Questions tagged [word]
A puzzle whose answer will be a word or a set of words but not a phrase or sentence.
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My prefix is food, my suffix is rude
I thought of this riddle myself. Feedback is appreciated.
My prefix is food.
My suffix is rude.
My infix comes in rounds.
I keep you off the ground.
What am I?
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Vowelburger™ Riddle
(A new kind of riddle)
I ordered 5 Vowelburgers™ with buns and meat only - help me identify each one from the description on the menu!
Meat
Vowelburger™
A
weak
E
cyst
I
succeed
O
secured
Y
letter
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Four-words (----||||)
Four-words:
My first is indivisible, but not really.
My second is a cloak worn by men, but in ancient Rome.
My third is a cruel wicked person, but not a human.
My fourth is about 20 quires, but in ...
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Piece de Resistance - Introduction & Ace and A's
OP's Words
This puzzle is part of the "Piece de Resistance" series. Read the following section for the storyAce Two Three Four Five ...
Hey guys (and gals), I have worked on this for weeks, took me ...
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A short, brutal riddle
Left alone, I'm a word with five letters.
I'm honest and fair, I'll admit.
Rearranged, I'm of no use to trains.
Again, and I'm an overt place, warm and well lit.
What am I?
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Twelve Labours - #01 Nemean Iron
This puzzle is part of the ‘Twelve Labours’ series. Previous instalments can be found here: Prologue
Having finally deciphered his mother’s map, Hercules got dressed, wolfed down some breakfast and ...
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Piece de Resistance - Five Flowers with One Missing
Five - Flowers with One Missing
This puzzle is part of the "Piece de Resistance" series. Go back to Part 1 (Ace) for the story.Ace Two Three Four Five ...
Removing the silver matter, you see ...
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Piece de Resistance - Three Troublesome Toshes
Three - Troublesome Toshes
This puzzle is part of the "Piece de Resistance" series. Go back to Part 1 (Ace) for the story.Ace Two Three Four Five ...
For the third time you removed the ...
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Piece de Resistance - Two Boxes, Two Boxes of Letters
Two - Boxes, Two Boxes of Letters
This puzzle is part of the "Piece de Resistance" series. Go back to Part 1 (Ace) for the story.Ace Two Three Four Five ...
Out of Character: Finally, a ...
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Twelve Labours - #03 Golden Hind
This puzzle is part of the ‘Twelve Labours’ series. Previous instalments can be found here: Prologue | 01 | 02
Hercules was grateful the morning sun wasn’t hotter as he pulled the heavy flatbed ...
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Twelve Labours - #04 Erymanthian Bar
This puzzle is part of the ‘Twelve Labours’ series. Previous instalments can be found here: Prologue | 01 | 02 | 03
Now one crate lighter, Hercules made his way back up the road to the Erymanthian ...
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Twelve Labours - #05 Eugene's Tables
This puzzle is part of the ‘Twelve Labours’ series, but can be solved independently. Previous instalments can be found here: Prologue | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04
After being snookered by Pholus’ puzzle for ...
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See me once, see me twice
A very short riddle just came to my mind, let's see if it can be cracked:
see me once, food can usually be found
see me twice, thundering typhoons all around
hints are coming daily, if needed. ...
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Twelve Labours - #06 Stymphalian Beards
This puzzle is part of the ‘Twelve Labours’ series, but can be solved independently. Previous instalments can be found here: Prologue | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05
Hercules looked down at his to-do list ...
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I, for one, welcome our new
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #30: Metapuzzles...
For two months, the ship had hovered above the world ... silent, unmoving, just relentlessly hovering in a fixed spot over a desolate ...
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