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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

  Submitted by Charlie    
Rating: 2.8333 (6 votes)
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In the first group, if one adds 6 to each letter, as in a Caesar cypher (wrapping around the alphabet if necessary from Z to A), a new word is formed: cot, cut, tux, lot, rum, jot, vat, out, ram, hue, hug, hum, mat, lax, jam, hat, hay, sod, rugs, wage, puke, lugs, ugly, hush, mall, nest, hall, rout, core, curl, suing, ingot, satin, latte, harry, sorry, posse, layout

In part 2, the difference is 13 rather than 6, and so the relation is mutual. "Tang" is especially interesting as its cypher is "gnat", which is also the original word reversed: or, bin, irk, ant, fur, bar, gnat, envy, reef, roof, clerk, green, purely, nowhere.

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SolutionPuzzle SolutionK Sengupta2022-09-02 22:09:07
SolutionAnswersMath Man2020-06-14 14:52:21
consider the followingJen2005-07-11 05:04:14
Some Thoughtsre(2): The real solution (no computer program used)Penny2003-12-16 18:45:24
re: The real solution (no computer program used)krdmt5_0002003-12-16 16:00:22
re: Added question.Bryan2003-12-16 15:34:46
re(4): Added answersPenny2003-12-16 10:22:46
re(3): Added answersCharlie2003-12-16 09:56:17
re(2): The real solution (no computer program used)Penny2003-12-16 03:47:53
re(3): Added answersPopstar Dave2003-12-16 02:05:06
re(2): Added answersPenny2003-12-16 00:07:02
re: Added answersCharlie2003-12-15 23:07:13
Added answersPenny2003-12-15 21:10:43
QuestionAdded question.Charlie2003-12-15 20:54:38
re: The real solution (no computer program used)Victor Zapana2003-12-15 18:56:02
SolutionThe real solution (no computer program used)Penny2003-12-15 16:27:06
SolutionSolutionkrdmt5_0002003-12-15 15:51:41
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