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Puzzles

One activity that many of our members enjoy is puzzling! You can test yourself for fun with our brainteasers. Our quizzes and conundrums are updated regularly, so do check back on the page for the latest content, and if you get really good at them, why not find out what your IQ is by booking a Mensa Supervised IQ Test?

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‘Sticks’ and ‘stones’ are two 6-letter words beginning and ending in S where the four letters in the middle are, themselves, a word. Identify the 6- letter words from the clues given – some clues refer to the full 6-letter word, some to the smaller 4-letter word.
e.g. PEBBLES = STONES, NERVOUS TWITCH = s TICK s

FIGHTS

UNIT OF DISTANCE

RASCALS

TREE

EXPANDS

LAZY

DUCK

Puzzle courtesy of Mensa member Peter Hooton

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SCRAPS, sMILEs, SCAMPS, sPINEs, SWELLS, sIDLEs, sTEALs

Puzzles for business use

We are also able to supply puzzle content to businesses, tailored to your needs. This can range from one-off media projects for marketing campaigns and content for newspapers, magazines and company websites, to long-running partnerships and licensing agreements.

Find out more by contacting our marketing team, via: communications@mensa.org.uk