The Hipe Puzzle
Solution


Two letter challenges:

        BG - hobgoblin
        BV - obvious
        CM - acme
        DQ - headquarters
        FC - selfconscious
        FW - halfway
        GC - dogcart
        GD - kingdom
        GJ - logjam
        GZ - zigzag
        HH - hitchhiker, withhold
        HK - latchkey
        HQ - earthquake
        IJ - hijinks
        KC - bookcase
        KG - blackguard
        KJ - lockjaw
        LJ - killjoy
        LQ - milquetoast, catafalque
        MD - humdrum
        MQ - kumquat
        PJ - flapjack
        TJ - nightjar
        TK - pocketknife
        TV - outvote
        UH - brouhaha
        UQ - bouquet
        VV - flivver, divvy, navvy
        WW - powwow, bowwow
        XF - foxfire
        XG - foxglove
        XN - laxness
        XQ - exquisite
        XS - coxswain
        ZB - whizbang
        ZK - blitzkrieg
        ZM - gizmo
        ZP - chutzpah
        ZV - rendezvous
        ZW - zwieback
      

Three letter challenges:

        AFY - leafy
        AIE - gaiety
        AIQ - daiquiri
        AKN - weakness
        AKT - breaktime
        AMT - dreamtime
        ANW - meanwhile
        AOH - pharaoh
        AOT - chaotic
        APK - napkin
        ATG - catgut
        AWG - lawgiver
        BEK - unbeknownst
        BFR - subfreezing
        BOF - riboflavin
        BOJ - turbojet
        BPL - subplot
        BPO - subpoena
        BTF - doubtful
        CAQ - macaque
        CEC - facecloth
        CEK - placekicker
        CHG - beachgoer
        CTY - dactyl
        CYH - policyholder
        CYO - halcyon
        CZE - eczema
        DDB - oddball
        DDM - oddment
        DEK - sidekick
        DEQ - adequate
        DHP - jodhpur
        DSC - landscape
        DSK - kidskin
        DTE - midterm
        DWR - headwrap
        DYB - ladybug
        DYG - bodyguard
        DYM - readymade
        EGW - legwork
        EKD - weekday
        EOI - geoid
        ETD - letdown
        EWG - gewgaw
        EZA - jezabel
        FEG - lifeguard
        FEK - safekeeping
        FSA - selfsame
        FSI - offside
        FTB - softball
        FTT - ofttimes
        GEC - stagecoach
        GEF - dirgeful
        GGN - eggnog
        GGP - eggplant
        GHG - thoroughgoing
        GNP - signpost
        GNT - sovereignty
        GOC - egocentric
        GSK - pigskin
        HCR - witchcraft
        HDI - archdiocese
        HDU - archduke
        HLR - kohlrabi
        HMM - ohmmeter
        HPL - birthplace
        HPR - crushproof
        HSH - roughshod
        HSK - fishskin
        HTC - nightcap
        HTG - nightgown
        HTM - nightmare
        HYN - shyness
        IAI - antiaircraft
        IAU - semiautomatic
        IDP - midpoint
        IEI - dieing
        IFA - multifarious
        IJI - hijinks
        IMF - brimful
        IOA - radioactive
        IOE - radioed
        IOI - radioisotope
        IOV - audiovisual
        IPK - slipknot
        IUT - prosciutto
        IXF - sixfold
        IZU - seizure
        KAC - backache
        KBL - inkblot
        KCL - sackcloth
        KEB - wakeboard
        KSG - thanksgiving
        KSK - buckskin
        KSU - cocksure
        KTR - backtrack
        KUS - ruckus
        KYC - skycap
        KYR - skyrocket
        LAL - slalom
        LCL - sailcloth
        LDB - goldbrick
        LDT - oldtimer
        LEK - telekinesis
        LEQ - harlequin
        LFL - halflife
        LIH - likelihood
        LKH - bulkhead
        LML - calmly
        LNO - malnourished
        LPF - helpful
        LPL - helpless
        LSC - fullscreen
        LTC - saltcellar
        LTP - saltpeter
        LYD - bellydance
        LYF - bellyful
        LYV - polyvalent
        MBB - dumbbell
        MBN - numbness
        MBP - bombproof
        MCH - claimcheck
        MEU - comeuppance
        MKH - gymkhana
        MND - damndest
        MNL - hymnlike
        MPF - campfire
        MPG - campground
        MPM - jumpmaster
        MPP - lamppost
        MSK - numskull
        MSM - groomsmen
        MSP - circumspect
        MSU - swimsuit
        MVE - circumvent
        MWI - dimwit
        NDD - granddad
        NDJ - windjammer
        NDK - grandkid
        NGN - wingnut
        NKG - ginkgo
        NKM - embankment
        NNK - innkeeper
        NSW - answer
        NYH - anyhow
        NYP - anyplace
        OAB - doable
        OAU - coauthor
        OAV - loaves
        OEQ - coequal
        OEU - indoeuropean
        OHO - nohow
        OHY - carbohydrate
        OIE - moiety
        OKC - bookcase
        OUA - bivouac
        OUQ - bouquet
        OWU - blowup
        OYH - boyhood
        OYO - yoyo
        OYR - joyride
        PEV - grapevine
        PIF - typify
        PIU - opium
        PFR - leapfrog
        PPH - sapphire
        PSF - cupsful
        PSM - corpsman
        PSP - topspin
        PTC - bankruptcy
        PYC - copycat
        PYW - copywriter
        RDP - hardpan
        RDV - aardvark
        RFD - serfdom
        RJU - perjury
        RLH - girlhood
        RMC - armchair
        RMP - armpit
        RNH - cornhole
        RPM - escarpment
        RSB - hairsbreadth
        RTG - mortgage
        RYD - drydock
        SDR - crossdress
        SHH - fishhook
        SIQ - physique
        SKR - muskrat
        SPB - raspberry
        SSK - passkey
        SUO - sensuous
        SYW - pussywillow
        TBL - bootblack
        THC - healthcare
        THT - bathtub
        TIK - batik
        TIW - antiwar
        TMU - litmus
        TOZ - protozoan
        TYD - katydid
        UAH - quahog
        UDB - cloudburst
        UDU - kudu
        UEO - aqueous
        UFA - manufacture
        UMD - humdrum
        UXU - luxury, uxurious
        VEF - wavefront
        VEP - stovepipe
        VEW - driveway
        VYH - heavyhanded
        VYS - heavyset
        WAW - stowaway
        WFE - crowfeet
        WKW - awkward
        WND - downdraft
        WNM - disownment
        WNP - downplay
        WNU - grownup
        WSB - newsbreak
        WSM - newsman
        WSW - newsworthy
        XAD - hexadecimal
        XIB - flexible
        XOP - saxophone
        XTB - textbook
        XYE - epoxyed
        XYM - oxymoron
        XYS - paroxysm
        YAG - voyage
        YEB - eyebrow
        YFR - bayfront
        YHA - mayhaw
        YNG - laryngectomy
        YOE - kayoed
        YRD - martyrdom
        YSC - payscale
        YSL - dyslexia
        YSY - polysyllabic
        YUN - picayune
        YZY - syzygy
        ZEF - prizefight
      

