LOGICAL THINKING XXIX

AUNT HILDEGARDE

GAMES/World of Puzzles

September, 2016

Makena Dyer

 

Aunt Hildegarde's likes and dislikes depend on the letter structure of the names of the relatives she visits. She has just returned from a visit with Uncle Ben and Aunt Flo. Can you explain the new principle behind her current tastes?

 

Aunt Hildegarde likes ........

 

1. Eggs, but not bacon

2. Films. but not theater

3. Chimps, but not hyenas

4. Forty, but not fifty

5. Abbott, but not Costello

Answer:

 

Aunt Hildegarde likes words that have their letters in alphabetical order.