LA Times Crossword
September 8, 2013
Marti DuGuay-Carpenter

What do the six rhyming words below have in common?

TIN
PIN
BIN
GIN
SPIN
SHIN
GRIN

Answer:

The IN in each word can be replaced by OUT to form a new word:

TOUT
POUT
BOUT
GOUT
SPOUT
SHOUT
GROUT