Wednesday, April 21, 2010

TEN LITTLE WORDS
Credit: GAMES Magazine
Douglas Tench

What unusual property do the following words all share?

FOOL
SIGH
CRUMB
CONVERT
LYNCH
HELIUM
INDEED
REFLECT
AFFIRM
FLAKE

HINT 1:
The last two letters of each word can be replaced by something, yielding ten new words.
HINT 2:
The something is a single letter.

Answer:

Replace the last two letters of each word by the letter X, yielding FOX, SIX, CRUX, CONVEX, LYNX, HELIX, INDEX, REFLEX, AFFIX, FLAX.

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