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Words In Common 10 (Posted on 2003-12-15) Difficulty: 4 of 5
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

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Solution Answers | Comment 16 of 17 |
1. If you move each letter 6 places forward in the alphabet, then you get a new word. For example, fin turns into lot.

2. If you move each letter 13 places forward in the alphabet, then you get a new word. For example, vex turns into irk. This is interesting because vex and irk are synonyms.


  Posted by Math Man on 2020-06-14 14:52:21
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