1. What do the following words have in common - other than starting with the same letter?

MAZE

MUSE

MORAL

 

2. What do the following words have in common?

 

MANATEE

WINDLESS

 

3. What do the following words have in common?

 

ARE

OLE

LIEN

JUDE

GAPE

RODE

ROME

CAME

CRIME 

Answers:

 

1. Each word become a new one when preceded by A:

    AMAZE

    AMUSE

    AMORAL

 

2. A new word is formed by transferring the last letter to the front.

    MANATE - EMANATE

    WINDLESS - SWINDLES 

 

3. Each word can be changed to another by adding an A or an O to the front or back - which also   changes the syllable count in each word from one to three:

    ARE - AREA

    OLE - OLEO

    LIEN - ALIEN

    JUDE - JUDEA

    GAPE - AGAPE ( a form of love in Greek)

    RODE - RODEO

    ROME - ROMEO

    CAME - CAMEO

    CRIME - CRIMEA