1. What do the following words have in common?

SCAR

BELL

TREAT

WATER

BATTER

2. What do the following words have in common?

IN

OUT

OWN

LOW

ALL

REED

3. What do the following words have in common?

PROBLEM

TELLER

SHORT

LONG

TALL

HINTS:

1. The same letter, appropriately placed, will change each word into a new one.

2. The same letter, appropriately placed, will change each word into a new one.

Answers:

1. Adding a final Y to each word will create new words:

SCARY/BELLY/TREATY/WATERY/BATTERY

(Credit: NY Times Crossword - Apr. 23, 2000

"GET WISE" by Nancy Nicholson Joline)

2. Preceding each word with G will create new words:

GIN/GOUT/GOWN/GLOW/GALL/GREED

(Credit: NY Times Crossword - May 28, 2000

"G MOVIES" by Richard Silvestri)

3. Each word can be either preceded or followed by STORY.