GAMES/World of Puzzles

Holiday, 2026

Bob Morris

 

The words below share an unusual property. Can you determine what it is? 

 

CARE

CELL

GATE

GEAR

GOLD 

GOOD  

 

HINTS: 

1. It has to do with the alphabet.

2. It has to do with the first letters of each word. 

 

Answer:

 

The first letter of each word can be replaced by the letter preceding it in the alphabet and by the letter following it in the alphabet to make two new words:

 

1. CARE - - - BARE - DARE

2. CELL - - - BELL - DELL

3. GATE - - - FATE - HATE

4. GEAR - - - FEAR - HEAR

5. GOLD - - - FOLD - HOLD 

6. GOOD - - - FOOD - HOOD