Word Puzzles

[was-saxman]

1) ...a common word, that when plural is masculine, yet by adding an "S", it becomes singular and feminine....

2) ...a 5 word that has the last 2 letters silent and denotes a large group of people, by adding an "E", the previous 2 silent letters are pronnounced and the word refers to a single individual........

[pi-eater]

1)

princes

[was-saxman]

pi r right

[pi-eater]

2)

corps

[Jezza]

Aaahhh good call Pi-Eater

[was-saxman]

right again.....
.in a pure Twilight Zone moment, I am in the middle of reading http://www.joyofpi.com/thebook.html

.......

[was-saxman]

.......11 letter word.......only 3 vowels, last 5 are all consonants (Y is not in the word)

[pi-eater]

.......11 letter word.......only 3 vowels, last 5 are all consonants (Y is not in the word)

Off hand, I can think of a 9 letter word with only 1 vowel that ends in 5 consonants: strengths

Excellent book to read.

[was-saxman]

"strengths"was up next..........

I'll wait for a few more people to guess......

(also trying to figure out how to do the hidden text behind the yellow bar thing)


throws in ......... a 7 letter word using a,e,i,o,u

[HansV]

throws in ......... a 7 letter word using a,e,i,o,u

sequoia

[was-saxman]

sequoia

correct

answer to above is thousandths

[sirpaul1]

"Strengths" IS the longest English word with only one vowel.

[Jezza]

(also trying to figure out how to do the hidden text behind the yellow bar thing)

The "yellow bar thing" was an method that we used to hide text in the "old" Lounge, the software was old and this was a very effective way to hide answers. You will have to use SPOILER in your replies

Now as for your:

.......11 letter word.......only 3 vowels, last 5 are all consonants (Y is not in the word)

You have not stipulated which dictionary you are using so I have gone for the Dictionary of Anagrams and got

aaaaabbcdrr (abracadabra)

BTW In the Lounge you will always find that we can find an alternative "right" answer if you don't stipulate it in the question

[Jezza]

.......11 letter word.......only 3 vowels, last 5 are all consonants (Y is not in the word)

Thank the Lordfor VBA

thousandths

[VegasNath]

Thank the Lordfor VBA

Now I'm curious.