1. What do the following words have in common?

HAT

SPIN

NOTCH

DRAWER

2. What do the following words have in common?

OVEN

NEAT

TOPIC

TALES

BORING

HINTS:

1. Each clue can be preceded by the same word.

2. It has to do with replacing one letter with another.

Answers:

1. Each word can be preceded by TOP.

2. One letter in each word can be replaced by an X to create new words.

OXEN/NEXT/TOXIC/TAXES/BOXING