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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?




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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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          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?
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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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          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
            56 mins ago










          • Think literally
            – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
            51 mins ago






          • 4




            Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
            – WAF
            45 mins ago












          • @WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
            – Hugh
            15 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
            56 mins ago










          • Think literally
            – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
            51 mins ago






          • 4




            Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
            – WAF
            45 mins ago












          • @WAF good thought — why didn't I think of that? If it's correct, I owe you.
            – Hugh
            15 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
            56 mins ago










          • Think literally
            – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
            51 mins ago






          • 4




            Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
            – WAF
            45 mins ago












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


















          • You got the trick, but how?
            – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
            56 mins ago










          • Think literally
            – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
            51 mins ago






          • 4




            Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
            – WAF
            45 mins ago












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
















          You got the trick, but how?
          – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
          56 mins ago




          You got the trick, but how?
          – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
          56 mins ago












          Think literally
          – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
          51 mins ago




          Think literally
          – Mohammad Zuhair Khan
          51 mins ago




          4




          4




          Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
          – WAF
          45 mins ago






          Maybe just apply the same rule to the bold word as well.
          – WAF
          45 mins ago














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




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


















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