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What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How?




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What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How?




Hint: $4$ letters







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What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How?




Hint: $4$ letters







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What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How?




Hint: $4$ letters







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The word "what" itself has four letters, the word "sometimes" has nine, the word "always" has six letters and the word "never" has five. So...

What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How? $3$ letters!


* worth noting that this was entirely @WAF in the comments.







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  • You got the trick, but how?
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  • Think literally
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    Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
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  • @WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
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Well; for a start:




The word "what" itself has four letters, the word "sometimes" has nine, the word "always" has six letters and the word "never" has five. So...

What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How? $3$ letters!


* worth noting that this was entirely @WAF in the comments.







share|improve this answer























  • You got the trick, but how?
    – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
    1 hour ago










  • Think literally
    – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
    1 hour ago






  • 4




    Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
    – WAF
    1 hour ago












  • @WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
    – Hugh
    32 mins ago
















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Well; for a start:




The word "what" itself has four letters, the word "sometimes" has nine, the word "always" has six letters and the word "never" has five. So...

What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How? $3$ letters!


* worth noting that this was entirely @WAF in the comments.







share|improve this answer























  • You got the trick, but how?
    – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
    1 hour ago










  • Think literally
    – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
    1 hour ago






  • 4




    Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
    – WAF
    1 hour ago












  • @WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
    – Hugh
    32 mins ago














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Well; for a start:




The word "what" itself has four letters, the word "sometimes" has nine, the word "always" has six letters and the word "never" has five. So...

What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How? $3$ letters!


* worth noting that this was entirely @WAF in the comments.







share|improve this answer














Well; for a start:




The word "what" itself has four letters, the word "sometimes" has nine, the word "always" has six letters and the word "never" has five. So...

What has $4$ letters, sometimes $9$ letters, always $6$ letters and never $5$ letters. How? $3$ letters!


* worth noting that this was entirely @WAF in the comments.








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  • You got the trick, but how?
    – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
    1 hour ago










  • Think literally
    – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
    1 hour ago






  • 4




    Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
    – WAF
    1 hour ago












  • @WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
    – Hugh
    32 mins ago


















  • You got the trick, but how?
    – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
    1 hour ago










  • Think literally
    – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
    1 hour ago






  • 4




    Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
    – WAF
    1 hour ago












  • @WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
    – Hugh
    32 mins ago
















You got the trick, but how?
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
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You got the trick, but how?
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
1 hour ago












Think literally
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
1 hour ago




Think literally
– Mohammad Zuhair Khan
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Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
– WAF
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Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
– WAF
1 hour ago














@WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
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@WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
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