andromeda Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 1. I’m one letter short for you to stay for the night 2. I’m one letter short to smell really bad 3. I’m five letters short to be an arctic whale 4. I’m three letters short to wear me like a crown 5. I’m three letters short to make you cry 6. I’m three letters short to have a false name 7. I’m one letter short to tidy up your hair 8. I’m three letters short to be painted on the wall 9. I’m four letters short to pinch you really hard 10. I’m four letters short to be an infectious disease What am I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 (edited) I have a question. Assuming that these are letters you're referring to, which I think is a pretty safe guess, do they have to be in order? For example, could I have mural and fraud if the letters were 'a' and 'u'?. Edited September 28, 2008 by Kioshanta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted September 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I have a question. Assuming that these are letters you're referring to, which I think is a pretty safe guess, do they have to be in order? For example, could I have mural and fraud if the letters were 'a' and 'u'?. For example I'm three letters short to be a sweet, red, edible fruit The solution is: AP(PLE) In the end you need to assemble those letters outside the brackets I think this helps I'm always giving up way too many hints <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Oh, wow. That's what I thought at first but it seemed too difficult to make. This appears to be a very well-constructed riddle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted September 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Oh, wow. That's what I thought at first but it seemed too difficult to make. This appears to be a very well-constructed riddle... Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dms172 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 3.belug(a) or (na)rwhal 5.oni(on) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dms172 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 For example I'm three letters short to be a sweet, red, edible fruit The solution is: AP(PLE) In the end you need to assemble those letters outside the brackets I think this helps I'm always giving up way too many hints <_< i always do the same thing, but then people don't lose as much sleep over a riddle(like woon's riddle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 3.belug(a) or (na)rwhal 5.oni(on) I'm being extra nice today so... I have shown you in the apple example, you probably read it. I have shown that the letters on the end of the word are EXTRA, or better to say the letters that I need are short of them!!! So your guesses are good, but the brackets are misplaced!!! 3.belug(a) - actually if this was correct it would have been - b(eluga) (na)rwhal - this is correct, but it's na(rwhal) 5.oni(on) - this is correct but it's on(ion) The colored letters are the ones you need! And all of the letters you get the same way! So brackets only go on the letters at the end! I hope that you understand now what I'm saying! It's probably a mistake to give so many clues, I could have left you to figure it out on your own but I have a teaching instinct and I honestly like explaining things, so you're in luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Izzy Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Man this is hard. Kudos on a difficult yet insanely well written riddle. 1. 2. 3.be(lugas) na(rwhal) 4. 5.on(ion) 6. 7.brus(h) 8.pa(int) 9. fin(gers) n(ails) 10. Common (cold) Hepat(itis) Influ(enza) Ant(hrax) Botu(lism) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Man this is hard. Kudos on a difficult yet insanely well written riddle. 1. 2. 3.be(lugas) na(rwhal) 4. 5.on(ion) 6. 7.brus(h) 8.pa(int) 9. fin(gers) n(ails) 10. Common (cold) Hepat(itis) Influ(enza) Ant(hrax) Botu(lism) This is what you've guessed so far: 1. 2. 3. na(rhwal) 4. 5. on(ion) 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. You were close though A hint the disease was very common during the II world war Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Izzy Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Typ(hoid)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Typ(hoid)? This is the disease that I need (how funny this sounds ) but not that word, I need the other version, cause this way I'm not getting the right letters! Nice thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dms172 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 s(leep over) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Are you "al" 1. I'm one letter short for you to stay for the night 2. I'm one letter short to smell really bad......m(al) 3. I'm five letters short to be an arctic whale.............narwh(al) 4. I'm three letters short to wear me like a crown........... reg(al) 5. I'm three letters short to make you cry 6. I'm three letters short to have a false name ...............(al)ias 7. I'm one letter short to tidy up your hair 8. I'm three letters short to be painted on the wall................muar(al) 9. I'm four letters short to pinch you really hard 10. I'm four letters short to be an infectious disease still working the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Izzy Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 (edited) This is the disease that I need (how funny this sounds ) but not that word, I need the other version, cause this way I'm not getting the right letters! Nice thinking! Umm... Paratyp(hoid), right? Edited September 29, 2008 by Izzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dms172 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Umm... , right? you take first 3 letters off not last 4 so it looks like Par(atyphoid) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Are you "al" still working the rest You put that in a spoiler 1. I'm one letter short for you to stay for the night 2. I'm one letter short to smell really bad......m(al) 3. I'm five letters short to be an arctic whale.............narwh(al) 4. I'm three letters short to wear me like a crown........... reg(al) 5. I'm three letters short to make you cry 6. I'm three letters short to have a false name ...............(al)ias - it's actually al(ias) 7. I'm one letter short to tidy up your hair 8. I'm three letters short to be painted on the wall................muar(al) - misspelled, it's actually mu(ral) 9. I'm four letters short to pinch you really hard 10. I'm four letters short to be an infectious disease Umm... Paratyp(hoid), right? Look here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dms172 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 (edited) ent(eric) Edited September 29, 2008 by dms172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 This is what we got so far: Don't look if you don't want to spoil it 1. 2. 3. na(rhwal) 4. 5. on(ion) 6. al(ias) 7. 8. mu(ral) 9. 10. still waiting on that disease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 ent(eric) Nope. I meant the disease right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 s(leep over) Nope. It's a short word. They are all one word solutions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Izzy Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 pa(thol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 (edited) pa(thol) I sent you the link! the 'typh' part is correct but not the end!!! Edited September 29, 2008 by andromeda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dms172 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 typ(hoidal) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Izzy Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 I sent you the link! the 'typh' part is correct but not the end!!! It's a synonym for it, according to your link. ..I'm totally going to get it this time. Honestly. typ(hus) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 g(al) or p(al) It all depends on the circumstances! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1. I’m one letter short for you to stay for the night
2. I’m one letter short to smell really bad
3. I’m five letters short to be an arctic whale
4. I’m three letters short to wear me like a crown
5. I’m three letters short to make you cry
6. I’m three letters short to have a false name
7. I’m one letter short to tidy up your hair
8. I’m three letters short to be painted on the wall
9. I’m four letters short to pinch you really hard
10. I’m four letters short to be an infectious disease
What am I?
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