The Puzzle Post no. 11 · week of 21 December 2026
1. Word ladder
Change one letter at a time to turn BELL into TOLL. Every step must be a real word. It takes 2 steps in between.
BELL → ____ → ____ → TOLL
2. Number pyramid
Each block is the sum of the two blocks underneath it. Fill in the blanks.
11
65
16
3. Who has which pet?
Eli, Fay, Gil each have one pet: a ferret, a gecko, a hen.
- Eli does not have the hen.
- Fay does not have the ferret.
- Gil does not have the gecko.
- The hen's owner is not Fay.
4. What comes next?
1, 2, 6, 24, 120, ____
5. Riddle
What has one eye but cannot see?
Cut out and keep
Puzzles I solved: 1 □ 2 □ 3 □ 4 □ 5 □ with help from: ______________
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Answers on page two when printed
- BELL → BALL → TALL → TOLL
- From the bottom: 5, 1, 4, 6 · 6, 5, 10 · 11, 15 · 26
- Eli: ferret · Fay: gecko · Gil: hen
- 720 (times two, then times three, then times four …)
- A needle.