My crosswordy Bow Tie o’ the Day was with me a couple of hours ago as I was innocently minding my own beeswax, figuring out my morning Wordle. For those of you who don’t know, Wordle is a web-based New York Times daily word puzzle which requires you to come up with the designated 5-letter word of the day, with no hints as to what the word is. You have only 6 tries. (If you like to do word puzzles and want more info, I suggest you Google it and then give Wordle a whirl.) Anyhoo… While I was Wordle-ing earlier, I remembered a word riddle from my childhood that has always stuck with me. TIE O’ THE DAY thought it might be groovy to see if y’all want to take a stab at solving it. If you absolutely already know the answer, please allow others some time to cogitate and posit their answers. Post as many guesses as you want, and I’ll reveal the answer in this afternoon’s post. Without further adieu, here’s the riddle from my kidhood: This word has 5 letters and contains nothing. If you take away the first letter, you know what it is. If you take away the last letter, you still know what the word is.
Solve on, my friends!
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