These words all have an unusual property in common, what is it?
- Adopt
- Glory
- Knot
- Empty
- Hint
- Begin
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Patterns, Sequences, and Sets
Puzzles involving patterns, sequences, or set theory
What is a special property or feature that all of the following words have in common?
banana, uneven, grammar, voodoo, assess, potato, revive, dresser
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, ?, ?
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)