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GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2024

Raymond D. Love

What unusual characteristic is shared by the ten words below?

ASCOT                 SCHOOLED

COUNTESS          SPOILED

FRIENDS              STOOD

GUEST                  THEOREMS

JAUNTY               VOIDED

Answer:

 

Each word's even letters and odd letters, read in order, spell words:

 

ASCOT - ACT + SO

COUNTESS - CUTS + ONES

FRIENDS - FINS + RED

GUEST - GET + US

JAUNTY - JUT + ANY 

SCHOOLED - SHOE + COLD 

SPOILED - SOLD + PIE 

STOOD - SOD +TO

THEOREMS - TERM + HOES

VOIDED - VIE + ODD