1. What do the following words have in common that has nothing to do with their meanings?

EQUITY

PROMPT 

SMOOTH

WEASEL

ABOARD

 

2. What do the following words have in common?

 

OF

ME

USE

NEST

SPICE

 

Answers:

 

1. You can behead and curtail each word and still be left with a valid word:

 

EQUITY    -  QUIT

PROMPT   -  ROMP

SMOOTH  -  MOOT

WEASEL   -  EASE

ABOARD   -  BOAR

 

2. Each word can be preceded by HO to make a new word:

 

HOOF

HOME

HOUSE

HONEST

HOSPICE