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An "A" Pyramid . . .
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See if you can figure out the words in this "pyramid" using the hints given below. Each new word contains the same letters as the previous word, plus a new letter.
1) First letter of the English alphabet
2) Present; attending
3) Loves picnics
4) A small biter
5) Pro ballplayers have one
6) An attracting object
7) An article of clothing
8) A heated debate
1) First letter of the English alphabet
2) Present; attending
3) Loves picnics
4) A small biter
5) Pro ballplayers have one
6) An attracting object
7) An article of clothing
8) A heated debate
Answer
1) A2) At
3) Ant
4) Gnat
5) Agent
6) Magnet
7) Garment
8) Argument
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I got up to Magnet, but then failed xD Pretty cool ;-o
That's fun. This is probably on of the best brainteaser series on braingle, so keep on making them!
Thank you - that is very nice of you to say.
A very enjoyable teaser. Got stuck at agent but then was able to work backwards to finish. Added to my favorites.
So far I'm the only one who was totally lost after I got to present,attending. Obviously not one of my favorite kind of teasers. Thanks for posting anyways.
Took me a few minutes to figure out what I was doing,but was fairly easy once I got started. Good teaser
i really liked this one!! very cool please do more of these!
these always take some time and thinking plus usually some paper. good teaser and at least none of the words were obscure, that helped a lot!
Got all of them except "garment." I knew the last one was "argument," but I couldn't fill in the gap. All I could come up with was "augment," which didn't fit the clue.
Very good! Thanks.
Very clever puzzle. Lots of work to put it together, I'll bet. Thanks.
I worked it backwards from the definitions of magnet and argument..... Stumbled on agent and garment. At first, I assumed incorrectly that the letters stayed in their original orders.
I worked it backwards from the definitions of magnet and argument..... Stumbled on agent and garment. At first, I assumed incorrectly that the letters stayed in their original orders.
Very nice puzzle, Snow. I was able to get all of them without resorting to paper & pencil. Very nice, would like to see more of this type. Keep up the good work.
That was lots of fun. Had to go back and fill in a coulple o' blanks. Felt I had conquered the world once I got "agent" (my last piece to the puzzle)!!!
I liked that. I got all of them but agent. Nice job!
Loved it! It took me a little time, but it was fun and enjoyable. Great job!
Fun!
That was fun, nice one
Fun one, Snow. I managed to do them all in my head so had to rate it easy. However it was one of those right on the edge ... I almost gave in and grabbed a pencil, but held out ... it was perfect. Thanks for posting.
So glad all or most are enjoying this teaser - I like making this kind - it's FUN and CHALLENGING to make, as well as do!
I love these teasers! They're really fun.
I loved that one - fun and challenging. I got all but garment, was looking for a particular item
Would love to see more teasers like this one - thanks
Would love to see more teasers like this one - thanks
did anyone notice that from number 4 to 5 the "a" in Gnat becomes an "e" in Agent
I thought each time a letter was added not changed
I thought each time a letter was added not changed
In Agent, the e was the new letter - so yes, there is a NEW letter added to each new word . . . if you take the e out of Agent, you can make the word gnat out of the letters that are left, right?
Great teaser Keep making them Thanks
That was fun. I got down to gnat and lost my concentration. Brain fart. Thanks for posting it was a great teaser. Just a confused mind trying to solve it.
Monday~
Monday~
Well, it was obviously a good one (from comments) I pride myself as a word person and got nowhere My bad, Snow - and your good!
Nice work!
Good one! I missed "agent," as I kept looking for sports equipment. It was fun though.
I work these by taking the email with the puzzle, clicking on reply, and then beside each clue, I start working on the answer. You don't have to worry about erasing, just backspace and start over. It is a lot easier than using pencil and paper.
I work these by taking the email with the puzzle, clicking on reply, and then beside each clue, I start working on the answer. You don't have to worry about erasing, just backspace and start over. It is a lot easier than using pencil and paper.
Just a note: you don't ever SEND the email...
LOL avonma!!! threw in the quick clarification there!!! ... so, an all-around excellent teaser snow!!!... i got the first 3, then got the last 3 and just took me a few minutes to fill in the middle (just like 1hotmom)... that agent part really tripped up most of us ... definitely one of my favs, and please create more just like this
Thanks for all the nice comments - it was nice to have this teaser as the Teaser of the Day!
Good one! Although I got lost at the pro ballplayer. LOL
Ugh, I got up to gnat and couldn't move on to agent, so then I started at the end and got down to garment but couldn't get magnet...I lose
Great teaser though!
Great teaser though!
I got them. I was stuck on number 7 so I got clues from number 8. Really fun. Good job.
Nice puzzle, Snow - and you got some nice comments too!
I love this type of puzzle and hope to see more! Thanks!
I love this type of puzzle and hope to see more! Thanks!
hey Snow, was it three times as nice today? Didn't even need paper this time.
Good one! I got hung up on agent, but somehow got the words after that Fun start to the morning!
I didn't get it, so I only got up 2 ant! Still, good fun.
Good one snowy!
For some odd reason, I feel like I've done this one before.
You may have, I think I made it in 2008.
Nice job Snowy. I did have to get my pen and paper out. I did get the agent clue and then got hung up on magnet. Working backwards I got the last two, but for some unknown reason I was just unable to get attracted to magnet. I know, bad pun intended. This is a great teaser, and your offer of KoolAid which began in my home state about 50 miles east of me, brought me back to the teasers, where I haven't been for probably 4 years. More like this and I'll be around more often.
Great teaser.Easy enough to solve with little effort but not so easy it is obvious right off the bat. Had to skip garment and get argument then go back.
I was like Habs... did not have the clothes, but once I got argument, it helped with the letter I was missing.
very clever snow, got the first 2 right then messed up on the loves picnics, i was thinking eat or ate
i think this might be my first try at a teaser, thank you
i think this might be my first try at a teaser, thank you
Fantastic teaser! I started out thinking it was trivial and obvious then hit the wall and ate a big humble pie. I had to think hard for three of them. Very nicely done!
Fairly simple, no need for pen & paper, however 'Gnat' caused me to pause, as most species do not bite?
It was fun, thanks!
It was fun, thanks!
I liked this a lot. Got it after a couple minutes of thinking. "Agent" gave me the biggest trouble, but helped once I figured out "magnet".
I wish I could re-rate, because I ranked it lower than I feel about it now for some reason.
I wish I could re-rate, because I ranked it lower than I feel about it now for some reason.
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