Welcome word detective, we need your help with this word puzzle
Can we count on you to solve the mystery?
We need to insert the letter i into the word below to make a new word:
pant
The letter can be placed anywhere in the word but we cannot jumble the order of the letters.
Let’s add the letter i at the start of the word.
ipant - This doesn’t make a real word.
How about after the first letter?
piant - Also, not a real word.
Let’s try after the second letter:
paint - We have found our real word!
Which real word can we make if we insert the letter n into the word below?
pat
Let’s see what the word would look like with the letter added in different positions:
Position | Word created | Real or not? |
Before 1st letter | npat | Not real |
After 1st letter | pnat | Not real |
After 2nd letter | pant | Real! We have a winner! |
After 3rd letter | patn | Not real |
The correct answer is pant.
Let’s try another:
Which real word can we make if we insert the letter m into the word below?
tea
Let’s see what the word would look like with the letter added in different positions:
Position | Word created | Real or not? |
Before 1st letter | mtea | Not real |
After 1st letter | tmea | Not real |
After 2nd letter | tema | Not real |
After 3rd letter | team | Real! We have a winner! |
The correct answer is team.
Now, it’s your turn to create new words by inserting letters.
Pssstt!! Here’s a handy hint to help you reach superstar status: Say each of the newly formed words out loud, this will help you to recognise which ones are real words. |
Good luck letter inserter!