The following six groups of word each share similar (but not identical) word oddities.

GROUP 1          GROUP 2       GROUP 3
aftereffects     galahads      pepperroot
desegregated     hadassahs     proprietor
reverberates     alfalfas      torture

GROUP 4          GROUP 5       GROUP 6
authenticity     polonium      deeded
dismantle        homophony     mummy
endowment        nonillion     ceded

What is the oddity for each group of words?

The word groups have the following oddities -- as typed and seen upon a modern QWERTY keyboard:

Aftereffects, desegregated and reverberates are typed using only the left hand.
Galahads, hadassahs and alfalfas are typed using only the middle row of letters.
Pepperroot, proprietor and torture are typed using only the top row of letters.
Authenticity, dismantle and endowment are typed using the left and right hand, alternatingly.
Polonium, homophony and nonillion are typed using only the right hand.
Deeded, mummy and ceded are typed using only one finger.

Posted by Dej Mar on 2007-11-11 15:17:01