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IQ - Question : What is the minimum number of toothpicks necessary to spell the word "HAT". (You are not allowed to break or bend any toothpicks.)?

five six seven eight nine

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Question added by خالد ابراهيم , Senior Accountant , Al Khayyat Group /Peugeot and Mazda Automative agent in Jordan
Date Posted: 2013/11/28
Rehan Qureshi
by Rehan Qureshi , Financial Consultant , Self Employeed

I think the correct answer is 8

Delia Lemos
by Delia Lemos , Health Care Support Worker , First City Nursing

The "H" needs3 toothpicks to be drown, the "A" needs3, and the "T" needs2 =>3 +3 +2 =8

Deleted user
by Deleted user

If some one has food stuck in their teeth and not able to spell HAT then they can use one. As its spelled from mouth why would someone spend lot of time to arrange tooth pick to write HAT. And your question says spell so its not writing with toothpick. correct?

Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein
by Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein , Chief Executive Officer & ERP Architect , Egyptian Software Group

To spell the word you don't need toothpicks.

Mohamed Abdul
by Mohamed Abdul , Senior accountant. , Almarai.

Eight is the answer 

Shahzada Qaif
by Shahzada Qaif , Administration Manager , Sahi brothers c.c

8 Eight

 

Emmanuel dela Rosa
by Emmanuel dela Rosa , Operations Manager , Itabrasivi Polishing Stones LLC

7(seven)

FERDINAND AGTARAP
by FERDINAND AGTARAP , Deputy Manager - EHS&S , Emirates Float Glass LLC

Six

Deleted user
by Deleted user

It must be8.

 

 

Mohammad Ahad
by Mohammad Ahad , Associate Software Engineer , NCR Corporation Pvt. Ltd.

8 Toothpicks

shahzad subhan
by shahzad subhan , intrnee , wapda

it is surely8

 

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