Wei-Hwa's Puzzle Challenge Number 24
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Whyme Rhyme 2: Find the non-rhyming pairs of words that only differ in their first letter, such as LEMON DEMON.
Rules.
The words may or may not be proper nouns. Pronunciations are assumed to be standard American English, but these pairs will fail to rhyme in almost all dialects of English. (For more Whyme Rhymes, check out the archive.)
How to Play.
Simply type your guess in the box. Spaces and capitalization don't count, but spelling does! You can try as much as you want without penalty. If you have solved a puzzle already and want to see the original clue, try parking your mouse over the answer.
In the direction of milquetoasts
A serviceman stationed closer to the tropics
Description for teeth that could be a bit whiter
The right person to be reaching
Famous actor from Sheffield
Starbucks® concoction that isn't very shiny
Attempts to popularize grassy plants
What to press a doorbell with
A new sort of miserable dwelling
Pours out trigonometric functions
Mexican food from a city in central Texas
An amazing thing that one likes better
Rules.
The words may or may not be proper nouns. Pronunciations are assumed to be standard American English, but these pairs will fail to rhyme in almost all dialects of English. (For more Whyme Rhymes, check out the archive.)
How to Play.
Simply type your guess in the box. Spaces and capitalization don't count, but spelling does! You can try as much as you want without penalty. If you have solved a puzzle already and want to see the original clue, try parking your mouse over the answer.
In the direction of milquetoasts
A serviceman stationed closer to the tropics
Description for teeth that could be a bit whiter
The right person to be reaching
Famous actor from Sheffield
Starbucks® concoction that isn't very shiny
Attempts to popularize grassy plants
What to press a doorbell with
A new sort of miserable dwelling
Pours out trigonometric functions
Mexican food from a city in central Texas
An amazing thing that one likes better
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By Puzzle Solver Wannabe at 11:31 PM
18 Comments:
5) Sean Bean
6) Matte Latte
8) Ringer Finger
11) Waco Taco
towards cowards
moldier soldier
nearly pearly
proper groper
sean bean
matte latte
pushes rushes
ringer finger
novel hovel
decants secants
waco taco
fonder wonder
Wikipedia says Lynyrd Skynyrd is from Sheffield, Alabama - so close.
that, and lynyrd skynyrd differ in more than just the first letter
Ringer and Finger don't rhyme???
"Ringer and finger don't rhyme?"
No. It's hard without the phonetic alphabet, but if we represent the sound at the end of "thing" by [ng], then one word is pronounced "ri[ng]er" and the other has a hard G (as in Get) added: "fi[ng]Ger".
lynyrd skynyrd is a singer, not an actor
"Ringer and Finger don't rhyme??? "
Hmm, doesn't the quiz say "the non-rhyming pairs of words that only differ in their first letter"
Which is funny because Novel and Hovel rhyme (at least in UK English!!)
"Which is funny because Novel and Hovel rhyme (at least in UK English!!)"
Hm, that's interesting to find out. They don't rhyme in US English: the first syllable of Novel has an "ah" vowel, while Hovel has an "uh."
Novel and hovel rhyme perfectly well in US English. I've never said "huvel" I also think ringer and finger rhyme at least when said together. Separately you swallow the g more in ringer and pronounce it more in finger, but when you say them in a pair your brain pretty much makes it a rhyme.
Here are 2 more:
a) Bug mom
b) Lethargic rose
slower flower
a) Bother Muther
congrats!
Where the hell was Lynyrd Skynyrd when they were handing out vowels?
"Where the hell was Lynyrd Skynyrd when they were handing out vowels?"
In a crib?
what is:
a) Rookie of the outdoor furniture set
b) fixes the wire service
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