# Word puzzle fun **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 30, 2004, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970 "2004-06-30T23:58:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2004, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/1 "2004-06-30T23:58:45Z")
As I was driving home from the puzzle factory tonight, I came up with the following list of words: bring cash nice oaf quire silo soap tree Okay, that’s enough examples. What do all these words have in common? If you want to guess, pls. either use a spoiler box or come up with more additions to the list. I’ll be back later to see how y’all are doing with this. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/2 "2004-07-01T00:31:23Z")
I can’t resist adding one more example: yam ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/3 "2004-07-01T01:19:50Z")
Hmm, knew it was hard, didn’t realize it was this hard. Here’s a hint: The meaning of the words is irrelevant – it’s the words themselves you need to examine. ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/4 "2004-07-01T01:39:55Z")
every time I think I know - a word violates the rule I made up ☹ ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/5 "2004-07-01T01:42:48Z")
does the order of the words in your list matter? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/6 "2004-07-01T01:46:55Z")
Nope, they’re alphabetical, just out of force of habit. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/7 "2004-07-01T01:55:26Z")
I’m taunting **tanookie** on IM – let me tell y’all what I just told her – you can add the following words to the list: boom core meet steam That helps, right? ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/8 "2004-07-01T02:02:49Z")
No, it doesn’t help at all…I’m in the same boat as **tanookie** , every theory I have is invalidated by at least one of the words. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/9 "2004-07-01T02:04:14Z")
Ain’t I a stinker? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/10 "2004-07-01T02:06:00Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Ain’t I a stinker? 😃 Yes you wench! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/11 "2004-07-01T02:23:39Z")
Anything to do with… …the placement of vowels? I notice all words with an odd number of letters have a vowel in the center, and ones with even numbers have one to the left and/or right of center. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/12 "2004-07-01T02:42:48Z")
Sorry, **Hal** , not even on the right planet. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/13 "2004-07-01T02:48:53Z")
Time for another hint: It’s all about making changes. ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/14 "2004-07-01T02:52:01Z")
If you drop the last letter of each word and then add a k, you get a new word ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/15 "2004-07-01T02:57:39Z")
Ding ding ding ding ding! We have a winner! ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/16 "2004-07-01T02:59:37Z")
> [@dbygawdcapn](#): > > If you drop the last letter of each word and then add a k, you get a new word :eek: :smack: :smack: :smack: :smack: ☹ I´m tired, yes, that´s it, I´m tired… gotta get some sleep… :o ( :smack: ) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/17 "2004-07-01T03:02:36Z")
D’oh! In my defense, I _was_ technically correct. 😉 Just not nearly as interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/18 "2004-07-01T03:27:42Z")
I’ll add tool bone spool fore BUT i didn’t get it til you gave the second hint. And I didn’t look at the spoiler box, so hopefully I"m not making a complete _ass_ (add it to the list!) of myself! Good one, **twickster** ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/19 "2004-07-01T11:02:44Z")
**Salem** – yupper. Damn, I can’t stop thinking of more: woo blini ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970/20 "2004-07-01T11:05:17Z")
Actually, probably should have said “dang,” not “damn” … 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-puzzle-fun/252970.md?page=2)