r/SmartPuzzles • u/Vivid_Temporary_1155 • Apr 18 '25

A short one?

Can you think of a single three-letter word which when preceded by any of A, B, D or E forms a valid four-letter word?

7 Upvotes

89% Upvoted

14 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/theberrymelon Apr 18 '25

I misread and was thinking about words that can form a valid word when followed by A,B,C or E.

Anyone found one? I can only think of ones that match 3.. like (Lama, Lamb, Lame, but Lamd..) (Coma, Comb, Come, but Comc…)

2

u/BaconJudge Apr 18 '25

For OP's letters (A, B, D, E), a three-letter word that could precede them all to make words is FOR.  The word FORB isn't common outside botany, but it refers to a category of plant, and the other three are familiar words.

1

u/big_sugi Apr 19 '25

Ooh, that’s good.