Thursday, March 15, 2012

NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK

In the following "haystack" of ten words, nine of the words can be grouped into three groups of three words each. Each of the three words in these groups either precedes or follows a "mystery word" which is common to them all. Each group of three has a different mystery word. Can you determine the three mystery words, the three groups, and the "needle" in the haystack - the one word that doesn't fit into any of the groups?

BROKEN
WEATHER
FREE
UP
BALL
STATE
DESK
PEANUT
WORK
FINGERS

HINTS:
#1: One of the "mystery words" is HOME.
#2: Another is BUTTER.
#3: The third is FAIR.

Answers:

HOME FREE
HOMEWORK
BROKEN HOME

BUTTER UP
PEANUT BUTTER
BUTTER FINGERS

STATE FAIR
FAIR BALL
FAIR WEATHER

The needle in the haystack is DESK.

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