WHAT'S NEXT?

GAMES Magazine

September, 2023

Paddy Smith

 

The following sequence of words -

 

MISUNDERSTAND

AMONG

VIRTUE

ALLOWED

ENTHUSIAST

BEFRIEND -

is best continued by which one of the following words?

SATIRE

SERMON

STATUE

SUNDIAL?  The meanings of the words are not relevant.

Answer:

 

SATIRE

 

Each word contains the three-letter abbreviation of a day of the week, starting with SUN and ending with FRI. Therefore, the next word should contain SAT.