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Compound Word Closers 5
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For each of the following, find a word that may be appended to each of the three words in the group to form three new valid words.
For example, given: "friend, owner, dealer", you would need to find the word "ship", which, when appended to these words, results in the three new valid words: "friendship", "ownership", and "dealership" respectively.
1. win, hand, loath
2. shoe, bow, ham
3. red, over, rain
4. dove, pig, cat
For example, given: "friend, owner, dealer", you would need to find the word "ship", which, when appended to these words, results in the three new valid words: "friendship", "ownership", and "dealership" respectively.
1. win, hand, loath
2. shoe, bow, ham
3. red, over, rain
4. dove, pig, cat
Answer
1. some - winsome, handsome, loathsome2. string - shoestring, bowstring, hamstring
3. coat - redcoat, overcoat, raincoat
4. tail - dovetail, pigtail, cattail
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