GAMES/World of Puzzles
Holiday, 2026 

Bob Morris

 

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

 

MINE

MOON

SAIL

SEND

SENT 

SIDE

 

HINTS:
1. I 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:

 

MINE - - - LINE - NINE

MOON - - - LOON - NOON

SAIL - - - RAIL - TAIL

SEND - - - REND - TEND

SENT - - - RENT - TENT

SIDE - - - RIDE - TIDE