But how is this possible?
What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How?
Hint: $4$ letters
word wordplay
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Mohammad Zuhair Khan
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What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How?
Hint: $4$ letters
word wordplay
asked 1 hour ago
Mohammad Zuhair Khan
1176
add a comment |
What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How?
Hint: $4$ letters
word wordplay
asked 1 hour ago
Mohammad Zuhair Khan
1176
What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How?
Hint: $4$ letters
word wordplay
word wordplay
asked 1 hour ago
Mohammad Zuhair Khan
1176
asked 1 hour ago
Mohammad Zuhair Khan
1176
edited 53 mins ago
asked 1 hour ago
Mohammad Zuhair Khan
1176
asked 1 hour ago
Mohammad Zuhair Khan
1176
asked 1 hour ago
Mohammad Zuhair Khan
1176
1176
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Well; for a start:
The word "what" itself has four letters, the word "sometimes" has nine, the word "always" has six letters and the word "never" has five. So...
What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How? $3$ letters!
* worth noting that this was entirely @WAF in the comments.
answered 53 mins ago
Hugh
1,3931617
You got the trick, but how?
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
52 mins ago
Think literally
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
47 mins ago
4
Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
– WAF
41 mins ago
@WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
– Hugh
12 mins ago
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Well; for a start:
The word "what" itself has four letters, the word "sometimes" has nine, the word "always" has six letters and the word "never" has five. So...
What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How? $3$ letters!
* worth noting that this was entirely @WAF in the comments.
answered 53 mins ago
Hugh
1,3931617
You got the trick, but how?
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
52 mins ago
Think literally
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
47 mins ago
4
Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
– WAF
41 mins ago
@WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
– Hugh
12 mins ago
add a comment |
Well; for a start:
The word "what" itself has four letters, the word "sometimes" has nine, the word "always" has six letters and the word "never" has five. So...
What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How? $3$ letters!
* worth noting that this was entirely @WAF in the comments.
answered 53 mins ago
Hugh
1,3931617
You got the trick, but how?
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
52 mins ago
Think literally
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
47 mins ago
4
Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
– WAF
41 mins ago
@WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
– Hugh
12 mins ago
add a comment |
Well; for a start:
The word "what" itself has four letters, the word "sometimes" has nine, the word "always" has six letters and the word "never" has five. So...
What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How? $3$ letters!
* worth noting that this was entirely @WAF in the comments.
answered 53 mins ago
Hugh
1,3931617
Well; for a start:
The word "what" itself has four letters, the word "sometimes" has nine, the word "always" has six letters and the word "never" has five. So...
What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How? $3$ letters!
* worth noting that this was entirely @WAF in the comments.
answered 53 mins ago
Hugh
1,3931617
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answered 53 mins ago
Hugh
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answered 53 mins ago
Hugh
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answered 53 mins ago
Hugh
1,3931617
1,3931617
You got the trick, but how?
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
52 mins ago
Think literally
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
47 mins ago
4
Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
– WAF
41 mins ago
@WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
– Hugh
12 mins ago
add a comment |
You got the trick, but how?
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
52 mins ago
Think literally
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
47 mins ago
4
Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
– WAF
41 mins ago
@WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
– Hugh
12 mins ago
You got the trick, but how?
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
52 mins ago
You got the trick, but how?
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
52 mins ago
Think literally
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
47 mins ago
Think literally
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
47 mins ago
4
4
Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
– WAF
41 mins ago
Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
– WAF
41 mins ago
@WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
– Hugh
12 mins ago
@WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
– Hugh
12 mins ago
add a comment |
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