1. What do the following words have in common?

CIVIC

LIVID

MIX

MILL

VIVID

DILL

MIMIC

DIM

CIVIL

2. What do the following words have in common?

LAND

MAIN

INKY

OHMS

HIND

3. What do the following words have in common?

OVEN

HOLE

RING

ITCH

HINT:

2. Look at the letters in pairs.

3. RITE could be added to the list.

Answer:

1. They are each made up of letters that can also serve as Roman Numerals.

2. Each word is make up of US Postal Service state abbreviations.

3. Each word can be preceded by W to yield new words.