Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
" . . . we happy ___ . . . ": Shak. (3 letter answer)
The Answer
FEW
Tags
Notes
The answer FEW is common and appears about once every 275 puzzles.
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The chosen ___
A handful
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" . . . to so ___"
Sprinkling
"___ are chosen"
"Chosen" number
Chosen number
Chosen number?
Couple or so
Description for the Marines
Elite group, with "the"
Limited number
Many's opposite
Not a lot
Not many
The number chosen
Oligarchical group
"The ___, the proud, the Marines"
Select group, with "the"
Select number
Small number
Not very many
How many are chosen?
"... let thy words be ___": Eccl.
Definition
FEW as a noun:
1. an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few"
2. a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"
FEW as an adjective:
1. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"