I am a five-letter word. If you remove my first letter, I become a sound made by a cat. If you remove my first two letters, I become a preposition of position. What word am I?
Scent
Removing the first letter 's' leaves 'cent' (a coin). Removing the first two letters 'sc' leaves 'ent' (a mythical tree creature).
About this riddle
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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