Sandy Wood
Brain Game: What’s That Spell?
by Sandy Wood - September 10, 2008 - 6:30 AM

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It’s a good day for an old (but not terribly difficult) word riddle:

Alone, I am nothing.
With B, I am purchased.
With F, I am struggled.
With N. I am nothing again.
With S, I am looked for.

HERE is the answer.

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Comments (16)

  1. That was too easy, even for me! But a nice way to start the day.

    posted by mel on 9-10-2008 at 8:03 am

  2. ought!

    posted by Julia on 9-10-2008 at 8:10 am

  3. Yay! I finally knew an answer!

    posted by Sheila on 9-10-2008 at 8:33 am

  4. i finally got one!!! ^_^

    recaptcha: margaret satisfied. wrong name, but appropriate nonetheless.

    posted by Kelly on 9-10-2008 at 8:36 am

  5. Yay for easy answers!

    posted by adrienne on 9-10-2008 at 8:46 am

  6. Yeah…that one was too easy, but I’m not complaining; I like feeling smartsy first thing in the day.

    posted by natlynn on 9-10-2008 at 10:47 am

  7. Yep… easy.

    I’m just glad it wasn’t another “sports” one – I just skip those…
    :)

    posted by Nerak on 9-10-2008 at 10:55 am

  8. I am the smartest man alive!

    posted by B.A. on 9-10-2008 at 11:09 am

  9. OUGHT! i feel so amazing that I actually got one of these right today. This makes my day. I dont even mind that I have a dentist appointment with dr. crentist (office shoutout) this afternoon.
    ;o)

    posted by jenny on 9-10-2008 at 3:21 pm

  10. Finally I got one! lol

    posted by Erik on 9-10-2008 at 4:59 pm

  11. Ought is definately a word, hopefully not a synonym for nothing.

    posted by mrrigby on 9-10-2008 at 6:37 pm

  12. mrrigby – ought is also an alternate pronunciation of the number/digit 0, so it is a synonym for nothing. The best example I can think of is how they name/number shotgun ammo as in “double ought” = “00″

    posted by Elphaba on 9-10-2008 at 8:13 pm

  13. I don’t get it… =(

    posted by Village Idiot on 9-11-2008 at 12:27 am

  14. OUGHT!! Woo! I knew one!

    posted by heather on 9-11-2008 at 2:10 am

  15. Huh. I always thought “naught” was the only spelling. Guess I was wrong!!

    posted by Cassie on 9-11-2008 at 8:15 pm

  16. I got it as soon at I saw thw word ‘purchased’

    recaptcha: Theodore in (the president’s office, maybe?)

    posted by Josh on 11-26-2008 at 12:56 pm

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