    Brain teasers with answers!

    Hello dear readers. We are back with some fun-filled, easy-peasy- non-mathematical puzzles for you. Ready to solve them? Yeah, yeah, we know you were waiting for us to bring you your daily dose of excitement. Here you go –

    Section 1: Eating on the Run

    Spell a food item using only letters in the name of each city. You do not need to use all the letters, and you may change the order of the letters.

    Brain Teaser 1: CAROLEEN (North Carolina)

    Brain Teaser 2: KIMBALL (Nebraska)

    Answer Time

    Answer to Brain Teaser 1: cereal

    Answer to Brain Teaser 2: milk

    Section 2: One at a Time

    Here’s how you can change the word DOG to CAT by changing just one letter at a time:  DOG, DOT, COT, CAT

    Brain Teaser 3: Change DUCK to DEER in the same way, in 4 steps. Be sure to spell real words each time.

    Brain Teaser 4: Change MEAT to MILK in 6 steps or less.

    Brain Teaser 5: Change LIFE to BOAT in 6 steps or less.

    Answer Time

    Answer to Brain Teaser 3: DUCK, DECK, PECK, PEER, DEER

    Answer to Brain Teaser 4: MEAT, MELT, WELT, WILT, SILT, SILK, MILK

    Answer to Brain Teaser 5: LIFT, SIFT, SOFT, SOOT, BOOT, BOAT

     

    Section 3: Quick Lists

    Brain Teaser 6: List 4 or more words that use the letter i more than twice.

    Brain Teaser 7: List 4 or more words with the letters eau.

    Brain Teaser 8: List 20 or more occupations that do not end in or, er, or ar.

     

    Brain Teaser 9: Can you also list 3 words of 8 or more letters that begin with r, end with r, and have at least one r in between?

    Brain Teaser 10: List at least 10 words that contain the letter pair rh.

    Brain Teaser 11: Without using a dictionary, list 6 words that come between laughter and law alphabetically.

    Answer Time

    Answer to Brain Teaser 6: inability, indivisible, indivisibility, implicit, invisible, illicit

    Answer to Brain Teaser 7: beau, beauty, beautiful, bureau, bureaucracy, trousseau

    Answer to Brain Teaser 8: accountant, actress, artist, attorney, chef, clerk, cook, custodian, dean, flight attendant, historian, musician, percussionist, pilot, president, representative, referee, repairman, restaurateur, student, waitress

    Answer to Brain Teaser 9: referrer, refrigerator, reservoir, roadrunner

    Answer to Brain Teaser 10: carhop, rhapsody, rhesus, rhetoric, rheumatism, rhinestone, rhinoceros, rhododendron, rhombus, rhubarb, rhyme, rhythm

    Answer to Brain Teaser 11: launch, launder, laundry, laurel, lava, lavatory, lavender, lavish

     

    Had fun solving the teasers? We will be back with some more teasers tomorrow. Till then, Doodles!!!

    Astha Pasricha
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      Astha Pasricha is a content writing professional with experience in writing rich and engaging content for websites, blogs, and chatbots. She is a graduate of Journalism and Mass Communication and English Honors. She has previously worked with organizations like Groomefy, Shiksha.com, Upside Me, EGlobal Soft Solutions and Codeflies Technologies Pvt. Ltd. At Jagran Josh, she writes content for the General Knowledge section. You can reach her at astha.pasricha@jagrannewmedia.com.
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