Brain Teaser

[red750]

Power Outage is correct.

 

 

1 hour ago, facthunter said:

Where's the F "N"?  Nev

Nev, it's like Scrabble. You get so many letter tiles. If you can fit them into a word, so good. Sometimes you can't. If you want to make a word but don't have one of the letters, too bad. If your answer 'intake' had been correct, the N tile would have been used. As it wasn't, obviously 'intake' wasn't the correct word.

[red750]

49 minutes ago, facthunter said:

It would be easier to do a B747 endorsement than Understand this .  Nev

Careful Nev, you're starting to sound like GON.

[facthunter]

Not really. Nev

[red750]

Watch this Youtube video of a bonus round. After the woman spins the prize wheel, they cut to the puzzle board. The 6 given starting letters, R, S, T, L, N. E, appear in the lower left corner. If any of those letters are in the puzzle, they are turned on by the hostess. The contestant then selects their 4 letters, Again, the correct letters are turned on. Based on the displayed letters on the puzzle board, the contestant has to guess the puzzle in 10 seconds to win the prize.

 

 

[facthunter]

Each to his/her own. I think I'd rather die. There's Plenty to do around here and see and hear outside, and people to go to and see and talk to . Nev

[red750]

Then don't answer the brain teasers. Marty, PMcC, onetrack and a few others appear to enjoy them.

[pmccarthy]

It just means you can't use any of the little letters at the bottom of the picture.

[red750]

More specifically, if any of the letters at the bottom of the screen are contained in the solution, they will have been placed on the puzzle board. If they are not on the puzzle board, they are not part of the solution.

[facthunter]

Not that Long ago I used to do quite well. Nev

[onetrack]

You can probably blame your poor results on that nasty disease you picked up, Nev. A lot of people suffer from it. It's known in medical circles as A-G-E. 😄 

[facthunter]

I'm monitored for all that with Brain scans and medications. I've had a top Neurologist for ages Now. ' No changes in the Last 3 years ,The format of the  Puzzles has changed.. Nev 

[red750]

With all the explanation of how the puzzles work, I forgot that I hadn't loaded the next one.

 

[red750]

Here is one a bit different. There are lots of words in the English language which have silent letters. The G in gnome, the P in psalm, etc. Have you any idea of the most common silent letter?

[Jerry_Atrick]

Winding path (to the find the missing letters, above)

Edited yesterday at 12:19 PM by Jerry_Atrick

[onetrack]

The most common silent letter is "E", because it is often found at the end of words, and isn't pronounced there (see, I just gave you an example!).

[red750]

Yes, I'll give you that, but E is the most common letter, and often used to change the pronunciation of the the word, as in ton/tone. But there are other letters which appear to have no purpose and could be omitted without changing the word. eg. P in Psychology. 

[red750]

Winding path is correct.

 

 

[pmccarthy]

Silent p, as in  swimming.

[facthunter]

Swimming Pool in French is La Piscine.  Nev

[Marty_d]

Oui, mais la piscine n'est pas un pissoir!

[onetrack]

Mais les portes des magasins de tout Paris le sont!

[red750]

OK. One of the most common silent letters is G when combined with N. Examples : GNAW, GNAT, GNOME.    Crossword Clue Helper lists 121 GN,, words.

 

But that's not the biggest list. Merriam-Webster Scrabble lists: 

Words That Start With KN: 233 Words | Scrabble® Word Finder

Words that start with KN: knap, knar, knee, knew, knit, knob, knop, knot, know, knur, etc.

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary lists 387 words that start with KN

Knife, kneel, kneeling. knack. knackers, knackery, knead, knowledge, to name a  few.