Questions tagged [word-property]
For puzzles which ask the solver to determine a hidden property of certain words (or phrases), given a set of words with that property and usually also a set of words without it for comparison. Puzzles with this tag often have titles of the form "What is a [...] Word™?"
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What is a Very Frighteningly Dangerous Word™?
This puzzle is based off and inspired by the What is a Word™ series started by JLee.
The puzzle:
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Very Frighteningly Dangerous Word.
Here is a list of ...
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Words in my bookshelf
I like to put words in my bookshelf. This is a very special bookshelf though, because books don't fit in there.
My bookshelf has 3 layers, and different words can fit on different layers. Here are ...
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What is a Kebab Word™?
Credit to JLee for starting this series of puzzles.
If a word conforms to a certain property, I call it a Kebab Word™. What is the rule that decides whether a word fits, and what is the purpose of the ...
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Spectrum Analysis
This is a direct rip-off of Stiv's most recent puzzle. I did ask Stiv for permission in chat, so please take imitation as the sincerest form of flattery.
Below are 15 words and 14 patterns of colored ...
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Can you "spot" the pattern?
Below are 15 words and 14 patterns of coloured spots. Each of the listed words can be matched to one of the spot patterns via a systematic rule - but two of the listed words match to the same spot ...
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Dessert at Vowelburgers™
Inspired by Avi's Vowelburger™ Riddle
Vowelburgers™ has just announced a new dessert menu, with 12 different varieties of sandwich cookie. Can you figure out the desserts, and what they have in common?...
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I am obviously not a thief!
Tearing from fearing,
Thumbs nervously interlocking because of the robbing,
Since the cheating done in that meeting,
So in the center of a dark alley I hide,
Like a rudiment the heart pounds at my ...
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What is a Numb™ word?
This puzzle is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Numb™ word.
Here ...
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What is an Electronic Word™?
This puzzle is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.
For certain integers, there exist some corresponding Electronic ...
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Going from one Capital to another
Can you go from one Capital city to another Capital city by adding a two digit number ?
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What are Relational, Naming and Petite words?
This puzzle is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.
Relational, Naming and Petite Words™ satisfy some properties that ...
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Fill in the two blanks
Fill in the country names in the two boxes to make the equation correct.
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PSE Advent Calendar 2023 (Day 15): Finding Father Christmas
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2023. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
Today, in ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2023 (Day 13): Santa likes cards but dislikes dice
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2023. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
Santa ...
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What is the pattern/property in this poem?
Here is a poem in the Persian language which has a special property.
The language itself does not affect the pattern and there is no need-to-know Persian to find the pattern.
The pattern can be ...
