Return of the Riley Riddles in Reverse












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For no reason in particular, here's one more batch of these inverted riddles from last year, where the solutions are what you'd usually use as the wordplay clues in a Riley Riddle. Here's how it goes:




You get three words.
You must find one solution word that you can attach..




  • to the beginning of one of the three words, (you have to figure out which one)

  • somewhere in the middle of another, and

  • to the end of the remaining word,


so that in each case, a new, single word is formed.




All the words here are very random, and some of them are even very rare, but every clue, result, and solution word is going to be strictly valid in Scrabble.




  1. dally - can - infer

  2. killer - bets - pa

  3. blesses - ruff - arse

  4. lier - reed - bar


If you get stuck, you can combine the solutions to find a motivational phrase that may help you along.




As always, any feedback and improvement suggestions will be highly appreciated. (Oh, and sorry about the "bets", I originally had "wart", but the Scrabble dictionary let me down there.)






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    I say we start calling these "Bass riddles". (runs for cover)
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    – jafe
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$begingroup$


For no reason in particular, here's one more batch of these inverted riddles from last year, where the solutions are what you'd usually use as the wordplay clues in a Riley Riddle. Here's how it goes:




You get three words.
You must find one solution word that you can attach..




  • to the beginning of one of the three words, (you have to figure out which one)

  • somewhere in the middle of another, and

  • to the end of the remaining word,


so that in each case, a new, single word is formed.




All the words here are very random, and some of them are even very rare, but every clue, result, and solution word is going to be strictly valid in Scrabble.




  1. dally - can - infer

  2. killer - bets - pa

  3. blesses - ruff - arse

  4. lier - reed - bar


If you get stuck, you can combine the solutions to find a motivational phrase that may help you along.




As always, any feedback and improvement suggestions will be highly appreciated. (Oh, and sorry about the "bets", I originally had "wart", but the Scrabble dictionary let me down there.)






word wordplay







share|improve this question









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    I say we start calling these "Bass riddles". (runs for cover)
    $endgroup$
    – jafe
    21 mins ago














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$begingroup$


For no reason in particular, here's one more batch of these inverted riddles from last year, where the solutions are what you'd usually use as the wordplay clues in a Riley Riddle. Here's how it goes:




You get three words.
You must find one solution word that you can attach..




  • to the beginning of one of the three words, (you have to figure out which one)

  • somewhere in the middle of another, and

  • to the end of the remaining word,


so that in each case, a new, single word is formed.




All the words here are very random, and some of them are even very rare, but every clue, result, and solution word is going to be strictly valid in Scrabble.




  1. dally - can - infer

  2. killer - bets - pa

  3. blesses - ruff - arse

  4. lier - reed - bar


If you get stuck, you can combine the solutions to find a motivational phrase that may help you along.




As always, any feedback and improvement suggestions will be highly appreciated. (Oh, and sorry about the "bets", I originally had "wart", but the Scrabble dictionary let me down there.)






word wordplay







share|improve this question









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For no reason in particular, here's one more batch of these inverted riddles from last year, where the solutions are what you'd usually use as the wordplay clues in a Riley Riddle. Here's how it goes:




You get three words.
You must find one solution word that you can attach..




  • to the beginning of one of the three words, (you have to figure out which one)

  • somewhere in the middle of another, and

  • to the end of the remaining word,


so that in each case, a new, single word is formed.




All the words here are very random, and some of them are even very rare, but every clue, result, and solution word is going to be strictly valid in Scrabble.




  1. dally - can - infer

  2. killer - bets - pa

  3. blesses - ruff - arse

  4. lier - reed - bar


If you get stuck, you can combine the solutions to find a motivational phrase that may help you along.




As always, any feedback and improvement suggestions will be highly appreciated. (Oh, and sorry about the "bets", I originally had "wart", but the Scrabble dictionary let me down there.)






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    I say we start calling these "Bass riddles". (runs for cover)
    $endgroup$
    – jafe
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    $begingroup$
    I say we start calling these "Bass riddles". (runs for cover)
    $endgroup$
    – jafe
    21 mins ago








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$begingroup$
I say we start calling these "Bass riddles". (runs for cover)
$endgroup$
– jafe
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1. NOdally - caNOn - inferNO

2. PAINkiller - bePAINts - paPAIN

3. NOblesses - ruNOff - arseNO

4. GAINlier - reGAINed - barGAIN







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    it's like... 8 mins 17 secs? wow, nicely done, +1!
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    Nice +1, I have to say I'm a little disappointed that the pattern was prefix-infix-suffix in each one.
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1. NOdally - caNOn - inferNO

2. PAINkiller - bePAINts - paPAIN

3. NOblesses - ruNOff - arseNO

4. GAINlier - reGAINed - barGAIN







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    Nice +1, I have to say I'm a little disappointed that the pattern was prefix-infix-suffix in each one.
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$begingroup$


1. NOdally - caNOn - inferNO

2. PAINkiller - bePAINts - paPAIN

3. NOblesses - ruNOff - arseNO

4. GAINlier - reGAINed - barGAIN







share|improve this answer









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    it's like... 8 mins 17 secs? wow, nicely done, +1!
    $endgroup$
    – Omega Krypton
    15 mins ago










  • $begingroup$
    Nice +1, I have to say I'm a little disappointed that the pattern was prefix-infix-suffix in each one.
    $endgroup$
    – hexomino
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1. NOdally - caNOn - inferNO

2. PAINkiller - bePAINts - paPAIN

3. NOblesses - ruNOff - arseNO

4. GAINlier - reGAINed - barGAIN







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1. NOdally - caNOn - inferNO

2. PAINkiller - bePAINts - paPAIN

3. NOblesses - ruNOff - arseNO

4. GAINlier - reGAINed - barGAIN








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    Nice +1, I have to say I'm a little disappointed that the pattern was prefix-infix-suffix in each one.
    $endgroup$
    – hexomino
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  • $begingroup$
    it's like... 8 mins 17 secs? wow, nicely done, +1!
    $endgroup$
    – Omega Krypton
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    Nice +1, I have to say I'm a little disappointed that the pattern was prefix-infix-suffix in each one.
    $endgroup$
    – hexomino
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it's like... 8 mins 17 secs? wow, nicely done, +1!
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– Omega Krypton
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$begingroup$
Nice +1, I have to say I'm a little disappointed that the pattern was prefix-infix-suffix in each one.
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– hexomino
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