1. What do the following clothing items have in common?

COAT

SKIRT

SHORTS

 

2. What do the following words have in common?

 

CRAB

FLAB

NEAR

 

3. What do the following words have in common?

 

QUESTIONS

CRITICISM

COOKIE

PUNCH

 

Answers:

 

1. Each word can be preceded by a type of dog to make a two-word phrase:

    LAB COAT

    POODLE SKIRT

    BOXER SHORTS

 

2. Each word can by followed by BY to make a related word:

    CRABBY

    FLABBY

    NEARBY

 

3. Each word can be preceded by a related word:

    THORNY QUESTIONS

    POINTED CRITICISM

    SHARP COOKIE

    SPIKED PUNCH

 

Credit:

3: Zachary David Levy