What Costs Nothing?

What costs nothing
but is worth everything,
weighs nothing, but can last a lifetime,
that one person can't own,
but two or more can share?


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Compound Word Closers 8

For each of the following, find a word that may be appended to each of the three words in the group to form three new valid words.

For example, given: "friend, owner, dealer", you would need to find the word "ship", which, when appended to these words, results in the three new valid words: "friendship", "ownership", and "dealership" respectively.


1. water, air, space
2. back, off, multi
3. car, white, hand
4. cow, dumb, door


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Short Changes

Add one letter to each word below - anywhere in the word - so that each numbered pair becomes two words of opposite meaning. For example, adding P and L to PLUM and SENDER would result in PLUMP and SLENDER.

1. BUGLER EXERT
2. KID MAN
3. STALE SHAY
4. RAID SOW
5. FLAT SIN


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Even More Bacterial Waste

I am bacterial waste, oh yes,
But just what type, can you guess?
Some put me on their fish and chips,
Others on floors to prevent slips.
Some put me on salads, some in stews,
Some on windows, even shoes.
So I'm bacterial waste, oh yes,
But my name can you guess?


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Tale of a Tail

As I get closer, my tail grows longer;
As I leave, my tail leads the way.

What am I?


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Add it Up 5

Beginning with the word "in," add one letter from the given pool to create a new word until you get a seven-letter word meaning "being in a state of suppressed agitation, worry, or resentment."

Pool: T G E S W

1) IN
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)

The hint gives definitions for each additional word.


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Ice Boat

On a hot summer day by a lake you are determined to build a boat made of ice, using a refrigeration unit and a large mold in which you can pour water. Nearby you notice an Egyptian mummy resting on a pile of wood pulp. What is the best strategy for building an ice boat that will not melt before you sail it across the lake?


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Missing Word 12

A 3-letter word has been taken out of each of the following words. Can you figure it out?

ST_ _ _
_ _ _NT
AD_ _ _
P_ _ _ANT


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Hut, Mine and Oak

What do the following three items have in common?
1. A HUT
2. A MINE
3. A HOLM OAK


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Word Gender

The following ten words can be divided into two groups of five words. The words within each group will share a common characteristic. What are the two groups? Which words belong in those groups?

dam late lice linger per son stern tent under use


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R.P.I.

Can you decipher this phrase?

R.P.I.


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The Father of Algebra

Diophantus was a Greek mathematician who lived in the third century. He was one of the first mathematicians to use algebraic symbols.

Most of what is known about Diophantus's life comes from an algebraic riddle from around the early sixth century. The riddle states:

Diophantus's youth lasted one sixth of his life. He grew a beard after one twelfth more. After one seventh more of his life, he married. 5 years later, he and his wife had a son. The son lived exactly one half as long as his father, and Diophantus died four years after his son.

How many years did Diophantus live?


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One Plus One Equals? #2

In this teaser you are required to find a word relating to mathematics hiding in consecutive letters within each sentence. Have fun!

Example:

"They knew that they had done the wrong thing."

Answer: ADD located in: "...hAD Done..."


1. The governor gave the budget a cut everywhere possible.

2. It is rumoured that Capri men often marry Naples women.

3. He drove his new Mustang entirely too recklessly.

4. Groucho and Harpo were two of the Marx brothers.


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What Number

What number, when spelled out, has no repeated letters and has each of the vowels (not including Y) once?


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Ubiquitous Counterpart

Though my counterpart looks different than me
We have a certain equivalency

I might define a classical song
I can start off as short or long

Often, I collaborate with my peers
To bring different sounds to your ears

Often, when found at the ending
From me you won't hear a thing

What am I?


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Fill 'er Up

Insert the words in COLUMN II into the spaces in COLUMN I to form words. Do not rearrange the letters.

COLUMN I............. COLUMN II

IN_ _ _ _O.............ACHE
CON_ _ _ _ NT........AUNT
H_ _ _ _ING...........BAND
EX_ _ _ _ENT..........BITE
OR_ _ _ _R............CELL
TA_ _ _ _RY...........CENT
DIS_ _ _ _T............CHAR
FOR_ _ _ _ TE.........COLA
AL_ _ _ _ R.............DIME
EM_ _ _ _ Y.............DOME
PER_ _ _ _ TE..........EACH
A_ _ _ _ ON.............FERN
DIS_ _ _ _ GE..........JOIN
O_ _ _ _ TER...........LOVE
IN_ _ _ _ IVE...........PATH
IM_ _ _ _OR............PEST
B_ _ _ _LOR............POST
T_ _ _ _ER..............TUNA


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Opaque Marble Balls

Lost in the woods, you come upon a mysterious stranger who hands you two large spheres made of two kinds of opaque marble. The spheres look the same, are the same size and have the same weight and apparent density; however, one is solid and the other hollow. The hollow sphere contains a tiny map that will enable you to navigate your way home. Unfortunately, you cannot break the spheres. The stranger agrees to open the sphere that contains the map only if you can determine which sphere is hollow. How do you determine which sphere is hollow?


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Behead V

When you behead a word, you remove the first letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Sour, acidic
Answer: The words are Start and Tart.

1. Long depression between heights -> Narrow passage between walls
2. Selling -> Ceasing; conclusion
3. Spew out -> Leave out
4. Justify; show to be blameless -> Point out
5. Moral weakness -> Frozen water
6. Personal guarantee -> Expression of pain
7. Making a promise -> Due for payment
8. Boast; self-praise -> Female relative


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Sound of Honour

I'm a ten-letter word, but when I am heard,
I have only four, not one letter more.

My first two sounds are neat; a kind of sheet,
That starts with spread, not the kind on a bed.

Of my sounds, the third is what will be heard,
alphabetically, in the middle of modus operandi.

If you want to hear more, then like the shore,
I end at the sea, that's a hint, you see.

What word am I?


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Anagram Dictionary

You are given five words and five definitions. Each of the words can be anagrammed into a two word phrase that fits one of the definitions. Your task is to assign each definition to its corresponding word.
Example - cobalt: to hit a feline in a high arc (cat lob)

Words: chameleon, medium, physical, president, tungsten

Definitions:
a boat constructed of thick mud-like soil
a cozy canvas shelter
a device for trapping tarantulas
a not too bright bird
a tidy house


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