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Mix-Ups #1
Below are five pairs of scrambled up words. When you unscramble each word, you will see a number next to it. Find a letter that can replace the letter in that position in both words. Once you find all four letters, unscramble them to make a new word. That word is the answer.
Example:
2 EFER, YTSA
Unscramble: FREE, STAY
Replace the 2nd letter in each with an "L": FLEE, SLAY
L is the letter for that pair.
1 TEHAH, AFYRI
2 FTAD, DRABO
3 DNGRAE, RIDTES
4 SETEB, LCSEA
4 TRAGE, KRSI
Example:
2 EFER, YTSA
Unscramble: FREE, STAY
Replace the 2nd letter in each with an "L": FLEE, SLAY
L is the letter for that pair.
1 TEHAH, AFYRI
2 FTAD, DRABO
3 DNGRAE, RIDTES
4 SETEB, LCSEA
4 TRAGE, KRSI
Hint
The final word is a common word, but also used to be the name of an American game show.Answer
1 TEHAH, AFYRIUnscramble: HEATH, FAIRY
Replace the 1st letter with "D": DEATH, DAIRY
D is the letter for that pair.
2 FTAD, DRABO
Unscramble: DAFT, BOARD
Replace the 2nd letter with "E": DEFT, BEARD
E is the letter for that pair.
3 DNGRAE, RIDTES
Unscramble: DANGER or RANGED (either works), DIREST
Replace the 3rd letter with "G": DAGGER or RAGGED, DIGEST
G is the letter for that pair.
4 SETEB, LCSEA
Unscramble: BEETS, SCALE
Replace the 4th letter with "R": BEERS, SCARE
R is the letter for that pair.
4 TRAGE, KRSI
Unscramble: GREAT, RISK
Replace the 4th letter with "E": GREET, RISE
E is the letter for that pair.
DEGRE
Unscramble: GREED is the final answer.
(Explaining the hint) "Greed" was a short-lived American television game show where a team of contestants answered a series of multiple-choice trivia questions for a potential prize of up to $2 million (later $4 million).
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