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Words with Missing First Letter #1

The words below look complete, but have actually each had their first letter removed.
In just two minutes, can you put them back in?
Answers must correspond to yellow box
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kiwirage
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First submittedNovember 22, 2014
Times taken92,682
Average score70.8%
Rating4.45
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Word
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HOE
T
WIN
P
LEASE
S
HEAR
I
DEAL
O
VARY
W
HINGE
C
LIMB
U
SAGE
T
HORNS
A
SCENT
S
WORD
O
DOUR
E
BONY
T
WEAK
S
OFTEN
U
PRISING
F
ACTOR
K
NEED
T
ROUGH
P
LAID
O
RATION
W
RETCH
B
LEND
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69 Comments
PSTSCCH
+8
Level 46
Jun 12, 2015
I like this quiz!
Dontneedone
+6
Level 80
Sep 15, 2016
Nice quiz!
Carry
+14
Level 63
Sep 30, 2016
Interesting. Easy concept but harder than I thought.
kalbahamut
+15
Level 79
Sep 30, 2016
Good quiz, though odour smells funny.
mushroomsteve
+4
Level 52
Sep 30, 2016
Smells fine to me...
ctleng76
+10
Level 65
Sep 30, 2019
There should be a clarification that British variations could be used. I had no idea what word ended in "dour".
HyddenRizz
+10
Level 67
Apr 25, 2023
Not the British version, it's the "non-USA" version, or the common version in English.
gigi87
+1
Level 19
Nov 21, 2025
yes
JonOfKent
+1
Level 61
Nov 20, 2025
Is there ever a clarification made that US spellings are used?
gigi87
+3
Level 19
Nov 21, 2025
yes
EcceHomo
+5
Level 86
Sep 11, 2020
I just knew this would be raised. This spelling is in the Merriam Webster.
gigi87
+1
Level 19
Nov 21, 2025
ok nerd
nichster
+5
Level 57
Sep 30, 2016
Is this going to made into a series? Because I'd like to see more of these.
kiwirage
+7
Level 63
Sep 30, 2016
Glad you enjoyed it! There are a couple of sequels so far: here (#2) and (#3)
trollie
+3
Level 58
Sep 30, 2016
surprisingly difficult
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Sep 30, 2016
The photo clue should have been for LOG
ddddan
+2
Level 85
Oct 1, 2016
Unless the letter was F, in which case, too graphic
pdthomp
+1
Level 63
Sep 30, 2016
How about stretch as well as wretch?
Moosefight
+8
Level 59
Sep 30, 2016
Missing one letter.
Swanbabe
+2
Level 37
Sep 30, 2016
Yeah great quiz; very clever word choices
celebeth
+2
Level 72
Sep 30, 2016
Fun quiz! Finished with only 14 seconds left!
TLM
+7
Level 43
Oct 1, 2016
That was a pretty neat quiz. I thought of Osage at first for some reason, too. And I learned a new word (whinge)...thanks!
jm
+2
Level 88
Sep 28, 2019
I put Osage as well. its a type of orange or tree i think.
HyddenRizz
+2
Level 67
Apr 25, 2023
What country are you from where Whinge is not a ubiquitous word?
vermiciousknid
+4
Level 91
May 5, 2023
Whinge isn't used much in the USA, we usually say "whine" or "complain" instead. I mostly know it from Jetpunk.
vacationmom
+1
Level 67
Jul 24, 2023
I also tried osage first!
Yossarian
+3
Level 62
Oct 1, 2016
Osage for Usage
Sonicfanrs
+4
Level 28
Oct 1, 2016
Interesting quiz. And good word choices. I got 'em all except 'whinge'... but had enough time to try random letters until I got it. :P
HectorVortac
+1
Level 47
Oct 1, 2016
ditto. Going almost alphabetically I suppose I got it on the 20th try.
RealDad12
+1
Level 67
Oct 1, 2016
100% with 1:03 left on the clock. :-)
Haddies
+1
Level 35
Dec 1, 2016
Nice Quiz...finished with 1.06 left
Haddies
+1
Level 35
Aug 31, 2017
Got them with 1.14 left. Fun quiz but not many needed much thought.
divantilya
+4
Level 36
Mar 8, 2018
We're suddenly going with British spellings? - "odour v. odor" and, pray tell, what is a whinge?
kiwirage
+46
Level 63
Mar 8, 2018
Your comment.
divantilya
+5
Level 36
Feb 15, 2019
^ A really intelligent response, bloke.
Clarkie96
+2
Level 69
