BRAIN BENDERS

NY Times Puzzle Mania

Heidi Erwin

 

What do the following 13 words have in common?

 

CUTE

RIDGE

LEVER

RAFT

VENT 

LUSH

ROUND

AND

RATE

AM 

NOT 

INK

ODE

 

Answer:

 

Each word becomes a new one when preceded by progressive letters of the alphabet:

 

ACUTE

BRIDGE

CLEVER

DRAFT

EVENT

FLUSH

GROUND

HAND

IRATE

JAM

KNOT

LINK

MODE