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Something in Common

These words all have an unusual property in common, what is it?

  • Adopt
  • Glory
  • Knot
  • Empty
  • Hint
  • Begin
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Almost Special Words

What is a special property or feature that all of the following words have in common?

banana, uneven, grammar, voodoo, assess, potato, revive, dresser

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Nob’s Number Tree Puzzle

Nob's Number Tree

What number belongs in the “?” circle? Note that all numbers shown are correct, there are no typos or errors.


Nob’s Number Puzzle is a well-known brainteaser by the Japanese puzzle guru Nobuyuki “Nob” Yoshigahara. This cheeky number sequence puzzle seems straightforward, but the straightforward solution falls apart when you arrive at the bottom.

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Sequence Puzzle

Find the next two terms in this sequence:

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 30, 33, ?, ?

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Cryptic Pattern Puzzle

Replace the ?’s in each of these to complete the puzzle:

Part 1

“Asia” is H
“Cuffs” is S
“Ender” is I
“Redness” is F
“Fuchsia” is ?

Part 2

“Using” is E
“Desist” is I
“Visits” is E
“Design” is ?

Part 3

“Gross” is W or R
“Assign” is S
“Amassing” is E
“Design” is S
“Amassing” is S
“Arrows” is ? or ?

Part 4

“Pro-tem” and “row” are H
“Ties” is K
“Cohesion” is A
“Casino” is E
“Hocks” is either a word, name, ? or ?

Part 5

“Edna” is I
“Slang” is X
“Siege” is E
“Basin” is X
“Sin” is X
“Sin” is A
“Besiege” is X
“Signals” is ? and ?


Source: Matt Malone on Puzzling StackExchange (spoiler warning: contains the solution)