JERROLD SAYS SO

Jerrold Dolins wrote to Marilyn Vos Savant in her column "Ask Marilyn" in Parade Magazine, April 20, 2008:

"There are only two words in English that end with the letters:

CEL

LAD

SUM

TUE

UIT

I will give you one of each. Can you come up with the other?

PARCEL

UNCLAD

GYPSUM

VIRTUE

INTUIT

I found two other words that end with UIT, but other than that, I think Jerrold is right. The words are common and un-capitalized.

Answers:

Parcel and CANCEL

Unclad and BALLAD

Gypsum and OPOSSUM

Virtue and STATUE

Intuit and ACQUIT and PURSUIT