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I know two words. First is ANGRY.Second is HUNGRY. What is the third word?

2007-01-03 16:36:42 · 8 answers · asked by sunnychap 1 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

8 answers

"The"

It's a riddle - as there is no longer any "third" (non-obsolete) english word that ends in "gry". The third word in the question "What is the third word" is "the".

2007-01-03 16:45:03 · answer #1 · answered by C. C 3 · 0 0

It is a riddle that has been around for a long time. Unfortunately it has been corrupted so that it no longer makes sense. The wording of the riddle is precise:

"Angry" and "hungry" are two words that end in "gry". There are three words in the English language. What is the third word? (If you look carefully, I have already told you what it is)

The section in brackets is sometimes omitted. The answer is "language" - the third word in "the English language".

It is a typical schoolchild riddle like
"Antidisestablishmentarianism" is a very long word. How do you spell it?
Answer: I-T

2007-01-03 21:20:30 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0 0

Here we go again. I am so sick of this question being posted. Read my lips. THERE ARE ONLY TWO WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE THAT END IN 'GRY' - ANGRY and HUNGRY. And I'm starting to feel both!

2007-01-03 16:39:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

It's supposed to be worded differently, so that the answer is language (i.e., there are three words in "the English language").

2007-01-03 16:45:44 · answer #4 · answered by Jennifer 2 · 0 0

aggry: Coloured and variegated glass beads of ancient manufacture, found buried in the ground in Africa. A word of unknown origin. Seemingly always used attributively, as in aggry beads.

meagry (having a meager appearance

2007-01-03 16:45:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

There is no other common word ending in "-gry."

http://www.fun-with-words.com/word_gry_angry_hungry.html

2007-01-03 16:39:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Who told you there were 3 ? they lied.

2007-01-03 16:48:15 · answer #7 · answered by moveandlose 3 · 0 0

i agree that it is a riddle. try this webiste

http://www.bigmattress.com/gry.htm

2007-01-03 16:49:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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