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Illustration for riddle: I am a word of 5 letters and people eat me. If you remove the first letter I become a form of energy — Can you figure out this riddle?

I am a word of 5 letters and people eat me. If you remove the first letter I become a form of energy. Remove the first two and I'm needed to live. Scramble the last 3 and you can drink me. What am I?

Wheat, heat, eat, tea

Why this works

This riddle plays with the transformations of the word "wheat." It’s a five-letter word that indeed refers to a food item that people eat. When you remove the first letter "w," you're left with "heat," which is a form of energy. Removing the first two letters gives you "eat," a fundamental action needed for survival. Finally, if you scramble the last three letters "e," "a," and "t," you can form the word "tea," a popular drink. Each step cleverly shifts the meaning while sticking to the original letters!

Common Wrong Answers

“Bread”

While bread is something people eat, it does not fit the criteria of being a 5-letter word from which you can derive a form of energy or something needed to live.

“Grain”

Grain is a general term for edible seeds but does not specifically lead to a 5-letter word that transforms into energy or essential life components when letters are removed.

“Fruit”

Fruit is also a type of food, but it has 5 letters and does not lead to the correct transformations as described in the riddle.

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