1. What do the following words have in common?
win,won,nor,fin,log,din,pun,ion,lug,boy,boa,bog,gun,fur,dug,bun,bus,mix loam,quay,joey,foam,oafs,bomb,guff,hymn,buff,lion,wily,wolf mocha,chain,munch,funny,bulls,mills,jimmy,fusion

2. What do these following words have in common?
be,ova,vex,nag,she,one,tang,rail,errs,ebbs, Pyrex,terra,Cheryl,abjurer

(In reply to Added question. by Charlie)

"be,ova,vex,nag,she,one,tang,rail,errs,ebbs, Pyrex,terra,Cheryl,abjurer"

Which one stands out? Pyrex !!!! Pyrex, a trademark for "material used for borosilicate glass and glassware resistant to heat, chemicals, and electricity", is an important ingredient in the making of "sexual toys". It "stands out" (or should we say "stands up"?) in the same way Viagra does. Very funny !!!

Other possibilities:

"be" is the only 2-letter word
"abjurer" is the only one with 3 vowels
"vex" is the only one that describes the effect my quick solution of this puzzle had on Charlie
"ova" is the only Latin plural word
"rail" is the only one with the letter "i"
"abjurer" is the only one with the letter "j"
"abjurer" is the only one with the "er" ending
"she" is the only gender-specific pronoun
"one" is the only number
"one" is the only non-gender-specific pronoun
"errs" is the only one with more than one way to be pronounced
"tang" is the only one that, when capitalized, is also the name of a Chinese Dynasty
"Cheryl" is the only one not in the AOL (Merriam-Webster) online dictionary
"Cheryl" is the only person's name
"Cheryl" is the only 6 letter word
"Pyrex" is the only trademark ("tang" is not capitalized, so it is not the breakfast drink beloved of astronauts)
"abjurer" is the only 7 letter word

...am I getting warmer ?


















Edited on December 15, 2003, 10:06 pm

Posted by Penny on 2003-12-15 21:10:43