ODD ONE OUT LXVI

Which word is the odd one out and why?

RENT

DESSERT 

MORTGAGE

IMPROVEMENT 

 

Answer:

 

MORTGAGE is the odd one out. All the others can follow ROOM FOR _______.  

 

  

ODD ONE OUT LXV

Which word is the odd one out and why?

SAVE

MUSIC

ABOUT

SCRIPT

WASH

 

Answer:

 

SCRIPT is the odd word out. All the others can be associated with FACE:

Save face

Face the music

About face

Face wash   

ODD ONE OUT LXIV

In this puzzle, either of two things can be the odd one out - depending on the context.

Example: AQUA, HAZEL, WILLOW, CHERRY, 

                WILLOW is the odd one out because it's not a color, but AQUA is also the odd one out because it's not a tree. 

 

1. PRINCE, DOUBLE, QUEEN, KING

 

2. CAT, SWORD, HAMSTER, DOG

 

3. LILY, JANE, TULIP, ROSE

 

4. ONE, TWO, BLUE, THREE

 

5. A TOYOTA, CIVIC,  MADAM, DODGE

 

6. SCARECROW, TIN MAN, MUNCHKINS, BUDDHA

 

Answers:

 

1. PRINCE because it's not a bed and DOUBLE because it's not a person of royalty

 

2. SWORD because it's not an animal and HAMSTER because it's not a fish

 

3. JANE because it's not a flower and TULIP because it's not a girl's name

 

4. BLUE because it's not a number and THREE because it doesn't have a homophone

 

5. MADAM because it's not a car and DODGE because it's not a palindrome

 

6. BUDDHA because he wasn't in The Wizard of Oz and MUNCHKINS because they weren't seeking anything*

 

*BUDDHA was seeking enlightenment.  

 

ODD ONE OUT LXIII

Which word is the odd one out and why?

1. WOOD

    TREES

    PEPPERS

    SEASHORE

 

2. SPOT

    ROCK 

    WALK

    SHADOW

 

Answers:

 

1. TREES is the odd word out. The other words are used in famous tongue-twisters.

 

2. SPOT is the odd word out. The other words can follow MOON to make common phrases.

 

  

    

 

ODD ONE OUT LXII

Which word is the odd one out - and why?

1. ONE

2. ZERO

3. OURS

4. HERE

5. LYING

6. EITHER

 

Answer:

 

ZERO is the odd word out. In all the other words, adding an initial letter will change the word to its opposite:

 

1. ONE - NONE

2. ****

3. OURS - YOURS

4. HERE - THERE

5. LYING - FLYING 

6. EITHER - NEITHER  

ODD ONE OUT LXI

1. Which is the odd one out - and why?

Bicycle

Tricycle

Truck

Car

 

2. Which is the odd one out and why?

 

Flower

Camera

Windmill

Solar panel

 

3. Which is the odd one out - and why?

 

Tiger

Referee

Ladybug

Candy cane 

Answers:

 

1. Bicycle - It is not free-standing.

2. Windmill - The others must have light to work.

3. Ladybug - It doesn't have stripes.

 

GAMES/World of Puzzles 

August, 2024

Jon King

 

One of the words in this list does not belong. If fact, it's the opposite of all the other words. Which one is it?

 

BETA               KIPPERS

CRAPS             LEAF

EARTH             LUMP

EMOTED         MANATEE

GELATIN         RATING  

HORNS            WINDLESS 

(BIG) HINT:

The puzzle title is  HEELS OVER HEAD.

Answer:

 

The odd word out is GELATIN.

All of the other words can be turned into new words by moving the last letter to the front (BETA becomes ABET, etc.), whereas GELATIN becomes ELATING when its first letter is moved to the end.

 

ODD ONE OUT LX

Which of Santa's reindeer is the odd one out - and why?

DASHER

DANCER

PRANCER 

VIXEN

COMET 

CUPID 

DONNER (DONDER)

VIXEN

 

Answer: 

 

CUPID - - -  The only reindeer with no letter E in its name.

 

Credit:

David Senner

ODD ONE OUT LIX

Which of the following words is the odd one out - and why?

CHESS

ANGLE

MONTH

SWINE

HEARD

LOVER

BULLY

BOOTH

BRUIN

CHECK

SCALE

TAMER

THUMP

 

HINT:

Change one letter in each word.

 

Answer:

 

Changing one letter in each word will give the name of a body part, except for TAMER, which is the odd one out:

 

CHESS- CHEST

ANGLE - ANKLE

MONTH - MOUTH, etc.

 

Credit:

Will Shortz 

The Enigma

August, 2024 

ODD ONE OUT LVIII

All of the words below have something in common - except one. Which word is the odd one out?

