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Lose Letters to Make a Word Trivia Quiz

This quiz is inspired by FussBudget's "The Dropped Letters Are the Answer" series. The answer to each question is a single letter. The answer to the fifteenth question is a combination of the previous fourteen single-letter answers.

A multiple-choice quiz by ferfer72. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ferfer72

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
274,203

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
13 / 15

Plays
2927

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: MissHollyB (14/15), Mark1970 (15/15), misstified (15/15).

Question 1 of 15

1. Type only the removed letter in the blank.

Remove a letter from "away" to get a word that means manner, mode, or fashion.

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 2 of 15

2. Remove a letter from "Bible" to get a word that means a yellow or greenish liquid secreted by the liver.

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 3 of 15

3. Remove a letter from "twist" to get a word that means an insignificant or bothersome person.

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 4 of 15

4. Remove a letter from "beard" to get a nickname for William Shakespeare.

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 5 of 15

5. Remove a letter from "bent" to get a word that means wager.

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 6 of 15

6. Remove a letter from "facet" to get a word that means "the front of the head".

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 7 of 15

7. Remove a letter from "moat" to get a cereal grass cultivated for its edible seed.

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 8 of 15

8. Remove a letter from "wield" to get a word that means to unite or fuse by hammering, compressing, or the like.

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 9 of 15

9. Remove a letter from "cant" to get a feline.

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 10 of 15

10. Remove a letter from "drake" to get a garden tool.

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Remove a letter from "weed" to get married.

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Remove a letter from "wind" to get a victory.

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 13 of 15

13. Remove a letter from "vile" to get a word that means to contend for superiority.

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 14 of 15

14. Remove a letter from "lady" to get a word that means to opposite of lady.

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 15 of 15

15. Take the answers to questions 1 through 14 in order. What word do they spell?

Answer: (One Word, 14 Letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Type only the removed letter in the blank. Remove a letter from "away" to get a word that means manner, mode, or fashion.

Answer: a

By removing the first "a", you get "way".

2. Remove a letter from "Bible" to get a word that means a yellow or greenish liquid secreted by the liver.

Answer: b

Remove the second "b" from Bible to get "bile".

3. Remove a letter from "twist" to get a word that means an insignificant or bothersome person.

Answer: s

Remove the "s" to get "twit".

4. Remove a letter from "beard" to get a nickname for William Shakespeare.

Answer: e

Remove the "e" from beard to get "bard".

5. Remove a letter from "bent" to get a word that means wager.

Answer: n

Remove the "n" to get "bet".

6. Remove a letter from "facet" to get a word that means "the front of the head".

Answer: t

Removing the "t" changes the word to "face".

7. Remove a letter from "moat" to get a cereal grass cultivated for its edible seed.

Answer: m

Remove the "m" to get "oat".

8. Remove a letter from "wield" to get a word that means to unite or fuse by hammering, compressing, or the like.

Answer: i

Remove the "i" from wield to get "weld".

9. Remove a letter from "cant" to get a feline.

Answer: n

Removing the "n" makes "cat".

10. Remove a letter from "drake" to get a garden tool.

Answer: d

Remove the "d" to get "rake".

11. Remove a letter from "weed" to get married.

Answer: e

Remove an "e" from weed to get "wed".

12. Remove a letter from "wind" to get a victory.

Answer: d

Remove the "d" to get "win".

13. Remove a letter from "vile" to get a word that means to contend for superiority.

Answer: l

Removing the "l" turns the word to "vie".

14. Remove a letter from "lady" to get a word that means to opposite of lady.

Answer: y

Removing the "y" turns the lady into a "lad".

15. Take the answers to questions 1 through 14 in order. What word do they spell?

Answer: absentmindedly

Absentmindedly means "in a preoccupied manner". If you enjoyed this, please play Fussbudget's "The Dropped Letters Are the Answer" series for more!

Source: Author ferfer72

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