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Chains Reaction
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These brain teasers rely on your ability to recognize groups of common attributes. For each of these puzzles you'll need to figure out why the words or letters are grouped as they are. Sometimes you will be asked to pick the odd-one-out or to place a new word into the correct group.Group
The words in Group A share a common property that only one word in Group B satisfies. Which one is it?
Group A:
Chains
Countess
Stained
Schooled
Purring
Corny
Group B:
Reaction
Penned
Spoiled
Stints
Putting
Hurry
Group A:
Chains
Countess
Stained
Schooled
Purring
Corny
Group B:
Reaction
Penned
Spoiled
Stints
Putting
Hurry
Hint
Some ALTERNATE words that also fit in Group A:Point
Sheet
Party
Jaunty
Answer
SpoiledThe property is that both sets of alternate letters form valid English words.
ChAiNs - can, his
CoUnTeSs - cuts, ones
StAiNeD - sand, tie
ScHoOlEd - shoe, cold
PuRrInG - prig, urn
CoRnY - cry, on
So the answer is SpOiLeD - sold, pie
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brilliant teaser krish ;)
Good! Better!! Best!!!
This is extremely clever Krish, Good one!
Mar 08, 2004
Well done! Too well done for me to solve in fact. , but very fun nonetheless.
Mar 08, 2004
It took me quite a while, but I last I got it. This has been one of the more difficult "group" teasers I've seen so far. Good job Krishnan.
excellent kris
Tried so hard but - well just so clever. Thanks for that one!
Thanks everybody for all the positive comments! Here is a bonus teaser for those who are interested: If possible, come up with more words(at least 7 letters long) that satisfy the above property.
just great!
that was hard, but a still a really good teaser!''
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Oh! I could not guess the answer Superb 1
Briliant indeed! Extremely well done as this one is very clever and i must admit it got me stumped. Keep up the good job!
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I stared at the puzzle and hint for a few minutes, then the little reading voice in my mind emphasized the capitalized ALTERNATE in the hint and I got it. Lots of fun!
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