# Word play

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-play/603665>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 21, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-play/603665 "2011-11-21T18:02:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-play/603665/1 "2011-11-21T18:02:27Z")

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I haven’t done one of these recently.

What do the following words have in common?

Aspirin  
Ban  
Bra  
Do  
Pi  
Puffin  
Thin

Pls. put your guess in a spoiler box so those who get to the thread later can play also.

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**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-play/603665/2 "2011-11-21T19:23:56Z")

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They form different words with the addition of G at the end.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-play/603665/3 "2011-11-21T19:25:07Z")

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You got it, **Biffy**! Well done!