# More word twickery

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-word-twickery/363725>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 9, 2006, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-word-twickery/363725 "2006-07-09T13:15:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2006, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-word-twickery/363725/1 "2006-07-09T13:15:26Z")

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Okay, I hope this one’s a little tougher than my last contribution.

What do all of the following words have in common?

ABOUT  
BURNT  
BUY  
CHIEF  
CORAL  
HOLLY  
HUE  
MORON  
MULCH  
NAÏVE  
NOISY  
OAF  
PATIENT  
PEDAL  
POI  
POISE  
REVEL  
SHRED  
TIGER  
WIELD  
WOE

As always, pls. put your guess in a spoiler box for those who want to play along later…

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-word-twickery/363725/2 "2006-07-09T13:29:12Z")

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You can remove one letter from each word and still have a word?

If not, I got nothing.

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2006, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-word-twickery/363725/3 "2006-07-09T13:32:57Z")

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I think you got it, but more specifically:

You can remove the middle letter from each word and still have a word.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-word-twickery/363725/4 "2006-07-09T13:33:18Z")

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You’re on the right track, but the answer is more specific than that.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2006, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-word-twickery/363725/5 "2006-07-09T13:34:37Z")

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**Patty** got it.

Damn. 17 minutes. I gotta start making these harder. ☹

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**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2006, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-word-twickery/363725/6 "2006-07-09T13:35:21Z")

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Remove the middle letter from each word and you’ll have a new word. I think.

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**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-word-twickery/363725/7 "2006-07-09T13:37:01Z")

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Dang. Slow dial-up access…

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2006, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-word-twickery/363725/8 "2006-07-09T14:19:25Z")

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My first guess:

Will Shortz has had them all tattooed on his butt? 😃

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-word-twickery/363725/9 "2006-07-09T14:25:36Z")

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[QUOTE=Beware of Doug]  
My first guess:

Will Shortz has had them all tattooed on his butt? 😃  
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Good answer! Good answer! [/overcaffeinated “Family Feud” contestant]

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**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-word-twickery/363725/10 "2006-07-09T17:58:31Z")

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[spoiler]So the new list is:

ABUT  
BUNT  
BY  
CHEF  
COAL  
HOLY  
HE  
MOON  
MUCH  
NAVE  
NOSY  
OF  
PATENT  
PEAL  
PI  
POSE  
REEL  
SHED  
TIER  
WILD  
WE[/spoiler] Just in case anyone wanted it.