1. What do the following words have in common?

ME
VAN
ODE
LUTE
STILL
SABLE
VISION

2. What do the following words have in common?

FED
POND
GAZE
BOND
COLD

HINTS:
1. Each word can be preceded by the same two letters.
2. The same letter can be inserted into each word to produce a new one.

Answers:

1. Each word can be preceded by DI:

DIME
DIVAN
DIODE
DILUTE
DISTILL
DISABLE
DIVISION

2. The letter U can be inserted into each word to produce a new word:

FEUD
POUND 
GAUZE 
BOUND
COULD

Credit #2:
LA Times Crossword
August 26, 2016
Jeffrey Wechsler