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Grungy's Prefixes
Can you find a three-letter word that will go in front of each word in the group to make a new, compound word? For each group, the three-letter word will have just one letter changed from the answer to the previous group! (Example: Group 1 = Run, Group 2 = Fun, Group 3 = Sun)
1) Fight, walk, fish, nap
2) Back, throat, lass, let
3) Case, cracker, house, shell
4) Side, come, match, size
1) Fight, walk, fish, nap
2) Back, throat, lass, let
3) Case, cracker, house, shell
4) Side, come, match, size
Answer
1) = cat (catfight, catwalk, catfish, catnap)2) = cut (cutback, cutthroat, cutlass, cutlet)
3) = nut (nutcase, nutcracker, nuthouse, nutshell)
4) = out (outside, outcome, outmatch, outsize)
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It was good for a quick refresher in the morning, Grung! This was on the easy side, if I figured it out But, Awesome for a morning tease!
It was easy, but fun just the same. thumbs up!
"Over" works for the last one as well. Nice.
Woohoo. I really liked this teaser. It made me think. Usually on teasers I don't even try but on this one I did!
Fun, fun, fun!!! I liked it! I got all but the second one! Nice teaser!!
another great teaser Grungy
Keep them up
I really enjoy them
Although they are easy still a good one
Especially great when i need a break for my hectic life and a good focus point
Thanks
Well written
Keep them up
I really enjoy them
Although they are easy still a good one
Especially great when i need a break for my hectic life and a good focus point
Thanks
Well written
Congrats, grungy, on TOTD!
Thank you! It's my first ever TOTD, and I'm really excited
I don't really care if the rating goes down, I'm just super happy!! Yay!
I don't really care if the rating goes down, I'm just super happy!! Yay!
No, over doesn't work, it doesn't fit the rules!
Fun taser, thank you x
Fun taser, thank you x
way way cool! loved it!
as Rach said, over has 4 letters, the prefix is supposed to have 3...good teaser....and i actually got it which makes me like it more....yay for me....
Once again, a nicely done teaser.
A great morning refresher!
WELL FOR A CHANGE, I LIKED THIS ONE.
IT WAS EASY, BUT ENJOYABLE
XIEXIE NI (THANK U)
IT WAS EASY, BUT ENJOYABLE
XIEXIE NI (THANK U)
Lot of fun, easy peasy, but lot of fun.
Very good. That was fun.
that was an ok one
That was pretty fun
Grunge, my man! This was an enjoyable teaser back in the earlier months....so it is still an enjoyable teaser.. Even though it is on the easy side, to produce the same 3 letter prefix and to have crossword fun with it, during that time, can make any teaser worth doing over! Keep up the magnificent work and keep producing these teasers.
It took only seconds to solve, but I LOVED it!! Good job, Grunge!
Not my favorite type of teaser, but a good one nonetheless
I got the first 3 quickly, but had to take some time and think about the 4th. I resisted temptation to just give in and look at the answer and after several minutes, I got it.
I feel I had a good brain work out this morning.Thanks for the great teaser.
I feel I had a good brain work out this morning.Thanks for the great teaser.
Actually it was the third set that took me a long time. I had FIRE on the brain... firehouse, firecracker, fireshell but knew it had to be a 3 letter prefix and I don't think there's a firecase anyway.
Loved this teaser. Had fun!
Loved this teaser. Had fun!
Nice teaser, Grungy. Really fun.
BTW, how do you get "all but the second one"? Brainy_1? If you got the others, then the second one had be either nat or cut? Just wondering.
BTW, how do you get "all but the second one"? Brainy_1? If you got the others, then the second one had be either nat or cut? Just wondering.
Nice one. I got the first 3 easily enough. The last one had me stumped for a minute, but once it hit me I was ready to kick myself.
Very fun, not as easy as I thought it'd be, but still very do-able.
good one
Fun, but definitely easy.
Fun and not too difficult! Thanks Grungy, this one was a great one to start with in the morning.
That was fun,and fairly easy I really enjoy those. Keep`em coming.
That's a cool teaser! I was confused at first, because in your example, all you changed was the first letter, so after cat I thought the others would be bat, hat, mat etc. once I figured it out I thought it was really cool. great job!
Fun and easy, just the way I like 'em!
The last one got me. Good one!
That was pretty fun!
Great job Grungy. I liked this a lot.
More please?
More please?
Interesting teaser, a little different from others of this type, but very enjoyable too.
I am sure many friends would have noticed LMURRAY's compliments too! Thanks LM.
I am sure many friends would have noticed LMURRAY's compliments too! Thanks LM.
None stumped me for very long at all, but I had to think about each one a moment before the answer came. It was a nice mental warmup!
What really got me was how incredibly fun that was! I felt like I was doing the teaser because I wanted to see how the interesting premise turned into actual sets of prefixes that worked. I found joy in watching it unfold! From the sounds of things, other people noticed that too!
Good Job!
Wonderful teaser, Grungy!
My first visit back in a year.. I thought the front page teaser looked vaguely familiar...
Hmm...
Hmm...
Sorry to double comment, but I just noticed something! This received Teaser of the Day on December 13, 2006 and now it is Teaser of the Day on December 13, 2009. An even three years!
Spooky.
Spooky.
Easy but I love it! Great teaser!
Quite easy, but fun. 5 stars.
Fun!!!
i didnt get the instructions. but the answers made perfect sense! great one!
-hubbamutt777 a.k.a. hailee huskey
-hubbamutt777 a.k.a. hailee huskey
Very fun!
I did better than i thought i would
It was the last group that stumped me
I did better than i thought i would
It was the last group that stumped me
Well this one must be the tri-annual teaser of the day for December 13. It was teaser of the day for this date in 2006, 2009, and now again in 2012.
Not sure why the braingle powers can't give other teasers chance instead of recycling old ones (at least this one, unlike A LOT of them, is by what appers to be an active user).
I enjoyed the teaser, even if it was a tad easy, just think there are so many newer ones that could be used.
Not sure why the braingle powers can't give other teasers chance instead of recycling old ones (at least this one, unlike A LOT of them, is by what appers to be an active user).
I enjoyed the teaser, even if it was a tad easy, just think there are so many newer ones that could be used.
I got nutcase and nuthouse right away, hmm... what does that say about me? Nice teaser!
Quite easy but enjoyable.
I agree - easy but fun!! Thanks!
yep same with me: easy but fun.
Easy, but I like easy teasers. Good job.
simple, but fun
Guess we'll see it again on 12-13-2018.
fun, made me think....now I need a nap.
Cutebug, you're right as rain.
Cutebug, you're right as rain.
Fun and entertaining teaser; I got the all but the first one right away. The first one took a little while because I got fooled into thinking that the only the first letter was different in all of them but I finally realized that was not the case and figured out the answer.
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