2007-03-02 15:14:44 · 5 answers · asked by jojo s 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The -Gry Puzzle is a popular puzzle that asks for the third English word, other than "angry" and "hungry," that ends with the letters "gry." Aside from words derived from "angry" and "hungry," there is no stand-alone word ending in "gry" that is in current usage. Both Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2002, ISBN 0-87779-201-1) and the Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition (Oxford University Press, 1989, ISBN 0-19-861186-2) contain the compound word "aggry bead." To find a third word ending in -gry that is not part of a phrase, you must turn to archaic, obsolete, or uncommon words, or personal or place names, a comprehensive list of which is given at the end of this article.
This puzzle has no good answer, yet it has become the most frequently asked word puzzle. The regular readers of the Usenet newsgroup rec.puzzles have coined the word "nugry" to describe a (presumably) new reader who posts a frequently asked question.
2007-03-02 15:19:00 · answer #1 · answered by tralala 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The easy answer is that only 2 words in the English language end in "-gry" - angry and hungry. See the link listed for an exhaustive explanation of the source and alternative answers to your question. It is certainly a "trick" or IQ measuring question.
2007-03-02 23:23:04 · answer #2 · answered by tuttster 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OMG I'm so sick of seeing this question come up.
Can't you see when you're typing it in that this question has been asked a zillion times?
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2007-03-03 03:00:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NOT THIS AGAIN... SOMEONE MUST BE REALLY BORED
2007-03-03 00:08:02 · answer #4 · answered by crazeebitch2005 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yawn, thanks tralala
2007-03-06 06:34:15 · answer #5 · answered by RAGGYPANTS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