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The Gry Puzzle is a popular word puzzle that asks for the third English word, other than ''angry'' and ''hungry'', that ends with the letters ''-gry'', though precise phrasing varies significantly. Aside from words derived from ''angry'' and ''hungry'', there is no common word ending in ''-gry'' in current usage;〔 (Uncommon such words include aggry and puggry.) Both ''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2002, ISBN 0-87779-201-1) and the ''Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition'' (Oxford University Press, 1989, ISBN 0-19-861186-2) contain the compound word "aggry bead." To find a third word ending in -gry that is not part of a phrase, you must turn to archaic, obsolete, or uncommon words, or personal or place names.〕〔Collins English Dictionary contains aggry as a standalone word. The only -gry words playable in Scrabble are aggry, ahungry, angry, hungry and puggry.〕 the puzzle thus lacks a conclusive answer. The puzzle is thus considered either as a hoax, a trick question, a sincere question for an obscure word, or a corruption of a more straightforward puzzle (with answer ''gryphon''). Of these, countless trick question variants and obscure English words (or nonce words) have been proposed. The lack of a conclusive answer has ensured the enduring popularity of the puzzle, and it has become one of the most frequently asked word puzzles. The ultimate origin and original form of the puzzle is unknown, but it was popularized in 1975, starting in the New York area, and has remained popular into the 21st century. Various similar puzzles exist, though these have straightforward answers. The most notable is "words ending in ''-dous''", which has been popular since the 1880s. ==Answers== Various proposed answers exist, stating that the question is one of the following: * A hoax – there is no answer, and its purpose (or effect) is to frustrate.〔, reprinted in 〕 * A trick question, with various answers depending on precise wording. * A sincere question asking for an obscure word, most often proposed as ''aggry'', ''meagry'', or ''puggry''. * A corruption of a more straightforward word puzzle, namely a word containing the sequence "gry", though not necessarily at the (tail) end, in which case the answer is "gryphon", which is uncommon but in use.〔〔(The Third English Word Ending on "gry" ), quotes a Rush Elkins who heard it in 1969 or 1970 at the University of Florida, in which case appearing anywhere in the word was ok, and later realized that it was ''gryphon''.〕〔rec.puzzles, (gry words ), October 1, 1995〕 This topic is a source of lively interest, both to lovers of word puzzles and lovers of words. Intriguingly, there are members of the latter group who have little or no interest in the puzzle, per se; the challenge is in the list (of words). For both groups, much of the appeal lies in the quest, either to trace the origin of the puzzle or compile a complete list of words ending in -gry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「-gry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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