1. What do these four words have in common?

THOUSANDS

CRUSADE

SAUSAGE

JERUSALEM

2. What do these five words have in common?

BIN

TAN

MAN

DIN

FOR

3. What do these five words have in common?

LOT

LEG

ACCORD

MILL

PASS

HINTS:

1. The answer has to do with the name of a country.

2. The same two letters, appropriately placed, will change each word into a new one.

3. The same three letters, added in the same place, will create new words.

Answers:

1. Hidden inside each word are the consecutive letters USA.

2. The letters GO can be added to the end of each word to make new words.

3. The letters ION can be added to the end of each word to make new words.