GAMES/World of Puzzles

September, 2025

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The ten words below, listed in alphabetical order, have an unusual property. Can you determine what it is?

BAG

BELL

BULL

CHI

COB

COW

DAD

GRADE

MOSQUE

ROW 

 

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Answers:

 

The ten words can be arranged into five pairs which phonetically spell world capital cities:  

 

BAG + DAD = BAGHDAD

BELL + GRADE = BELGRADE

COB + BULL = KABUL

CHI + ROW = CAIRO

MOSQUE + COW = MOSCOW