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Anasquare III
Find an anagram for each word listed below and then reorder the new words to create a word square.
Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END
1. RUNS
2. NUTS
3. SENT
4. ROTE
Example of a word square:
THE
HEN
END
1. RUNS
2. NUTS
3. SENT
4. ROTE
Answer
STUNTORE
URNS
NEST
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very cool anasquare. Thanks!
Another great one!
Easy but fun!
Nice, but easy.
Easy, but fun.
Good Job! There were 3 choices for the anagram for SENT (nets, tens, NEST)!!
Very nice!
I guess I don't have the patience for these teasers. It's fun to see how they work though.
Missed it..........
Yay!! I finally got one of these word squares... and I got it within 3 minutes!!! Woo hoo!! I think I'm getting better at this!
Easy & fun
Another enjoyable teaser. Nice work.
Okay, I officially give up on these...will someone please explain the parameters of the "word square" -- the correct answers to these puzzles never match the example, which seems to be that the last two letters of one word must become the first two letters of the next. No other clear pattern has emerged from the recent anasquare puzzles as far as I can see.
TOO EASY!!!!!!!!!
SOMEBODY NEED TO HELP
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SOMEBODY NEED TO HELP
lucagrella
VERY HARD!!!!!
Piece of cake! Once I changed NETS to NEST that is!
These are pretty easy to do, but I have never felt like every teaser needs to take half an hour to do. These are a nice start to my day.
Thanks, Phrebh!
These are pretty easy to do, but I have never felt like every teaser needs to take half an hour to do. These are a nice start to my day.
Thanks, Phrebh!
I fully agree with your plea, 'SOMEBODY NEED TO HELP'. Yes, you need it, but who cares.
This teaser just got easier with Scrabble pieces. Now I understand Anasquares. Good Teaser. Do more.
This teaser just got easier with Scrabble pieces. Now I understand Anasquares. Good Teaser. Do more.
For those who don't get the word square:
First you unscramble each word. Personally I have never understood the whole anagram thing. I just unscramble each word:
Puzzle word Unscrambled word
RUNS ................... URNS
NUTS ................... STUN
SENT ................... NEST
ROTE ................... TORE
Then you have to put your new unscrambled words into a "square". They have to read down AND across:
STUN
TORE
URNS
NEST
You'll notice that down it also reads STUN, TORE, URNS and NEST. A word square just means that the words read down as well as across.
If your new unscrambled words can't be made into a square then you've got to come up with a different word. For example, today I originally had NETS instead of NEST. Changed it and voila!
First you unscramble each word. Personally I have never understood the whole anagram thing. I just unscramble each word:
Puzzle word Unscrambled word
RUNS ................... URNS
NUTS ................... STUN
SENT ................... NEST
ROTE ................... TORE
Then you have to put your new unscrambled words into a "square". They have to read down AND across:
STUN
TORE
URNS
NEST
You'll notice that down it also reads STUN, TORE, URNS and NEST. A word square just means that the words read down as well as across.
If your new unscrambled words can't be made into a square then you've got to come up with a different word. For example, today I originally had NETS instead of NEST. Changed it and voila!
Thank you scallio!!!
Thank you scallio for that detailed explanation. I get it now!
i have never been very good at the
them. i unscrambled 3 word. but the explanation given by a very helpful member has helped me alot. thank you. sorry i can't remenber your name.
them. i unscrambled 3 word. but the explanation given by a very helpful member has helped me alot. thank you. sorry i can't remenber your name.
That was easy enough for me to solve but hard enough to be fun! I really liked it!
Thanks for the explanation of a word square. I thought I knew what a word square was, but I wasn't exactly right...
Thanks for the explanation of a word square. I thought I knew what a word square was, but I wasn't exactly right...
thanks tor is it scallo? I understand better now . Thanks for explaining.
thanks so much scallio!!! i never understood word squares and now i do!! so now i can actually do these kinds of teasers! great job on this teaser, it seems like there really hard to put together!
These are getting easier for me which is the whole point of Braingle, isn't it?
Another great one Phrebd. I got it, but did struggle a little, had to turn nets into nest - makes it more fun when you have several possibilities. And scallio, you did such a great job of explaining. I was totally in the dark a while back on how to do a word square and someone explained it to make it easier for me. I am glad to see you took the time to explain it to others who were having trouble. These teasers are very difficult if you don't know what you are doing, but they are really fun when you understad the concept. Maybe we need a referral list with explantions for some of the different teasers. Scallio's explanation on the word square sure would get my vote. Nice job everyone! More please, Phrebh.
P. S. Welcome back Imurray. Nice of you to ask for help for one of our family of Braingle. You definitely help produce a better understanding for some who were having problems. Great job!
whatever,I dont feel like racking my brain today
Great teaser, and GREAT lesson on Word Squares, Scallio! I agree with vierma, this kind of explanation would be good to either post somewhere ... or it could be the intro to new Word Square puzzles!!!
i got 2 out of 4 right but i didn't that fun sorry.
it was okay.. got 1/2 right.. but it wasnt that good.. sry
im so so so so so so so sry for my above comment!!!!! i never understood what an anagram was til someone just explained it to me... very very clever!!!!!
not to difficult
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