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Word Brain Teasers
Brain teasers are puzzles that involve high level thinking to solve. Ask your favorite word brain teasers here!
2,618 Questions
Why is carbon essential to living things?
we need carbon dioxide, as it is one of the greenhouse gasses, the gasses are what make up our atmosphere. Without an atmosphere, we wouldn't be able to survive, as the conditions would be unfavourable.
What is a 4 letter word for 'indigo dye' that starts with the letter A and ends with 'l'?
"Anil" is a word used for the indigo plant or the dye obtained from it.
UR. Get it? "You are."
It is on signs in front of churches and this riddle makes the point that a lot of people are not in church.
When unscrambling the letters seomu what does it spell a ocean a city or a country or a animal?
ANSWER
These letters, rearranged, would spell the name of an animal.
ANSWER
If you arrange/rearrange/unscramble the letters 'seomu', you would have An animal: mouse (a small mammal under the rodents group).
A five letter word that has 2 e's in it?
5 letter words with 2e's: * breed * bleed * bevel * cease * cheep * creed * cheer * cheek * creme * erase * elope * easel * excite * emote * erode * exile * elite * fleet * freed * flees * greet * green * level * lease * lever * niece * naval * never * piece * peace * preen * revel * scene * sheep * sleet * sneer * sleep * sheet * sheen * sleek * sheer * steer * sweet * sweep * sever * steel * theme * tweet * tweed * three * where * wheel
How many words can you make from the word Publication?
abiotic ablution aboulic abutilon albinic albinotic albitic apiculi aplitic auction bailout biontic bioptic biotical botanic botulin butanol capitol caption caution cipolin coalbin coalpit cubital inbuilt inocula libation linocut lunatic nauplii nautili nuptial optical optician opuntia outlain outplan paction picolin pinitol pintail platinic platonic plication plutonic politic publican publication punctilio tabouli topical unplait unpolitic utopian
Things that can be found in the kitchen that start with the letter J?
Jam, jelly, juice, jalapeno peppers, jambalaya, jars, jerk seasonings, jerky chicken or beef, and jumping children!
What words have double m in them?
words with mm:
- flammable
- rummage
- lummox
- bummer
- grammar
- immediate
- immense
- immigrant
- immortal
- immobile
- imminent
- immune
- immortal
- immodest
- immobile
- recommend
- comment
- summer
- hammer
- trimmer
- drummer
- stammer
- simmer
- shimmer
- glimmer
hammer
This question does have an answer, though I won't give unless you come back stumped. You walk into a bank. You give the teller a check for $63.00. She will give you back 8 bills, what are they? Note. There are NO one Dollar bills in the change she will give you, and no change as dimes nickels quarters. The 8 bills she will give you will be higher than a $1.00 bill.
I know the answer to this you can use a $5.00 bill, a $2.00 dollar bill, and 100 pennies becasue you only said tht you couldn't use dimes, nickels, or quarters. And plz write bck to tell me if im write, or not, or close. THNX
What words contain the letters 'me' in the middle?
