4.1.3
Completing Many Words
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Finding the Missing Letter to Complete A List
You may be given a list of words that are all missing the same letter. You must decide which letter is missing.

Example question
- [ ] oat, [ ] art, [ ] old, [ ] alm

Testing different letters
- If the answer isn't obvious straight away, you could test each letter of the alphabet until you find the right letter.

Testing 'A'
- Aoat is NOT a word.
- Aart is NOT a word.
- Aold is NOT a word.
- Aalm is NOT a word.
- So 'A' cannot be the missing letter.

Testing 'B'
- Boat IS a word.
- Bart is NOT a word.
- Bold IS a word.
- Balm IS a word.
- So 'B' cannot be the missing letter.

Testing 'C'
- Coat IS a word.
- Cart IS a word.
- Cold IS a word.
- Calm IS a word.
- So 'C' is the missing letter.

Write the answer
- The answer is the letter 'C'.
1Codes
1.1Symbol & Number Codes
1.2Alphabet Codes - Same Direction
1.3Alphabet Codes - Different Directions
1.4Alphabet Codes - Practice!
2Word Association
2.1Word Association
2.2Synonyms & Antonyms
3Changing Words
4Completing Words
4.1Completing Words
5Sentences
5.1Completing Sentences
5.2Hidden Words
5.3Syntax
Jump to other topics
1Codes
1.1Symbol & Number Codes
1.2Alphabet Codes - Same Direction
1.3Alphabet Codes - Different Directions
1.4Alphabet Codes - Practice!
2Word Association
2.1Word Association
2.2Synonyms & Antonyms
3Changing Words
4Completing Words
4.1Completing Words
5Sentences
5.1Completing Sentences
5.2Hidden Words
5.3Syntax
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