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P is to L.
M is to OK.
Hence, D is to ___
M is to OK.
Hence, D is to ___
Answer
RT, RTS, or RTED.P is to L forms PISTOL.
M is to OK forms MISTOOK.
The only letters you can add to DISTO to form a word is RT, RTS, or RTED, forming DISTORT, DISTORTS, or DISTORTED.
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I liked this one. When your re-read the rebus, knowing the solution, you can hear the sack full of pennies drop as you start questioning your own intellect.
Very good riddle
good one..
how about rtion i think i'm not into grammar
Or RTS or RTION or RTING. But a very cool puzzle (which I couldn't solve).
i feel so stupid. don't you hate when things get obvious after you see the answer
Awesome. This is going straight to my favourites list.
Sep 23, 2002
Good one
Sep 23, 2002
this is weird, if you look at a keyboard, P is above L diagonally, and M is also above O&K (wrapping of course), so I assumed that D was to X.
But the original answer is very clever.
But the original answer is very clever.
I thought this was very good. I finally got one...
Isn't "Distopia" a word? It has the opposite meaning of the word "Utopia."
Great Puzzle. I enjoyed it thoroughly, even though I had to resort to a dictionary to find words that started with it. Next, H is to ? (too easy)
I don't get it.
Pistol, Mistook, Dist____. It's DISTORT.
I get it!! It took a while, but i got it!
Nice teaser. I got lucky and tried linking all the letters pretty quickly. I liked this alot.
hilton, I too went the keyboard route and came up with D is to RX. Another example of making the simple complex.
i loved this one. this is going on my favorite list.
how did this one get to be considered hard, it was easy to me
Wow Oo; Whoever wrote this has a brain.
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I guess it was ok. It wasnt my fav., though.
EASY
I almost saw the teaser how it was supposed to be, but then I was still kinda confused at the last part. I thought it was DISTOOK. Meh...
I agree with Mystic. The answer jumped right out at me. Excellent, though!
I had fun with this one, great teaser and keep them coming.
Came up with "Distort" quickly but clicked on the answer with little confidence, thinking there must be many possible answers. Still liked it.
Another good one, you got me one this one. I got the first part, lost on second part.
Another good one, you got me one this one. I got the first part, lost on second part.
Great fun..I got the first two words right away but took me a bit if time to get the third. Then it was there!!
This was good. I usually don't bother to log in and comment, but this was worth telling you "good job, you got me!".
I was thinking (or was I?) algebraically since P is 2 away from L alphabetically, and M is 2 away in either direction from O and K, so I was trying to work out some complex problem. Silly me!
Take Care All!
I was thinking (or was I?) algebraically since P is 2 away from L alphabetically, and M is 2 away in either direction from O and K, so I was trying to work out some complex problem. Silly me!
Take Care All!
aaarrrrrgggggghhhhhh!!!! I didn't even come close. Therefore I don't like it. Ok, It was ok but....
Clever and fun!! I didn't get it and feel like a fool. I made it way to complex We need more of these. My hat is off to all who create these daily teasers.
I was following the same line as terri12265, I guess, looking to the keyboard, but then I downloaded it and...like a bag of hammers...nice work.
I was following the same line as terri12265, I guess, looking to the keyboard, but then I downloaded it and...like a bag of hammers...nice work.
lol that was great i got it compltely on accident i wasnt even trying to do the teaser i just had the page open and i was writing a song and out of the corner of my eye i saw that the word pistol was in the teaser...so i looked at it closer and i got it makes me feel smart even though i didnt mean to
This was good it took alot of thought to come up with that good work
i didnt even get it til the end.
PiLL
iM OK,OK?
OD DOA
iM OK,OK?
OD DOA
Personally, I thought a chimpanzee listening to Madonna could have gotten that one.
Personally, I thought a chimpanzee listening to Madonna could have gotten that one.
This went right into my FAVorites
Then Llama Lover, I guess you must have gotten it, you big ape.
I thought it rather clever and so did almost everyone else. Nice work, Silver Sword
I thought it rather clever and so did almost everyone else. Nice work, Silver Sword
Excellent work,lotsa fun.I like the word games.Good job.
I got this I got this, Yeah Yeah
Excellent! Seemed so obvious once I looked up the answer This is a "favorites" for sure
to Teri12265: I'm not sure what you were thinking, but P is not two letters away from L, it's four.
(I'm surprised no-one else saw that.)
(I'm surprised no-one else saw that.)
I'm sorry but i hate this one!!!!!
Well, I LOVE it!!!! Excellent!!!!!!!!
This riddle made me feel very stupid. How come there aren't any riddles that make you feel smart?
you seem to have forgotten distoRTION.
