Six Lettered Word

Riddle: A word I know, six letters it contains, subtract one, and twelve remains. What am I?

Answer: A dozen. Because dozen means twelve, and since dozens is a six-letter word, if you take away the 's' then you get dozen.

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A word I know, six letters it contains, subtract one, and twelve remains.
What am I? — Six Lettered Word by Anonymous v1.

Riddle: A word I know, six letters it contains, subtract one, and twelve remains.
What am I? Answer: A dozen. Because dozen means twelve, and since dozens is a six-letter word, if you take away the 's' then you get dozen. — by Anonymous v2.