In the spirit of the What is a Word™/Phrase™ series started by JLee, a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Russian Word™.
Use the examples below to find the rule.
RUSSIAN Words™ | Not RUSSIAN Words™ |
---|---|
MOTHER | SISTER |
GENETICS | CELL |
ERRAND | CREDIT |
INACCURATE | UNTRUE |
HELICOPTER | ROTORCRAFT |
POLICE | ARMY |
CAGE | BIRD |
NANOSECOND | MILISECOND |
HEALER | DOCTOR |
PRINCE | PURPLE |
CUBISM | PAINTING |
SEASHORE | SUNSET |
BANANA | STRAWBERRY |
Or, in a CSV:
RUSSIAN Words™,Not RUSSIAN Words™
MOTHER, SISTER
GENETICS, CELL
ERRAND, CREDIT
INACCURATE, UNTRUE
HELICOPTER, ROTORCRAFT
POLICE, ARMY
CAGE, BIRD
NANOSECOND, MILISECOND
HEALER, DOCTOR
PRINCE, PURPLE
CUBISM, PAINTING
SEASHORE, SUNSET
BANANA, STRAWBERRY
These are not the only examples of Russian Words™, many more exist.
What makes a word Russian?