16 January 2020

The answer has nine letters

"What has four letters, occasionally has twelve letters, always has six letters, but never has five letters"

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11 comments:

  1. It's not a question so no question mark should be used in the prompt to mislead the reader.

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    1. You're quite correct, and it wasn't that way in the original. My typo. Fixed. Thanks, CaliforniaD.

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    2. And as I was writing it, I wondered if I should correct the last phrase to "but never has eight letters."

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    3. if you used the answer as part of the riddle then yes? of course, that would make it have two letters.

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  2. . . . but usually has seven letters . . .

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  3. "The answer" does indeed have nine letters. ... But I'm not sure the answer to the actual riddle.

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    1. To continue the wordplay, the "riddle" is actually not a question - just a declarative sentence, so it wouldn't have an "answer." (though I guess it could have a "reply.")

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  4. Lol. Seems the answer can not pass through the green glass door... (Another clever word riddle) Really had me wondering for a while. Very clever! I guess this answer "on Tuesdays" has 8 or 10 letters. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. https://icebreakerideas.com/green-glass-door-game-riddle/

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