1. What do the following words have in common?

PUTTER

SOUGHT

CLEAN

GHOST

KNOW

HOUR

GRIPE

2. What do the following words have in common?

STAB

HIGH

STARS

GHOST

DESIST

HINT:

1. It has to do with the first letter of each word.

2. Think alphabetically. Look at the entire word.

Answers:

1. The first letter of each word can be dropped, and a valid word remains:

PUTTER - UTTER
SOUGHT - OUGHT
CLEAN - LEAN
GHOST - HOST
KNOW - NOW
HOUR - OUR
GRIPE - RIPE

  

2. Each word's first and last two letters are in alphabetical order.