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What heavy seven letter word can you take two away from and be left with eight?

Weights

Why this works

This riddle plays with the concept of wordplay and numbers. The word "weights" consists of seven letters and refers to something heavy, satisfying the first part of the riddle. When you take away the letters "w" and "s" from "weights," you are left with "eight," which is not only a play on the word itself but also the numerical value of 8. Thus, the clever twist lies in using the letters as a way to create a connection to the number eight!

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Common Wrong Answers

“Letters”

Although 'letters' is a seven-letter word, taking two away does not leave 'eight' as a valid word, making it an incorrect answer.

“Heavily”

'Heavily' is also a seven-letter word, but removing two letters does not result in a word that means 'eight'.

“Numbers”

'Numbers' is a seven-letter word, but similar to the others, removing two letters doesn't yield a word indicating 'eight'.

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