What do the following words have in common?

1. RAGE

2. LACE

3. BUM

4. BALD

5. WARD

6. CANE

7. SIRE

8. PRICE

9. STING

10. OAT

11. MOST

12. STORY

 

HINT:

Two letters (different for each clue) can be added before each word.

 

Answers:

 

A U.S. state postal abbreviation can be added before each clue to complete a new word:

 

1. GARAGE 

2. PALACE

3. ALBUM

4. RIBALD

5. COWARD

6. ARCANE

7. DESIRE

8. CAPRICE

9. LASTING

10. FLOAT

11. UTMOST

12. HISTORY

 

Credit:

Joseph Appel

(After a puzzle by Todd Kreisman

GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2022

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