Found here: http://wordnavigator.com/ends-with/me/
academe
acme
acrosome
adrenochrome
adventuresome
aerodrome
aerogramme
aflame
aforetime
aftergame
aftertime
agname
airdrome
airframe
airtime
alme
amplosome
analcime
ancome
anime
anticrime
antinome
anytime
apoenzyme
aquadrome
arame
arrivisme
ashame
aspartame
assume
astrobleme
astrodome
autocrime
autosome
awesome
awsome
axoneme
azyme
ballgame
became
become
becrime
bedframe
bedtime
beesome
beforetime
begrime
beldame
bename
berhyme
berime
berme
beshame
beslime
beteeme
betime
betweentime
bichrome
bigtime
biome
biostrome
birdlime
bireme
blackgame
blame
blaspheme
blithesome
bloosme
blume
boresome
bothersome
brachydome
bragadisme
brame
breaktime
breme
brightsome
brome
brooklime
brume
bunglesome
burdensome
byname
calligramme
came
careme
caulome
centigramme
centime
centrosome
chemzyme
chime
chondriosome
chowtime
chrome
chromosome
chucklesome
chyme
cibachrome
clame
cleome
clime
cloysome
coassume
coelome
coenzyme
come
consomme
consume
cosmodrome
costume
crame
creme
crime
crome
cuddlesome
cumbersome
curvesome
cyclostome
cyclothyme
cyme
cytochrome
cytosome
dame
damme
darksome
daytime
decagramme
decigramme
decime
defame
degame
delightsome
delime
deme
deplume
deprogramme
dermatome
desmosome
deuterostome
diatreme
dictyosome
dime
dinnertime
dirigisme
disfame
dishome
disinhume
disme
displume
distome
dolesome
dome
doorframe
downcome
downhome
downtime
dreamtime
drearisome
drome
droome
ducdame
duelsome
ectoenzyme
eightsome
eme
emplume
endgame
endoenzyme
endosome
enflame
enframe
engramme
entame
enthymeme
enzyme
episome
epistome
epitome
eroteme
etatisme
exeme
exhume
exoenzyme
extreme
eyesome
fame
fearsome
fehme
feme
femme
filename
filoplume
flame
flavorsome
flavoursome
fleasome
fleme
flexitime
flextime
flume
fluorochrome
forename
foretime
forme
forthcame
forthcome
foursome
frame
fretsome
frightsome
frolicsome
fulsome
fume
furthersome
game
gamesome
gamme
gamodeme
gastronome
gaysome
gendarme
genome
gentilhomme
gigglesome
gimme
gisarme
gladsome
gleesome
glime
glosseme
glume
gnome
goodtime
grame
gramme
grandame
grapheme
grewsome
grime
gruesome
grume
hadrome
halftime
halidome
hame
handsome
harmotome
harvesttime
headframe
healsome
healthsome
heame
heartsome
heaume
hectogramme
helidrome
heliochrome
heme
heterochromosome
hippodame
hippodrome
holesome
holme
holoenzyme
holydame
home
homme
horme
humoursome
hydrosome
hypostome
illume
imposthume
impostume
income
infame
inflame
inhume
intime
irksome
isochime
isochromosome
isocryme
isoenzyme
isozyme
jobname
jokesome
kame
kamme
karyosome
ketoxime
kilogramme
kinetosome
laboursome
lame
larksome
laughsome
laytime
legume
leme
leptome
leptosome
leucotome
lexeme
lifesome
lifetime
lightsome
lime
lipochrome
liposome
lissome
lithesome
lithotome
loathsome
lome
lonesome
longsome
longtime
lothsome
lovesome
loxodrome
lumbersome
lumme
lunchtime
lyme
lysosome
lysozyme
macrame
macrodome
madame
mainframe
maisterdome
maremme
maritime
maysterdome
mealtime
meantime
meddlesome
melanosome
melodrame
meme
menopome
merome
merosome
mesenchyme
mesosome
metronome
mettlesome
microsome
microtome
millieme
milligramme
millime
mime
misbecame
misbecome
misframe
misname
mistime
mneme
mome
monochrome
monorhyme
monosome
monostome
monotreme
morpheme
morphophoneme
mousme
multienzyme
multivolume
murksome
myotome
name
naptime
nephrostome
nettlesome
neume
newcome
nickname
nighttime
noisome
nome
noncrime
nongame
nonheme
nonhome
nonlegume
noontime
noysome
nucleosome
ojime
oligochrome
oncome
onetime
optime
oriflamme
osteotome
outcome
outname
outscheme
outshame
overcame
overcome
overconsume
overname
overtame
overtime
owrecome
oxime
oxysome
palindrome
pantomime
paracme
pararhyme
pastime
peacetime
penname
pentastome
perfume
peridrome
peristome
peroxisome
petrodrome
phagosome
phantasime
phantosme
phoneme
phyllome
phytochrome
plagiostome
plaguesome
plasmosome
playsome
playtime
