LENGTHY DELIBERATIONS

Credit: GAMES Magazine
July, 2003

J. Mark Thompson

The six words below share an unusual quality. Can you determine what it is?

DELIGHTS

SPHINX

PHOTOGENIC

SELF-EVIDENT

INDIGENCE

HINTS:

#1. FOUR could be added to the list.

#2. Count the letters in each word.

Answer:

Each word contains the letters, in order, of a number word that names the number of letters in the word. DELIGHTS has 8 letters and contains the letters EIGHT.