Each set of five clues below leads to five words that have something in common. Can you determine the five words and what they have in common?

1. Partner, give, tick, speck, silent
2. Sphere, ringer, invoice, seedpod, fight
3. Sack, plead, great, swamp, pester
4. Perfectly, puppy, abyss, crock, place
5. Bulk, clutter, overlook, plant, ruffle
6. Cram, kiss, select, indentation, hockey
7. Duller, mixer, vision limiter, fairer, mistake
8. Hovel, Arab noble, Avoid work, Surprise, Open oysters

Answers:

1. Mate, mete, mite, mote, mute
2. Ball, bell, bill, boll, bull
3. Bag, beg, big, bog, bug
4. Pat, pet, pit, pot, put
5. Mass, mess, miss, moss, muss
6. Pack, peck, pick, pock, puck
7. Blander, blender, blinder, blonder, blunder
8. Shack, sheik, shirk, shock, shuck

Each set of answer words differ by only one vowel, which in order are A, E, I, O, and U.

Credit: GAMES Magazine
July, 2011
Shanda Heilman
A, E, I, O, U!