One letter leaves. A new word stays.
Take away the opening letter and follow the clue.
Ten questions, with the answers explained. Try them in your head, then open each answer when you're ready.
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Remove the first letter of SMILE. What remains, meaning a unit of distance?
- SLIM
- MILE
- ISLE
- LIME
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MILE
SMILE loses its opening S, leaving MILE: a unit of distance.
QUESTION 2 / 10
Remove the first letter of CHAIR. What remains, meaning what grows on your head?
- HARE
- CHAR
- HAIL
- HAIR
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HAIR
CHAIR loses its opening C, leaving HAIR: what grows on your head.
QUESTION 3 / 10
Remove the first letter of TRAIN. What remains, meaning water falling from clouds?
- RAIN
- RING
- RANT
- TRIM
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RAIN
TRAIN loses its opening T, leaving RAIN: water falling from clouds.
QUESTION 4 / 10
Remove the first letter of SCARE. What remains, meaning concern or attention?
- CURE
- SCAR
- CART
- CARE
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CARE
SCARE loses its opening S, leaving CARE: concern or attention.
QUESTION 5 / 10
Remove the first letter of SPEAR. What remains, meaning a fruit with a narrow top?
- PARE
- SPAR
- PEAR
- PEER
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PEAR
SPEAR loses its opening S, leaving PEAR: a fruit with a narrow top.
QUESTION 6 / 10
Remove the first letter of SPARK. What remains, meaning a public green space?
- PARA
- SPAR
- BARK
- PARK
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PARK
SPARK loses its opening S, leaving PARK: a public green space.
QUESTION 7 / 10
Remove the first letter of STONE. What remains, meaning a musical or vocal sound quality?
- STUN
- TONE
- TORE
- NOTE
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TONE
STONE loses its opening S, leaving TONE: a musical or vocal sound quality.
QUESTION 8 / 10
Remove the first letter of SWORD. What remains, meaning a unit of language?
- WOOD
- WORE
- WORD
- SWORE
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WORD
SWORD loses its opening S, leaving WORD: a unit of language.
QUESTION 9 / 10
Remove the first letter of BLEND. What remains, meaning to let someone use something temporarily?
- BLED
- LEND
- BEND
- LAND
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LEND
BLEND loses its opening B, leaving LEND: to let someone use something temporarily.
QUESTION 10 / 10
Remove the first letter of CLEAN. What remains, meaning to slope or rest at an angle?
- LACE
- LEAN
- LANE
- CLAN
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LEAN
CLEAN loses its opening C, leaving LEAN: to slope or rest at an angle.