1. What do these words have in common?

ANY 

AISLE

EMMY

EMPTY

 

2. What do these words have in common?

 

COOKIE

BANANA

CHICKEN

 

Answers:

 

1. They can be spelled phonetically with letters which are the postal abbreviations of states:

ANY - NE - NEBRASKA

AISLE - IL - ILLINOIS

EMMY - ME - MAINE

EMPTY - MT - MONTANA

 

2. They can be followed by words that mean money:

COOKIE DOUGH

BANANA BREAD

CHICKEN TENDER 

 

Credits:

1: Tom Pepper 

2: Dylan Schiff