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Quiz about Creating Words from a TAILSPIN

Creating Words from a TAILSPIN Quiz

All you have to do is figure out what words I'm describing, and only use the letters in TAILSPIN to make them. Tailspin can mean a spiraling nose dive, but it can also mean a state of chaos. Hopefully this quiz won't put you in a tailspin. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by milesprower18. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
milesprower18

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
322,391

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1012

Question 1 of 10

1. What word, meaning a hole in the earth or a mine, can be made by only using the letters in TAILSPIN?

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Using only the letters in TAILSPIN, what word can be created that means a thin pointed metal spike that is driven into wood with a hammer?

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. For this question, make a word that means to incline or slope with the letters in TAILSPIN.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Can you make a word that can mean the same as dull, simple, or common? Remember to use only the letters in TAILSPIN to make the word.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Can you form a word that means a speech defect by only using the letters in TAILSPIN? (Hint: Sylvester the Cat and Daffy Duck are both cartoon characters that have this.)

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Use only the letters in TAILSPIN, and produce a word that is a metallic element that is often used to make cans.

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Can you figure out what word, meaning the past tense of light, can be made with letters from TAILSPIN?

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What word can be made by using only the letters in TAILSPIN that can describe what a tree, a flower, or a vine is?

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is a word that can be described as fuzzy fluff that gathers on some fabrics? Remember to only use letters in TAILSPIN to create this word.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. By only using letters from the word TAILSPIN, what word can be created that means the opposite of the present or describes something that has already been completed or ended?

Answer: (4 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What word, meaning a hole in the earth or a mine, can be made by only using the letters in TAILSPIN?

Answer: pit

The word pit can also mean the stone of a fruit or a place where racing cars can refuel.

2. Using only the letters in TAILSPIN, what word can be created that means a thin pointed metal spike that is driven into wood with a hammer?

Answer: nail

The word nail can also refer to what you have on the tips of your fingers and toes.

3. For this question, make a word that means to incline or slope with the letters in TAILSPIN.

Answer: slant

Other than an incline or slope, a slant can also mean a bias or a point of view.

4. Can you make a word that can mean the same as dull, simple, or common? Remember to use only the letters in TAILSPIN to make the word.

Answer: plain

A plain can also be a grassland or a plateau.

5. Can you form a word that means a speech defect by only using the letters in TAILSPIN? (Hint: Sylvester the Cat and Daffy Duck are both cartoon characters that have this.)

Answer: lisp

People who have a lisp usually substitute the sounds of "TH" in words for "S" or "Z".

6. Use only the letters in TAILSPIN, and produce a word that is a metallic element that is often used to make cans.

Answer: tin

Tin appears a silvery color. The symbol for tin is "Sn", and tin's atomic number is 50.

7. Can you figure out what word, meaning the past tense of light, can be made with letters from TAILSPIN?

Answer: lit

If you were going to light a candle, you might say, "I will light the candle.". If you had already lit the candle, then you would say, "I lit the candle.".

8. What word can be made by using only the letters in TAILSPIN that can describe what a tree, a flower, or a vine is?

Answer: plant

There are many different kinds of plants. Plants, like us, are living organisms.

9. What is a word that can be described as fuzzy fluff that gathers on some fabrics? Remember to only use letters in TAILSPIN to create this word.

Answer: lint

Lint can be found in many places, like on clothes or in lint filters. Lint can be removed by using a lint roller.

10. By only using letters from the word TAILSPIN, what word can be created that means the opposite of the present or describes something that has already been completed or ended?

Answer: past

Past can also mean the history of a person, or being beyond something.

Source: Author milesprower18

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