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Needle in the Haystack
Below is a "haystack" of ten words. Nine of the words in the haystack, if paired with one of three mystery words, will produce a common phrase or compound word. When you have finished, each mystery word will be paired with exactly three words from the haystack, leaving only one word unmatched. That one word is the "needle"; can you find it?
bag
bomb
broken
fingers
free
high
peanut
red
up
work
bag
bomb
broken
fingers
free
high
peanut
red
up
work
Answer
carpetbagcarpet bomb
red carpet
home free
homework
broken home
butter up
peanut butter
butterfingers
The needle was "high".
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