Sep 28, 2019
Best quizmaker comment I've ever seen!
EcceHomo
+1
Level 86
Sep 11, 2020
Almost as though it were planned.
ItzIngenious
+1
Level 66
Jan 10, 2022
“I tested this quiz on a chimpanzee. Not only did he fail to answer any questions correctly, he grabbed my laptop and smashed it to pieces”
luxint
+3
Level 67
Sep 28, 2019
That is brilliant kiwirage. Precisely. This person is known for having digs and making smart arse comments on others quizzes but NEVER bothers to make any her/himself.
Haddies
+4
Level 35
Sep 29, 2019
Precisely. More people on the planet spell the British way than the Yank way !!!
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 67
Apr 25, 2023
Not the British way, it's the "non-USA" way, and that's why you complained
gigi87
+1
Level 19
Nov 21, 2025
yes
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
Apr 25, 2023
"Dor" wouldn't be much of a word.
Kaz60
+1
Level 48
May 10, 2018
Found this simple so now know where my talents lie!
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Dec 15, 2018
100% I found wretch the hardest. kept thinking stretch, if it was (w)retched, I would ve gotten it much easier.
GeoDude
+3
Level 46
Mar 1, 2019
Odour? This quiz is not America-centric.
Cog
+2
Level 77
Jun 24, 2025
Makes a nice change, right?
gigi87
+1
Level 19
Nov 21, 2025
no
luxint
+1
Level 67
Sep 28, 2019
Simple idea but clever too. Thanks
CartoJuggernaut
+1
Level 73
Sep 28, 2019
Too much time. Got 100% by random guessing
CMC315
+1
Level 58
Feb 4, 2021
seems implausible. I knew probably 75-80 percent right off the bat and still couldn't finish even while guessing the others.
oxfordyj
+2
Level 27
Nov 14, 2019
I'd never seen or heard the word whinge before so I learned something.
EcceHomo
+4
Level 86
Sep 11, 2020
Just read the comment section of these quizzes - you will see it used regularly.
quicksilver87
+4
Level 38
Dec 28, 2019
I'm surprised so many people have never heard of "whinge". Is it something we only use in the UK or something??
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Dec 29, 2019
Used in Australia as well.
EcceHomo
+2
Level 86
Sep 13, 2021
haha, specifically about Poms, right?
CMC315
+3
Level 58
Feb 4, 2021
Not in the US. However, I've read enough Brit Lit that I knew the word (once I saw it in the answers, that is). I didn't get it in time.
KoolBen
+1
Level 43
Nov 30, 2021
9 seconds 😈💪
BazTheFraz
+2
Level 60
Apr 25, 2023
I gotta admit I just started mashing random keys until I got the last two I had left
Marvo7
+4
Level 66
Apr 25, 2023
'Kneed' is past tense of 'knee' as in 'I kneed him in the groin'? As opposed to 'kneading' flour?
MarshMarsh
+1
Level 60
Mar 22, 2026
Same
jedmalk
+2
Level 58
Apr 25, 2023
"Whinge" almost got me.

This is, in itself, a whinge.

Blobee
+1
Level 18
Apr 10, 2025
8/24
BlahajEnthusiast
+1
Level 20
Sep 7, 2025
kneed is spelt knead
kiwirage
+2
Level 63
Sep 7, 2025
No, kneed is spelled kneed, and knead is spelled knead.
RoboquizM86
+1
Level 61
Oct 11, 2025
Ooh can't believe I didn't get whinge
gigi87
+2
Level 19
Nov 21, 2025
please warning for british
Rafkichu
+2
Level 17
Nov 21, 2025
I now know that what I'm about to type is whinge because I've just looked it up, but there definitely should be a warning on word puzzles if some of the answers are dialect-exclusive. As I type this on my computer in the U.S., "whinge" is underlined in red because it's not recognized as a word here.

I'm sure there's no shortage of puzzles with U.S-exclusive words that aren't marked as well. Good reminder for everyone making word puzzles. For example, give the Brits a heads up if you use the word, "eggplant" in your quiz.

Nice puzzle otherwise.

Tisco
+1
Level 68
Nov 21, 2025
As other have said, "whinge" is British slang and "to knee" is very questionable as a verb. Otherwise, good quiz.
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