Four letter challenges:

        AIRV - clairvoyant
        CEBE - iceberg
        DEZV - rendezvous
        DROB - wardrobe
        ECIB - decibel
        ELEL - ukelele
        EPHY - zephyr
        ERYO - everyone
        EWHA - somewhat
        EYSE - geyser
        FELE - lifeless
        FODI - daffodil
        FRAR - infrared
        GHAG - roughage
        GUAG - language
        HEMU - chrysanthemum
        HHOO - fishhook
        HIPE - archipelago
        NHIQ - technique
        HTEE - eighteen
        KADA - lackadaisical
        LECU - molecule
        LESL - coleslaw
        LLJO - killjoy
        LSEL - falsely
        IKEA - likeable
        ITCA - suitcase
        LYLY - slyly
        MBBE - dumbbell
        MECA - namecalling
        MEON - someone
        MYRO - tommyrot
        NELT - knelt
        NIKE - moniker
        OELA - shoelace
        OFOL - twofold
        OFTO - rooftop
        ONIG - tonight
        OOMM - roommate
        OORK - doorknob
        OMUC - insomuch
        OWAD - nowadays
        OWNO - brownout
        OYEU - voyeur
        PIOC - tapioca
        PLEL - supplely
        PONR - weaponry
        RAOR - extraordinary
        RESK - foreskin
        ROOR - microorganism
        RTHQ - earthquake
        SAGN - lasagna
        SPBE - raspberry
        SPES - crispest
        THAC - toothache
        TYPU - platypus
        UBBU - hubbub
        UERK - sauerkraut
        UGUG - plugugly
        ZIPA - marzipan
      

A few more:

        ACHACH - stomachache
        TANTAN - instantaneous
      

Back to The Hipe Puzzle.


Last revised on 30 November 2013.