(A la Pandora) In each row, find a 3–letter word whose letters, in some order, can be used to complete the 7–, 6–, 5–, and 4–letter words. Example: s–a–l–w, –al––p, be–––, –o––, ––– (swallow, wallop, below, wool, low)

-1. scr---h, --s-le, -he--, ---k, ---
-2. c-cl--e, s--ot-, --u-g, --l-, ---
-3. tr--kl-, --nd-r, m-d--, --t-, ---
-4. -as--na, --gg-e, --r-e, f---, ---
-5. re---ds, b-r-o-, s---e, g---, ---
-6. -r-p-er, s-r-n-, -r--e, --n-, ---
-7. --ounc-, j-t-u-, ---in, ---t, ---
-8. --un-ry, s---ky, --te-, -a--, ---
-9. c--cep-, -h-r-y, k---s, w---, ---
-10. --im-te, --p-er, ---on, s---, ---

1. scratch, castle, cheat, tack, cat - Hi Jema

Bernie

2. cyclone, snooty, young, only, yon

3, trickle, cinder, medic, cite, ice

Hi Bernie, you, michele, and curly

4. lasagna, gaggle, large, flag, lag

Hi Jema

Hi CCb, on the mark!

8. country, stocky, octet, taco, cot

5. rewords, borrow, swore, grow, row

9. concept, thorny, knots, wont, ton

manxman, LadyK, and Gail - 3 good ones!

10. primate, rapper, apron, spar, par

Another good one, manxman!

6. tripper, sprint, tripe, pint, pit

6. gripper, spring, gripe, ping, pig

Flo has my answers!

Yours work, too, Bob.

7. flounce, jetful, elfin, left, elf

a little skeptical about jetful

manxman, great finish!

I was skeptical about jetful, too, but it's in the dictionary as a noun. However, I have no idea how to use it in a sentence.