LOGICAL THINKING XXXII

GAMES/World of Puzzles

April, 2005 (no credit)

June, 2016

David Diefendorf

 

Aunt Hildegarde's likes and dislikes depend on the letter structure of the name of the relative she has most recently visited. She has just visited her Uncle Frank. Can you determine why she has the following preferences?

 

1. She likes shoes, but not socks

2. She likes stripes, but not polka dots

3. She likes pottery, but not knitting

4. She likes her hyena, but not her parrot

 

Answer:

 

Aunt Hildegarde likes words that can drop their first and last letters and leave a valid word - like Frank:

 

1. SHOES - HOE

2. STRIPES - TRIPE

3. POTTERY - OTTER

4. HYENA - YEN