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    From HenHanna@NewsGrouper@user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Thu Dec 25 20:52:11 2025
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    Serial Prefixes --- chain of length- 4

    Find a 3-letter [Prefix String] for each word in the group to make a new, compound word.

    The 3-letter Prefix has one-letter changed from the previous group ------------ (Example: Group 1 = Run, Group 2 = Fun, Group 3 = Sun)

    _________________

    (1) Fight, walk, fish, nap

    (2) Back, throat, lass, let

    (3) Case, cracker, house, shell

    (4) Side, come, match, size

    ___________________

    --------------- So here's a chain of (length) 4 --- I was curious if there could be a longer chain.

    ............ore? pre, pro, oro? pra?
    ...............exo, oxo?
    sun,fun,run

    joyride, toy-fair, boytoy,
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  • From HenHanna@NewsGrouper@user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Fri Dec 26 18:32:23 2025
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    HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:


    Serial Prefixes --- chain of length- 4

    Find a 3-letter [Prefix String] for each word in the group to make a new, compound word.

    The 3-letter Prefix has one-letter changed from the previous group ------------ (Example: Group 1 = Run, Group 2 = Fun, Group 3 = Sun)

    _________________

    (1) Fight, walk, fish, nap

    (2) Back, throat, lass, let

    (3) Case, cracker, house, shell

    (4) Side, come, match, size

    ___________________

    --------------- So here's a chain of (length) 4 --- I was curious if there could be a longer chain.

    ...........ore? pre, pro, oro? pra?
    ..............exo, oxo?


    sun,fun,run --- suntan, fungame, runin, runabout, gunrest, gunshop, ...


    soymilk, coyroy, joyride, toy-fair, boytoy, goyyogurt


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