Wall Street Journal

April 5, 2022

Lorraine Goodman

 

What do the following names and words have in common?

 

DICE

OKIE

RING

VINE 

DEGAS

ROUGH

 

HINT:

The same two letters will change each word into a new one.

 

Answer:

 

Each word can be preceded by BO to make a new word:

 

DICE - BODICE

OKIE - BOOKIE

RING - BORING

VINE - BOVINE

DEGAS - BODEGAS*

ROUGH - BOROUGH 

 

*A bodega is a small, neighborhood store selling basic necessities and snacks.