TAVERN

SACRED

CHARGE

REVERE

CRAVEN

TWINE

ATONE

SEVENTY

 

Answer: 

 

CHARGE is the odd word out. All of the other words can drop their first and last letters and still leave a valid word:

 

TAVERN - AVER

SACRED - ACRE, etc.

 

ODD ONE OUT LVII

GAMES Magazine

October, 2007

David Baskind

All the words on this list but one have a special property in common (besides the fact that they are all the same length). Which one does not belong?

BLOT     FROM     SNAG

CALM    GARB     SUNG

DROP     GNUS     TRAP

                SILT

Answer:

 

DROP is the odd one out. All the other words become new ones when their second and third letters are switched:

 

BLOT - BOLT

FROM -FORM

SNAG - SANG, etc.

 

ODD ONE OUT LVI

GAMES Magazine

August, 2001

Alvin M. Sanico

 

All but one of the following words have a common characteristic. Which word does no belong in the group - and why?

CAP       SERVE   PLY       MIND

LATE     CENT     SORT    PORT

MAIN    LAY        STAY    STORE

PAIR      MARK    LENT   VILE

Answer:

 

STAY is the odd one out. All the other words can be preceded by RE to make a new word:

 

RECAP 

RELATE

REMAIN, etc. 

ODD ONE OUT LV

 

GAMES/World of Puzzles

May, 2024

David Baskind 

Which word does not belong in this list?

RABBI     PAIN        DIVER

LEAP       GEAR      PRIES

BOAS      CHAR      BUDGE

FACE       TARO      PLANT

FIRS        SHOO      SAFES

 

Answer: 

 

GEAR  is the odd word out. All the other words become new ones when a T is added at the end:

 

RABBI - RABBIT

LEAP - LEAPT

BOAS - BOAST, etc.

ODD ONE OUT LIV

Which word is the odd one out and why?

ARMY 

NAVY

SHINY

COLONY 

Answer:

 

NAVY is the odd one out. The three others conceal body parts:

 

ARMy

SHINy

COLONy

ODD ONE OUT LIII

GAMES Magazine

April, 2004

Pam Wylder

 

There is a connection between the well-known people listed below, but it does not involve the people themselves or their accomplishments. It is about their names - first or last. What is the connection and who is the odd one out?

 

1. James Baldwin

2. Karl Malden

3. Adrienne Barbeau

4. Lewis Carroll

5. Antonio Banderas

6. James Herriot

 

HINT: The connection is seen in the last names.

 

Answers:

 

The last names can be parsed into two separate words:

1. Bald win

3. Bar beau

4. Car roll

5. Band eras

6. Her riot

 

Karl Malden is the odd one out. 

ODD ONE OUT LII

GAMES Magazine

April, 2004

Pam Wylder

There is a connection between the well-known people listed below, but it does not involve the people themselves or their accomplishments. It is about their names - first names or last names. What is the connection, and which name is the odd one out?

1. Neil Armstrong

2. Bette Midler

3. Russel Crowe

4. Wayne Campbell

5. Julius  Erving

6. Phil Collins

 

HINTS:

A. The connection is seen in the first names.

B. The connection centers on a part of speech.

 

Answers:

 

All but one of the first names is a homophone of a verb:

1. Neil -kneel

2. Bette - bet

3. Russel - rustle

4. Wayne - wane

6. Phil - fill

 

Julius Erving is the odd one out. 

ODD ONE OUT LI

Which word is the odd one out and why?

SUN  

WILD

WALL

WHEAT

 

Answer:

 

WHEAT is the odd word out. The others can be followed by FLOWER, but WHEAT is followed by FLOUR - a homophone. 

 

Credit:

Joseph Appel 

ODD ONE OUR L

Which one of the words below is the odd one out - and why?

IMPEACH

IMMOBILE

IMMATURE

IMPLAUSIBLE

 

Answer: 

 

The odd word out is IMPEACH. The prefix IM on the other three words means NOT. The IM is a false negative on PEACH.

ODD ONE OUT XLIX

1. Which is the odd one out and why?

LOUSE

APHID

GNAT 

TIC

 

2. Which is the odd color out and why?

 

SILVER

PURPLE

ORANGE

YELLOW

 

Answers: 

 

1. TIC is the odd one out. A tic is an arachnid. The others are insects.

 

2. YELLOW is the odd color out. The others have no rhymes.

 

 

 

ODD ONE OUT XLVIII

Which word is the odd one out and why?

Brick

Stone

Concrete

Canoe

Pontoon

Anchor

 

Answer: 

 

Stone - All the others things are man-made.