kayak and level
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Bob, dad, did, eve, gig, gag, mom, pop, wow
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Here's an example of a five letter word which reads the same when the first and last letters are dropped: gnome and nom (as in 'nom de plume')
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That is a good question, "that" is a good answer.
The word is empty. If you take away the first, last and middle letter the word sounds like mpty, empt and emty.
hears, ear
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Nine letter words that begin and end with the same letter:beachcombdartboarddecimateddecorateddecreaseddefrostedeffectiveeradicateetiquetteexecutivefireproofflagstafffoolproofgatheringgroundhoghairbrushhopscotchhundredthmagnesiummidstreamnarrationnewswomannightgownnutritionrainwaterrecruitersailboatssentencesturbulent
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The riddle is describing a sequence where the first letter of the word "first" is 'f', the second letter of the word "you" is 'o', the double of 'f' is 'ff' (the second letter of "off"), the first letter of the word "last" is 'l', and the last letter of "you" is 'u'. Putting it all together, the answer is "follow."
One example of a four-letter word where the second and last letters are the same is "ball." In this word, the second letter 'a' is the same as the last letter 'l.' Another example is "hall," where the second letter 'a' is also the same as the last letter 'l.' These are known as palindromic words, where the word reads the same forwards and backwards.
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