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The Great Vocabulary Letter Hack

For each definition, select the correct word from the four optio.. SYSTEM ALERT! A hacker has changed one letter in each correct answer, making it harder for you to spot! Can you figure out the original answers and stop the electronic mischief-maker?
If the correct answer were TRAIN, the hacker may have changed the N to an L, leaving TRAIL
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First submittedNovember 15, 2021
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1. Imitation chocolate
Carob
Carol
Song
Psalm
Tune
2. A crude, run-down, dirty house
Hovel
Lodge
Inn
Hotel
Manor
3. Still in existence; active
Alive
Olive
Basil
Sage
Pine
4. To dress or groom oneself carefully
Primp
Neat
Prime
Rare
Best
5. To treat with contempt
Scorn
Bound
Taken
Sworn
Cursed
6. An abnormal growth on the body
Cyst
Shed
Cast
Toss
Fold
7. To make changes to
Edit
Beam
Emit
Gush
Shed
8. Worth
Value
Engine
Heart
Pump
Valve
9. To invalidate
Cancel
Libra
Cancer
Virgo
Aries
10. Long-eared equid
Donkey
Ape
Baboon
Chimp
Monkey
11. To force something out of the throat or lungs
Cough
Settee
Couch
Sofa
Divan
12. To decrease in force or intensity
Abate
Agate
Amber
Pearl
Pyrite
13. Extended family; close-knit group
Clan
Azure
Cyan
Blue
Teal
14. To calculate; to make sense
Compute
Strive
Contend
Compete
Vie
15. A covering for a bed
Quilt
Thick
Built
Stout
Bulky
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38 Comments
kiwirage
+10
Level 63
Nov 15, 2021
If you enjoyed this quiz, play it again! The answers change randomly each time.
Dollyfroggy
+3
Level 63
Nov 15, 2021
Nominated! Thanks for the sequel to 'The Great Vocabulary Letter Heist'!

Also, I got 'To sleep lightly' as the clue for slumber but isn't slumber a deep sleep? Maybe just 'to sleep' would work; Googling the definition gives 'sleep'.

kiwirage
+3
Level 63
Nov 15, 2021
Some dictionaries specify that it is "especially a light sleep", but I've changed it nonetheless, as it doesn't have to be light.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Jul 28, 2023
Thanks for updating your quiz! You have over 700 quizzes, so I'm amazed how you get around to fixing any issues that pop up.
Djilas
+5
Level 86
Jul 29, 2023
Not very light example from Oxford: "Sleeping Beauty slumbered in her forest castle"
Jayjaysciz
+3
Level 57
Jan 31, 2022
Really like this quiz!! but I have a question. I had as a hint "abnormal growth on body"

I immediately thought it was mole. And the one choice that fits is mold.

Apparently answer was 'cyst' which would be the choice, cast.

I could be wrong but it makes sense to me.

kiwirage
+3
Level 63
Jan 31, 2022
You're right, I've fixed this - thanks!
SpencerGT
+2
Level 68
Jul 28, 2023
Could 'sap' be acceptable for seeping out?
kiwirage
+2
Level 63
Jul 28, 2023
I've made an adjustment to that one, thanks!
Dimby
+3
Level 83
Jul 28, 2023
Fun quiz, nominated. I found it quite easy… until I got one wrong! I figured “slog” for the routine job one worked, but the actual answer is far stronger.
AlmostAGenius
+1
Level 89
Jul 29, 2023
I assume marsh is included for striking the ground to deliberately lead you to march because I saw that immediately and didn’t even bother reading the rest.
kiwirage
+5
Level 63
Jul 29, 2023
Actually it’s there only because it’s similar to the word “swamp”. I didn’t set out to lead the solver astray with close alternatives. If there are some then it’s coincidence. Either way, to march does not mean to strike the ground, but refers to a strict rhythmic pattern of steps.
BirdFromSchool
+2
Level 77
Jul 29, 2023
Great quiz. I found it more challenging than most vocabulary quizzes.

One note: for the clue "Young Person," I think that "Spain" should be a correct answer. "Spain" is one letter away from "Swain," a young lover or country youth.

kiwirage
+4
Level 63
Jul 29, 2023
Swain is too specific to be an answer to the generic clue "Young Person".
QuizMasterGeneral05
+1
Level 69
Jul 29, 2023
I thought the last one could be goad? Anyone agree
kiwirage
+5
Level 63
Jul 29, 2023
You'll have to be more specific than 'the last one'. The questions change every time.
kiwirage
+3
Level 63
Aug 15, 2023
I've figured out which one you're talking about, and agree that it's close enough to warrant a change. Thanks for pointing it out!
Ears
+2
Level 93
Jul 30, 2023
Fun. Thanks.
Shiloh376
+3
Level 76
Jul 30, 2023
This is one of the most creative quizzes I've seen in a long time. Very challenging and lots of fun! Bravo!
CliveDexter
+1
Level 74
Aug 1, 2023
"Goad", I think fits the description also.
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
Aug 1, 2023
Fun :)
AlexThirkell
+4
Level 74
Aug 9, 2023
To pour with rain: "teem"

Is it necessary to specify rain in that one? I've heard the word plenty of times, but not in reference to rain as far as I can remember.

Great creative quiz by the way, thanks!

luxint
+1
Level 67
Aug 17, 2023
Well done Kiwi. Thank you for that
rabble
+1
Level 68
Aug 17, 2023
Fun quiz, ty. I thought "lace" might work for, "a loose outer garment", but also think the correct answer, "cloak", was also fine.
kiwirage
+2
Level 63
Aug 17, 2023
Lace is a fabric, used to make some garments. It's not a garment in itself.
TjizzleDizzle
+2
Level 69
Aug 17, 2023
Only had 2 incorrect, to my surprise, English isn't my native language. Of the 2 I wasn'f familiar with one of the words, just couldn't decode the other one correctly.
Azerk
+1
Level 64
Aug 17, 2023
To incite; to stir up trouble...wouldn't trick (from trice) work for that?
kiwirage
+2
Level 63
Aug 17, 2023
No. To trick someone is just to deceive or cheat them in some way. It has nothing to do with inciting or stirring up trouble.
Islandcarver
+2
Level 83
Aug 17, 2023
Very interesting and creative quiz in both, its idea and development. Thank you very much! I do wonder about #9. Green would also be a valid answer (greed)?
kiwirage
+2
Level 63
Aug 17, 2023
The answers change each time you play, so #9 isn't the same for everyone. But the clue you're talking about is "An intense longing", which is not enough to imply greed. Greed, specifically, is an intense longing FOR wealth or more than you need. The correct answer - lust - is in and of itself an intense longing.
Julejule
+1
Level 78
Aug 17, 2023
Pure for #4? A single thing or entity.
kiwirage
+2
Level 63
Aug 17, 2023
Pure is an adjective. There's no such thing as a pure.
grimpy
+1
Level 54
Aug 18, 2023
Sadly, the only one I missed, took me ten minutes to figure out what letter to change! Yep. :P
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Aug 20, 2023
14/15, I only missed the question I wasn't sure of (imitation chocolate—never heard of it)
EcceHomo
+1
Level 85
Aug 22, 2023
Excellent quiz with an excellent choice of answers.
RustyMcGee
+1
Level 89
Oct 7, 2024
Absolutely love this quiz! Thank you!
tizzlizz
+1
Level 66
Mar 10, 2025
This is 'inCensely' brilliant on several levels! And slyly mischievous, proud of my 13/15....will check out your other quizzes!
EthanWhoCares
+1
Level 55
Apr 1, 2026
finally sth my dislexia is somewhat helpful for
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