📖Definition
Word Out questions show a word with missing letters marked by question marks. You choose the group of letters that has been taken out.
Knowledge Required
You need spelling accuracy and the ability to recognise complete words from partial patterns.
✅How To Answer
Count the question marks. The answer should have the same number of letters.
Place the candidate letters into the gaps in order and read the completed word.
Check that the finished word is a real word and that every visible letter stays in its original position.
✏️Example
Find the word that has been taken out of A?V???URE.
DENT
✅Solution
Putting DENT into the gaps gives ADVENTURE: A D V E N T U R E. Adventure is a real word, so DENT is correct.
💡Multiple Choice Tip
Wrong answers may create something pronounceable but not correctly spelt. Always check the exact spelling of the completed word.
💡Tips/hints
Use the fixed letters as anchors. Endings such as -tion, -sure, -ture, -ment and -able can reveal the word quickly.
If a candidate creates an impossible letter pattern, eliminate it immediately.