I GOT IT RIGHT!!! I GOT IT RIGHT!!! Sorry, I've been on a bit of a cold streak lately, and I got psyched that I figured this one out... By the way, RTS works too. Yes? Yes?
No offence but I think it was BORING! But it was kind of difficult!
Machshava - you're right...see, I told you I wasn't thinking!!!
Enjoy your week!!!!
I still liked this teaser.
Enjoy your week!!!!
I still liked this teaser.
well i didnt get it (as usuall ) but after i saw the answer it was like DUH!!!
Dude...easy other answer that doesn't go along with yours, but it works perfectly.
Look down at your keyboard.
Look at P. The only other letter in that diagonal is L.
Look at M. The only other letters in that diagonal are O and K.
Look at D. The letters in that diagonal are R and X.
Just so's ya know.
Look down at your keyboard.
Look at P. The only other letter in that diagonal is L.
Look at M. The only other letters in that diagonal are O and K.
Look at D. The letters in that diagonal are R and X.
Just so's ya know.
Excellent
good but easy.
good one,,goes into favs
me gustaria mucho
it was crazy...i still didn't understand it after the answer was told...lol, nice one!! i love it!!!
NICE;QUICK-EASY-ENTERTAINING, THANKS
D is to me
Sadly...*sniff*...I didn't get it... I thought it was hard...
Can't believe I didn't get that one *bangs head against wall*
this be a enteresting one
Don't worry hayley1506, you are not alone!
I mean Haylie1506 sorry
I LOVE THIS ONE . i didn't look at this one very hard so i just gav ein . i wish i wouldn't have . it was great .
Fun! Fun! Fun!
Good one! Strangely, I saw this immediately - probably because my eyes are so tired the letters ran together rather than forming individual words.
I took is at Profit is to Loss
Margin is to OK
Hence D is to S (supply).
I'm tired though. Good riddle.
Margin is to OK
Hence D is to S (supply).
I'm tired though. Good riddle.
That was pretty good!
If your let your eyes do the walking, it was quite easy.
creative! It took me a second to figure it out! =)
VERY cute! Liked this one a lot!
good one. didn't get it.
I thought this one was great, gave the old brain a workout. I didn't get it, but it was very clever. Thanks .
I didn't get it, but after I read the answer/explanation; I realized it was a great teaser!
It took me a bit, even after knowing the answer... but now I get it and I can't believe I didn't before. Hahaha! Excellent!
Just shows there are many ways of looking at a puzzle! ;)
Sneaky.
Help! I don't get it. Can someone explain?
Why do I always make things more complex than they need to be?
I was thinking harder than I needed to.
Very clever. Along with so many others, I didn't get it right, but I did enjoy trying. Thanks for posting.
I'm impressed, very smart
Ha! That's very clever!
By the way, I didn't get the answer. But it was fun!
When I read than answer, I thought it would go better in trick. Good one, though!
That was easy, but then again I like easy. It makes me feel smart. Thanks for an easy one.
I went along the keyboard route as well, with my answer being RX.
AWOR It's time for some new material. I know some of you have seen this before, but it would be great if everybody could see something new. Hi to my YOUNG lady friends.
I meant HAVE NOT seen this before
THAT was a clever one - and I had no clue. I thought it was the distance each letter was from the beginning or end of the alphabet! AND, it was starring me right in the face! I loved it! We're home from the hospital - everyone is doing well! Hi to my dear friends!
Still didn't get it, but it was fun anyway. Hi pple.
Nice one..Got me thinking and got tired of trying
Finally saw it-anything that gets me looking outside the box is appreciated!
*grumbles dirty glasses*
Interesting puzzle but too many possibilities .... in addition to the two answers given by the creator ...
Distorting, distorts, distorter ... (this list is too long to continue)
distome, distomes, (a type of parasitic flatworms)
These are just off the top of my head, I am sure if one were to look it up, there would be many more ...
and since we were not told how many letters the answer is, given the first word had 1 letter added to it, and the second example had 2 letters added to it, it would follow that the one we were asked to solve would have 3 letters added to it.
Distorting, distorts, distorter ... (this list is too long to continue)
distome, distomes, (a type of parasitic flatworms)
These are just off the top of my head, I am sure if one were to look it up, there would be many more ...
and since we were not told how many letters the answer is, given the first word had 1 letter added to it, and the second example had 2 letters added to it, it would follow that the one we were asked to solve would have 3 letters added to it.
I LOVED this one - very clever. I do NOT remember seeing this before and I even commented on it. Thanks for posting!
Same as Gayle. Senior moments happening more and more.
I love this puzzle. I didn't find it easy, but it should have been. It's very clever. Thanks for posting.
OMG I had to read that a good five or six times to figure out what everyone was talking about! Well, I'm glad I finally figured it out!
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser; I got it very quickly.
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