A palindrome is a word that reads the same forwards and backwards. If you take a 5-letter English palindrome, remove its first and last letters, and the remaining 3-letter string is also a valid English word, what must the original word be?
Level
A 5-letter palindrome has the structure ABXBA. Removing the first and last letters leaves BXB, which must be a 3-letter palindrome and a valid English word. Common examples like 'level' leave 'eve', which is a valid word.
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Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Medium. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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