In honor of yesterday’s time change, this week’s challenge is to find phrases that follow the pattern T__ and T__. For example, “time and temperature” is a valid answer (time for the fall back, temperature because it’s now November, and seems a bit colder). Please note, “trick or treat” does not count, because of the “or” in the middle.
How many T__ and T__ phrases can you think of by Wednesday? I have about five so far, and hope to have 10 or more by Wednesday.
Happy November!
I read the phrase “water color” at some point this weekend, and it occurred to me that another common phrase contains the exact same consonants in two words. Because the WTR part of the equation didn’t interest me as much, I’ve chosen CLR as today’s consonants.
How many non-capitalized English words can you think of that contain the consonants CLR, in that order, and no others? Complete rules are at the link at the upper right. I have a list of 10 so far and expect to have 12 to 15 by Wednesday, when I’ll post my list.
I thought I had used this combination of consonants before, but apparently not.
How many words can you think of that use the consonants S and T, in that order, and no others? Words may not be capitalized, and you may not repeat a consonant, unless there is no vowel in between. (So, “asset” is okay, but not “state”). For the full list of rules, see the link at the upper right.
I expect to have a list of over 20 words by Wednesday, when I’ll post my answers.
Today’s puzzle is a little bit different. It occurred to me over the weekend that there are several sets of opposites in which the two words begin with the same letter. For how many letters of the alphabet can you think of a set of opposites?
In my list, I will accept pairs that are not traditional opposites, such as might be found in a children’s book, but that are commonly portrayed as opposites. For example: ‘public and private’ is a good set. (I have one or two more examples for the letter P if you still want to come up with your own complete alphabet). A pair like ‘paper and plastic,’ on the other hand, is not an opposite, but a phrase that might be linked by the word “or.”
I don’t expect to find opposites for every letter of the alphabet, but I have 11 now, and I hope to have a few more by Wednesday, when I’ll post my list.
How many uncapitalized English words can you think of that use the consonants RST, in that order, and no others? You may insert vowels anywhere in your words, and you may repeat consonants, as long as you repeat them without any other letters in between. (For example, ARREST counts but RESIST does not). For full rules, see the link at the upper right.
I will post my answers on Wednesday. I expect to have a list of 15-20 words.
When I first thought of today’s puzzle, I was thinking of cross country, the fall sport, as my inspiration for two-word phrases that begin with the letters C___ C___. But then, I started thinking of way too many possible answers. So, here is the new challenge:
How many common two-word phrases can you think of that begin with the letters C. C. and have the same first two letters? Cross country, therefore is not a valid answer, but credit crisis is.
I already have about 15 answers, and I expect to at least double that by Wednesday, when I’ll post my list.
Have a great week!
We have been watching The Lord of the Rings lately, with those excellent creatures, the Ents. I was sure I had published this letter combination already, but apparently I haven’t.
How many uncapitalized words can you think of that contain only the consonants NT, in that order, and no others? (Ent, sadly, would not count, because of the capitalization.) For full rules, see the link at the upper right.
I have a list of 21 words just off the top of my head. I expect to have about 30 by Wednesday, when I’ll post the answers.
Today’s letters for Constant Consonants are BRN. How many non-capitalized words can you think of that contain those letters, in order, and no other consonants? You may insert vowels anywhere you like. For full rules, see the link at the upper right.
On a first pass, I have 13 words. I expect to have about 18 by Wednesday, when I’ll post the results. As a sub-puzzle, see how many proper names you can think of that fit the rules.
Good luck!
How many non-capitalized words can you think of that use only the two consonants RR? You may use as many vowels as you like, in any positions, but you must have two, and only two, Rs. For complete rules, see the link at the upper right.
I will post my list on Wednesday. I don’t think I’ll have many more than 10 words.
Late-day edit: Because the list I’m coming up with for Wednesday is not very long or very interesting, I’m going to add a second RR puzzle to this week:
How many two-word phrases that fit the format “R___ and R___” can you think of? Rest and Relaxation was the phrase that came to my mind first. I’ll list my R and R answers on Wednesday as well.
