GAMES/World of Puzzles

December, 2025

John Dryer 

 

Identify the common property of the following words. Hint: The words are in chronological order based on an historical event. 

 

OCCLUDE

PARENT

UNJUST

ENGAGE

PTERODACTYL

ENIGMA

GUMDROP

SCHNITZEL

DOWNHILL

EVACUEE

PENNY

PIQUANCY

WRITTEN 

 

MORE HINTS:

1. There are 13 words.

2. It has to do with two letters in each word. 

 

Answer:

 

Each word contains the postal code for one of the 13 original U.S. states - listed in the order in which they ratified the Constitution:

 

occluDE

PArent

uNJust

enGAge

pterodaCTyl

enigMA

guMDrop

SCnitzel

dowNHill

eVAcuee

penNY

piquaNCy

wRItten