plerome
plume
pointillisme
polychrome
polyribosome
polyseme
polysome
pome
postgame
pranksome
preconsume
preflame
pregame
prename
presume
prime
prodrome
proenzyme
programme
protostome
pyknosome
pyrosome
quadrireme
quantasome
quarrelsome
queme
quicklime
quietsome
quinquereme
raceme
radome
ragtime
rakeshame
readme
realtime
reame
reassume
reclame
reframe
regime
reillume
relume
rename
reprime
reprogramme
resume
retime
rhabdome
rheme
rheotome
rhime
rhizome
rhyme
rhytidome
ribosome
ribozyme
rime
rollicksome
roomsome
rowme
rume
rymme
same
sarcenchyme
sarcosome
scheme
schistosome
schooltime
seadrome
seame
seedtime
selfsame
semanteme
seme
sememe
semidome
semiplume
septime
sesame
shame
showtime
shuddersome
sirname
slime
slumbersome
some
sometime
spireme
sprechstimme
springtime
spume
squame
steme
stemme
stenochrome
stepdame
stereochrome
stereome
stigme
stime
styme
subframe
sublime
subsume
subtheme
summertime
suppertime
supreme
surname
synaptosome
syndrome
synonyme
tachisme
tagmeme
tame
tanglesome
taxeme
teatime
tediousome
tedisome
teleostome
telepheme
teleseme
telome
teme
termtime
theme
therme
threesome
thyme
time
timeframe
timorsome
tiresome
toilsome
tome
toneme
toothsome
torturesome
townhome
toylesome
toysome
tradename
transhume
transume
treponeme
trichome
trichrome
tricksome
trireme
triseme
trisome
troublesome
trypanosome
tumblehome
turme
twasome
twigsome
twosome
ugsome
ultramicrotome
unawesome
underntime
undertime
unextreme
unhandsome
unlightsome
unlime
unovercome
unplume
untame
unwelcome
unwholesome
upcome
uptime
urochrome
urosome
vehme
velodrome
venturesome
vidame
volume
waesome
wagsome
wailsome
wakame
wame
wartime
wearisome
welcome
whatshername
whatshisname
wheedlesome
wholesome winsome
wintertime
woesome
wordgame
worksome
worrisome
wranglesome
xenotime
xylochrome
youthsome
ysame
zoechrome
zonetime
zoothome
zyme
zymome
What words can you make with the letters c e b b i l b f?
file fib cafe be bile if bib bible ice lilfe elf lice life ebb
What words can you make with the letters 'd r e a m o l?
dream time meet
3-letter words
aid, aim, air, ait, ami, are, arm, art, ate, dam, dee, dei, die, dim, dit, ear, eat, eme, era, ere, eta, ire, mad, mae, mar, mat, med, mem, met, mid, mim, mir, rad, ram, rat, red, ree, rei, rem, ret, ria, rid, rim, tad, tae, tam, tar, tea, ted, tee, tie
4-letter words
adit, aide, airt, amid, amie, amir, arid, dame, dare, dart, date, dear, deem, deer, deet, deme, dere, derm, diet, dime, dire, dirt, dita, dite, dram, drat, dree, edit, eide, emir, emit, idea, idem, imam, ired, item, made, maid, maim, mair, mare, mart, mate, mead, meat, meed, meet, mere, meta, mete, mime, mire, mite, raid, rami, rate, read, ream, rede, reed, rete, ride, rime, rite, tame, tare, team, tear, teed, teem, term, tide, tied, tier, time, tire, trad, tram, tree, trim
5-letter words
adeem, admit, aerie, aider, aimed, aimer, aired, ameer, amide, arete, armed, armet, dater, deair, demit, derat, derma, deter, dimer, dream, eared, eater, edema, eider, emmer, emmet, irade, irate, madre, mamie, mated, mater, media, merit, meted, meter, metre, mimed, mimer, mired, miter, mitre, ramee, ramet, ramie, rated, redia, remet, remit, retem, retia, retie, rimed, tamed, tamer, tared, terai, timed, timer, tired, trade, tread, treed, triad, tried
6-letter words
admire, aeried, airted, dammer, dearie, dieter, dimmer, dreamt, ideate, imaret, itemed, maimed, maimer, marted, mediae, metier, metred, mitred, rammed, reamed, redate, rediae, reedit, reemit, remade, remate, reteam, retied, retime, rimmed, tammie, teamed, teared, termed, tiered, tirade
7-letter words
ammeter, demerit, dimeter, emerita, emirate, marmite, meatier, mediate, merited, mermaid, metamer, midterm, mitered, readmit, remated, retimed, trammed, trimmed
8-letter words
diameter
9-letter words
dreamtime
What Christmas song has the first line initials istscsiocdocd?
