The challenge of these brain puzzles is to find as many words as possible that fit a given word pattern. The pattern define some fixed letters while letting some parts of the word undefined as wild cards where you are free to put any letters. Be smart and find different words.
Start with an easy sample: Find letters that fit the pattern:
_ _ E N _
The first two positions of the are not defined and can be filled as you like.
Word that fit the pattern are:
AGENT, ARENA, BLEND, EVENT, FIEND, HYENA, SCENE, SCENT, TREND, …
Puzzle 1
_ U _ _ E T
Solution for Puzzle 1
The following list shows some word that fit the pattern:
BUCKET, BUDGET, BUFFET, BULLET, GULLET, JUNKET, MUSKET, NUGGET, OUTLET, OUTSET, PUPPET, SUNSET, TURRET, …
Puzzle 2
Find as many as possible words for the pattern:
C O _ _ _
Solution for Puzzle 2
The following list shows some word that fit the pattern:
COACH, COAHR, COAST, COBRA, COCAO, COCOA, COLON, COLOR, COMBO, COMER, COMET, COMIC, COMMA, CONIC, COPRA, CORAL, CORNE, COSEC, COUCH, COUGH, COUNT, COUPE, COURT, COVER, …
Puzzle 3
Find as many as possible words for the pattern:
P _ _ _ E
Solution for Puzzle 3
The following list shows some word that fit the pattern:
PASTE, PAUSE, PEACE, PHASE, PHONE, PIECE, PIQUE, PLACE, PLANE, PLATE, PLUME, POISE, POSSE, PRICE, PRIDE, PRIME, PRIZE, PROBE, PROSE, PRUNE, PULSE, PURGE, PURSE, …
Puzzle 4
Find as many as possible words for the pattern:
_ _ A _ K
Solution for Puzzle 4
The following list shows some word that fit the pattern:
BLACK, BLANK, CHALK, CRACK, FLANK, FLASK, FRANK, KNACK, PLANK, QUACK, QUARK, SHACK, SHANK, SLACK, SNACK, SPARK, STACK, TRACK, WRACK, …
Puzzle 5
Find as many as possible words for the pattern:
M _ _ _ R
Solution for Puzzle 5
The following list shows some word that fit the pattern:
MAJOR, MAKER, MANOR, MAYOR, METER, MINER, MINOR, MIXER, MOTOR, MOVER, …
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