THE WISH

Credit: NY Times Crossword - Dec. 19, 2010

Karen Young Bonin

What do these words have in common, other than the fact that they each contain the letter W?

SWEEP

WOUND

SWELL

TWIN

WARP

WASTE

WINGED

HINT:

Look carefully at the word WISH.

Answer:

The W in each word can be replaced by H, making a new word. (W is H):

SHEEP
HOUND
SHELL
THIN
HARP
HASTE
HINGED