Also see: https://xkcd.com/169/ "Angry and hungry are common english words that end in 'gry'. What is the third word that ends in 'gry'? It is a common word that you use every day and if you were listening closely, you've already heard it". The answer is hungry - the third word of the puzzle that ends in gry. -or- Think of words ending in -gry. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everybody uses everyday. If you have listened carefully , I've already told you what it is. The secret here is that the real question is "There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word?" That is, there are only three words in the phrase "the English language". The third word is "language", which is indeed something we use every day. The first two words are "the" and "English". From http://www.ipl.org/ref/QUE/FARQ/gryFARQ.html (Which mentions real answers: aggry, puggry, meagry - all in Oxford's) Also of note is the complete word "gry" ----------------------------------------------------------------------