The following words have something in common that has nothing to do with their meanings. What is it?

SKINNY

DREAMS

MODERN

RANDOM

CONCERTS

FLAGRANT

ORNAMENT

RADIANCE

ANIMATOR

DIAMONDS

 

HINT:

Look at the letters, not the words.

 

The letters of each word can be re-arranged to form three or four pairs of U.S. state postal abbreviations. There may be other arrangements than those shown below.

 

SKINNY = KS, IN, NY 

DREAMS = DE, AR, MS

MODERN = MD, OR, NE

RANDOM = AR, ND, MO

CONCERTS = CT, NE, OR, SC

FLAGRANT  = FL, GA, AR, TN

ORNAMENT = OR, NE, MA, TN

RADIANCE = AR, IA, DE, NC or AR, DE, IN, CA

ANIMATOR =  IA, MA, TN, OR

DIAMONDS = IA, MO, ND, SD