Can you name the common word that precedes the following words (volume II)?

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# of letters	Answer	Words
4		Shake, Cuff, Writing
3		Port, Craft, Brush
5		Land, Hopper, Roots
4		Shine, Light, Stone
4		Stroke, Bone, Ground
4		Line, Lock, End
4		Man, Box, Paper
4		Out, Smith, Jaw
5		Paste, Ache, Pick
5		Broken, Fly, Wife

# of letters	Answer	Words
6		Board, Time, Field
3		Lick, Poke, Hand
5		Change, Cake, Stop
4		Over, Nail, Man
5		Post, Book, Line
4		About, Pike, Table
3		Luck, Hole, Pie
5		Pile, Holder, Yard
3		Lash, Ball, Witness
6		Fingers, Cup, Milk

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Shared Word II Quiz

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Published: November 4th, 2009
Category: Language
Plays: 76,350

Tags: Letter Quizzes, missing, precede, common

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	tom:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 19:16 GMT	13 points
	nice and challenging! I like it

	JayHankEdLyon:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 19:16 GMT	32 points
	I hate it when quizzes make you feel like a moron after you've taken it, but it's a good kind of hate. Great quiz.

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	mathias1979:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 19:27 GMT	8 points
	spring has 6 letters, not 5

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	janwillemvandijk:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 19:30 GMT	8 points
	did anyone try "dennis" at first seeing "hopper"? I did and I do feel kind of stupid for trying.

	iamausername:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 19:32 GMT	15 points
	Fireman, firebox, firestone. All perfectly cromulent words.

	NightOwl:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 19:36 GMT	3 points
	Excellent brain exercise! Another minute wouldn't be bad.

	caramba:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 19:41 GMT	32 points
	Only quibble is that Springfield is a place or proper name, not a word.

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	MRL:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 19:49 GMT	2 points
	@caramba, randomhandle: Proper nouns are still words, and there is nothing in the description of the quiz that rules out proper nouns.

	terpfan417:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 20:06 GMT	3 points
	These quizzes are great. Always way tougher than they seem.

	iHandle:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 20:16 GMT	-3 points
	Excellent quiz. Got the last one (#15) with a few seconds left, couldn't seem to think of it.

	melissa:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 20:21 GMT	19 points
	Really fun quiz - nice and challenging. I agree with the quibble about Springfield, though - even though the description doesn't technically rule out proper nouns, the inclusion of a proper noun seems somehow inconsistent with the spirit of the quiz. It would be easy enough to find another word to replace "field" in the "Spring" clue, though - how about "break", "chicken", or "roll"?

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	Onno:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 20:23 GMT	5 points
	Limelight, limestone, limeshine...? No that's not right...

	Isstvan:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 20:23 GMT	4 points
	Sunshine, Sunlight, Sunstone.

	joshindc:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 20:30 GMT	7 points
	I think 'telephone' should be accepted for "Post, Book, Line"

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	chanman:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 20:56 GMT	2 points
	Agree w/ Isstvan: sun also works for the space with 'moon'.

	chux:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 21:32 GMT	3 points
	Sun does fit, but it doesnt have 4 letters!

	Djibouti:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 22:03 GMT	2 points
	I've met people who are [retracted]holes, and people with [retracted] luck, but I gotta admit, I've never seen an [retracted] pie

	debaser_1985:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 22:07 GMT	7 points
	Could maybe have news-man, -paper, -box. although newsbox is a bit tenuous Anyway I kept thinking news, mail or post for that one and could not get to it!

	maxgruv:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 22:13 GMT	4 points
	I also agree that Springfield shouldn't have been included. If proper nouns were allowed, there should have been more to balance the words out. I think "game" could work instead of "spring" for that one.

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	AtoneMENT:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 23:57 GMT	2 points
	I screwed this up big time, and I'M telling you, this game is perfect, don't change a thing. Great job, a real challenge, thank you!:)

	richarizard:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 23:57 GMT	0 points
	@maxgruv: I agree. But there are better ones like springboard or springtime, I think.

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	joeydonut:	Nov 5th, 2009 at 00:52 GMT	2 points
	great quiz very challenging it really made me think

	Shotgunnova:	Nov 5th, 2009 at 00:54 GMT	-1 points
	Good quiz, although the sunstone/shine/light clue should work too, as mentioned.

	Chiaprofessor:	Nov 5th, 2009 at 00:58 GMT	3 points
	mybeaglebelle: a 'grass-roots' movement?

	bostoncane:	Nov 5th, 2009 at 01:05 GMT	3 points
	wow, very challenging. This is the only kind of quiz where I usually get them all, and I didn't even come close.

	jdhartnagle:	Nov 5th, 2009 at 01:30 GMT	2 points
	for the lick, poke hand answer ive never heard of the last two before

	xandigee:	Nov 5th, 2009 at 02:20 GMT	2 points
	thatchcottage: the idea is to have a common word that precedes the three clues. Time-out is the inverse of that, so it shouldn't be accepted at all.

	NaGfH:	Nov 5th, 2009 at 02:37 GMT	1 point
	@jdhartnagle, cowpoke and cowhand are both synonyms for cowboy.

	flw:	Nov 5th, 2009 at 04:04 GMT	-2 points
	i know game doesn't have 6 letters, but I think it goes better with board/time/field than spring does.

	chikka2:	Nov 5th, 2009 at 04:05 GMT	2 points
	real brain teaser...more please

	Miana90:	Nov 5th, 2009 at 05:05 GMT	0 points
	Yeah I was very proud to know Sunstone and then my dreams were killed.. :(

	BSF5775:	Nov 5th, 2009 at 05:59 GMT	4 points
	omg it said how many letters were in each answer, wow do i feel stupid. luckily i did okay without those hints.

	sten:	Nov 5th, 2009 at 06:17 GMT	1 point
	I like. :]

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