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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?

1/9/25 – Tri-Anagrams

A tri-anagram is a 3-letter word that can be rearranged to create at least two more anagrams, each of which begin with a different letter. E.g. ART, RAT and TAR. Below are 15 clues which should lead to five tri-anagrams. The clues are given in random order. What are the tri-anagrams?

APPROPRIATE   DAB   VESSEL

TRIUMPHED   PEAK   MALE SHEEP

CONSUMED   CONSUME   POSSESS

AT ONCE   LIMB   BREW

STRIKE LIGHTLY   CHOOSE   RUIN

Puzzle courtesy of Mensa member Peter Hooton

  • Show Answer

ARM, RAM, MAR / APT, PAT, TAP / OPT, POT, TOP / ATE, EAT, TEA / OWN, NOW, WON

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