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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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Answer the first clue to make a 4 – letter word. Add one letter and rearrange to solve the second clue. Then add one more letter and rearrange to produce a 6-letter word.

E.g. CAPITAL CITY, ASSERT, HATRED = LIMA, CLAIM, MALICE

TRIP	TRAIL	DIVERSION
READY	PEAK	REALM
MEAT	ACCUSE	STONE
DEPRESSED	POSSESSED	AMAZEMENT
PORTENT	CURRENCY	BEEFEATER
SMALL ONE	SCORCHED	HEADGEAR
PAIN	PURSUE	SCOUR
STORY	ALLOY	REGRET

Puzzle courtesy of Mensa member Peter Hooton

Show Answer

TOUR, ROUTE, DETOUR

RIPE, PRIME, EMPIRE

LAMB, BLAME, MARBLE

DOWN, OWNED, WONDER

OMEN, MONEY, YEOMAN

RUNT, BURNT, TURBAN

ACHE, CHASE, SEARCH

TALE, METAL, LAMENT

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

Puzzles

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Puzzles for business use

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