GAMES/World of Puzzles 

May, 2025

Shawn Kennedy

 

All of the pairs below have something in common. All but one of the pairs have a second thing in common. What property do all of the pairs share, and which is the odd one out that does not share the second property?

 

YELL - BUS

REAR - FAN

TRY - WED

GALL - BIT

WHEN - NOT

SO - YEN

LUSH - PULP 

 

Answers:

 

What all the pairs have in common:

You can swap the first letter of the first word with the last letter of the second word to form two new words. 

 

Which pair is the odd one out?

GALL - BIT is the odd one out. The second property all the other pairs share is that the two new words are opposites:  

 

YELL - BUS - - - SELL - BUY

REAR - FAN - - - NEAR - FAR

TRY - WED - - - DRY - WET

GALL - BIT - - - TALL - BIG (not opposites)

WHEN - NOT - - - THEN - NOW

SO - YEN - - - NO - YES

LUSH - PULP - - - PUSH - PULL