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Can you figure out the logic I used to decide the order of the following words:
gun, shoe, spree, door, hive, kicks, heaven, gate, line, den
gun, shoe, spree, door, hive, kicks, heaven, gate, line, den
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Each word rhymes with its numeric position in the list. (e.g. "gun" rhymes with "one", etc.)Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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He he, that was good, I had to use the hint before I got it though.
Wow I'm a blonde.. I didn't even get it with the hint.. or the answer.. well at least not at first. Haha, my highlights are sinking in lol
the hint gave it away...but good riddle
that hint made no sense. o well! good riddle
Glda to see I'm not the only one who couldn't get it, and that the hint didn't make it any easier.
Good one though!
Good one though!
Good one. I didn't get the hint either.
Um I got it, readf comments, went back to read the hint,
AND DIDN'T GET IT??!!
nevermind that, good riddle!
AND DIDN'T GET IT??!!
nevermind that, good riddle!
I had to look at the hint and that didn't help me so had to resort to looking at the answer
In retrospect it was a good hint, but it didn't help me when i needed it
good riddle
good riddle
Good one! Hard but fun.Keep up the good work.
kittykat6792
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this was a good one .. it is in my favorites list.. good job
good brain teaser
Fun teaser. Only got it after reading the hint.
Gun rhymes with one about as much as dog rhymes with cat.
Yuck Yuck good one.
And gun does ryhme one.
And gun does ryhme one.
Yes, gun does rhyme with one. I had to say the words out loud to figure it out. Good one.
lol that was fun.. the title gave it away though :-)
I didn't get it at all even though I read the words out loud. I love the teaser, though--very clever and lots of fun!
Very well done. Definitely makes you smack your forehead at how obvious it was AFTER you've read the answer. Favorited.
Gun of the den best!
Did not get this one, even with the hint(don't see how that helped anyone).
The hint helps because the title is "It SOUNDS Easy". If you sound out the words, you might get it.
I got it as soon as I read it. The "heaven" and "gate" part gave it away. My sister used to have this tape of nursery rhymes, and one of them was "This Old Man". I must've listened to that tape at least two hundred times.
Nice teaser! A bit easy, but good!
I got it as soon as I read it. The "heaven" and "gate" part gave it away. My sister used to have this tape of nursery rhymes, and one of them was "This Old Man". I must've listened to that tape at least two hundred times.
Nice teaser! A bit easy, but good!
Thank you Shadows! When I saw the number of people who didn't understand the clue, I realized it wasn't as helpful as it might have been. Your explanation is appreciated.
Great puzzle, and cute clue!
I was trying to make each pair into recognizable phrases:
gun, shoe, spree, door, hive, kicks, heaven, gate, line, den
GUMSHOE, SCREEN DOOR, HIGH KICKS, HEAVEN'S GATE, LION'S DEN. But, I couldn't find a pattern; when I start out with a wrong idea, I can't break away from it.
And it was so SIMPLE! I didn't sound out the words - so I didn't get it until I read the answer.
Good one - I just had a malfunction in my brain!
gun, shoe, spree, door, hive, kicks, heaven, gate, line, den
GUMSHOE, SCREEN DOOR, HIGH KICKS, HEAVEN'S GATE, LION'S DEN. But, I couldn't find a pattern; when I start out with a wrong idea, I can't break away from it.
And it was so SIMPLE! I didn't sound out the words - so I didn't get it until I read the answer.
Good one - I just had a malfunction in my brain!
Excellent Teaser. This was my "HOMER SIMPSON moment". "DOH!!!" (Had to look at the answer) Keep up the excellent work. ENCORE!!!
Wow, I never even considered that, despite the hint. Good one
I was way out in left field on this one. Never would have figured it out. Great Teaser. Thanks for posting.
I just do not get why you people say it was a good one when none of you got it.
It was not a good one in my opinion. Note that I say "MY Opinion" and I am entitled to that.
It was not a good one in my opinion. Note that I say "MY Opinion" and I am entitled to that.
Doehead, if you'll consult any rhyming dictionary, you will see that "gun" is a perfect masculine rhyme for "one." And Babe, was it not a good riddle only because YOU couldn't solve it? And if so, isn't that a rather narrow criterion for determining the worth of a puzzle?
I thought it was a great puzzle. And I was surprised I didn't get it even after I DID say the words out loud.
Never noticed that they sounded like numbers 1 thru 10. Good one - thanks!
Never noticed that they sounded like numbers 1 thru 10. Good one - thanks!
I never get these series puzzles, so I put :
be-gun, be-hive, which got me nowhere.
Then a long lost memory of how my now 30 year old son used to count as a toddler:
Mun, doo, fee, faw, fise, six, vicent, eight, nint, tent. (eleven was elvicent) lol....
be-gun, be-hive, which got me nowhere.
Then a long lost memory of how my now 30 year old son used to count as a toddler:
Mun, doo, fee, faw, fise, six, vicent, eight, nint, tent. (eleven was elvicent) lol....
I had to see the hint also. Good one.
I went down the same path as avonma so the hint didn't really help as I was already playing around with sound-alike words but in pairs - because of gun(m) shoe(shot) heaven's gate and lion's den - all wrong of course.
Classic case of over thinking on my part.
Classic case of over thinking on my part.
Ya got me with this one.
Absolutely outstanding teaser ....
Concept, execution, ... all of it.
All three of US (me, LittleBrownElf, BadBunnee02) voted (or "would-if-could") for it MAX !!
And, if Dad (orig BadBunnee) were alive I'm sure he would do the same.
So .... why no comments for 2015?
Also ... check the most recently published teasers.
LOTS of ZIPS (0s) on comments.
Sad, sad, sad ....
That's why we are still laughing ....
US
Concept, execution, ... all of it.
All three of US (me, LittleBrownElf, BadBunnee02) voted (or "would-if-could") for it MAX !!
And, if Dad (orig BadBunnee) were alive I'm sure he would do the same.
So .... why no comments for 2015?
Also ... check the most recently published teasers.
LOTS of ZIPS (0s) on comments.
Sad, sad, sad ....
That's why we are still laughing ....
US
Thanks, jaycr, for the comment.
It came up as I was typing the above and I missed it.
US
It came up as I was typing the above and I missed it.
US
I should of got it but I didn't- good one!
Excellent teaser!!
That was the most UNclue I've encountered in teasers
For those of you still "clueless", go back and read Shadows' comment-explanation.
And need we be so crass as to make the point that that is one thing so nice about C-O-M-M-E-N-T-S !!!!
US (again)
And need we be so crass as to make the point that that is one thing so nice about C-O-M-M-E-N-T-S !!!!
US (again)
I was stumped, so I really did not do it. Gun rhymes with One... got it... but I see no One in the choices. Sorry, I could not give this any rating; it was too misleading based on the hint and even the answer.
After putting prefixes and coming up with nothing, I was just saying the words with different speeds and it came to me. I had the title in mind when I was doing that. The instructions hadn't really helped at all.
It did tease my brain...to no avail, though! Good one! Curious how long it would have taken me had I persevered-
Easy teasy, or so I thought until I read the comments. This one came to me immediately, but I must have just gotten very lucky. I will remember going forward to read comments before rating the puzzle. I rated it medium fun because I thought it was trivial, but seeing that it was challenging for so many, I would have rated it full fun.
Good teaser! Personally, I don't take the comments into consideration when I rate teasers. I rated this one fun.
As soon as I read through them it was obvious; no hint needed, thanks!
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