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Hyphen Word-Hunt
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** or perhaps Hyphen-Word Hunt! **
Some English words are usually paired with a hyphen. The rules for this are interesting to browse, and some word pairs can even be correctly written in three different ways - e.g. playgroup, play group, or play-group.
This teaser invites you find a commonly hyphenated word-pair inside a pair of words.
e.g. undisCLOSEd - cUPbearer gives us CLOSE-UP
**CLUES**
1. Displayed - inoffensively
2. Electrolysis - monopoly
3. Thighbone - catechism
4. Pitchfork - blacklisted
... and a triple!
5. Freethinking - nonconforming - teetotaller
Meanings or synonyms are provided in the Hint below, but these might make it too easy.
Some English words are usually paired with a hyphen. The rules for this are interesting to browse, and some word pairs can even be correctly written in three different ways - e.g. playgroup, play group, or play-group.
This teaser invites you find a commonly hyphenated word-pair inside a pair of words.
e.g. undisCLOSEd - cUPbearer gives us CLOSE-UP
**CLUES**
1. Displayed - inoffensively
2. Electrolysis - monopoly
3. Thighbone - catechism
4. Pitchfork - blacklisted
... and a triple!
5. Freethinking - nonconforming - teetotaller
Meanings or synonyms are provided in the Hint below, but these might make it too easy.
Hint
1. a deciding match (sport)2. British pudding (or chubby)
3. using complex scientific principles
4. dark (very!)
5. unrestricted
Answer
1. PLAY-OFF2. ROLY-POLY
3. HIGH-TECH
4. PITCH-BLACK
5. FREE-FOR-ALL
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