1. What do the following two-word phrases have in common?

HAND WASH

FLIP SIDE

DRAFT BOARD

STAGE DOOR

 

2. What do the following names and words have in common?

 

PAS

POE

MINIS

REGIS

 

Answers:

 

1. Both words in each phrase can be preceded by BACK:

    BACKHAND - BACKWASH

    BACK FLIP - BACKSIDE

    BACK DRAFT - BACKBOARD

    BACK STAGE - BACK DOOR

2. Each word can be changed into a new one by adding TRY:

    PASTRY

    POETRY

    MINISTRY

    REGISTRY

Credits:

1: Wall Street Journal

     April 12, 2022

     Jesse Goldberg

2: Wall Street Journal

     April 14, 2022

     David Litman