I saw three ships come sailing BY on Christmas day, Christmas day....
What is the longest word that only uses the first seven letters of the alphabet?
15-letter words
dermatoglyphics, uncopyrightable
Realating is an aragram for which mathematical term?
There is no anagram for relating in mathematical terms.
1349.
A quiz asked ' 3 s in a t' what does it mean?
It's a kind of riddle where you have to think of a unit of measurement which would fit the equation. In this case: 3 teaspoons in a Tablespoon
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.brain.teasers/browse_thread/thread/8366ab4363a62a39/cb04ed0b741262f7
It depends how many sons and daughters the man has. If it is 4 daughters and 4 sons, then that's 2 daughters for every 4 sons. The answer is 16 sons and daughters in the family [other possibilities] ! By the way I'm pretty smart for an 11 year old! lol
OKAY YOU HAVE SOME OF THIS WRONG GIRL/BOY IT WOULD BE 2 SONS FOR EVERY 4 GIRLS.........BECAUSE EACH SON HAS HALF AS MANY SONS THEN DAUGHTERS..............AND I AM VERY SMART FOR A 12 YEAR OLD.....................l~o~l!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GET IT NOW....................????????????????????
I don't get any of this, I'm pretty stupid for a 16 year old.
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ya the 11 yr. old is right, they never told us how MANY sons and daughters the man had, and just cuz he has the same amount of daughters and sons doesnt meen his grandchildren will be the same as their parents..... lol im 11 and im smart and I don't even get this!?! lol Abe Lincoln had 2 sons ! I am also smart for an 12 year old !If some Wicks are Slicks and some Slicks are Snicks are some Wicks are definitely Snicks?
== == Heres a diagram - you're supposed to think of it as A is a type of B, and B is a type of C, etc:
`Snicks```Other `
````\``` /``````
`?`` Slicks``````
``\``/`````````
`Wicks```````` `
So: Are some Wicks a type of Snick? Upon first impression, you can see that since some Wicks are a type of Slick, and some Slicks are a type of Snick, then the statement could be True.
`Snicks```Other `
````\``` /``````
`?`` Slicks``````
``\``/`````````
`Wicks```````` `
Or even this thought: Examining the rest of the Wicks. It could be possible, that the other Wicks that are not Slicks, are directly a type of Snick. Like this:
`Snicks ``Other `
``|`` \```/ `````
``|`` Slicks `````
``|```/ ````````
`Wicks ````````
Why Those Reasonings are INCORRECT
The Wicks that are Slicks may all be in the group of Slicks that are NOT Snicks. Only some Slicks are Snicks. The Wicks could be in the group of Slicks that are not Snicks, but Other! The riddle says definitely Snicks.
The same bit of the riddle ruins the 2nd explanation as well! - We don't know definitely that the Wicks are directly connected to the Snicks. Wicks could be something else, and the Wicky Slicks could all be Other:
``````````````````````Snicks``Other `<-- Wicky Slicks````````````````````
`````````````````````````\````/```````Slicks could`````````````````````
`````No way to know--->`?`` Slicks````````could all```````````````````````
```````what this is. `````\```/```````````be Other``````````````````````
``````````````````````Wicks`````````````````````````````````````````` Because there is no proof that Wicks are in the group of Slicks that are not in the Other group, and because we can't definitely know that the Wicks are directly connected to the Snicks, the statement is
FALSE - No, some Wicks are not definitelySnicks.
