Welcome to our latest mental workout! Whether you’re enjoying a cozy morning with coffee or waiting out a Lowcountry rainstorm, these five brain-teasers are the perfect way to give your mind a playful stretch. Sharpen your pencil (or your brain) and see how many you can solve!

Questions

1. Fill in each blank below with a word that fits the definitions on each side.

     Portion of ___________ To Separate

     Type _____________ To classify

     Severe ________ Part of a boat

2. Find the word in the bottom row that best completes the following sequence.

     HIGH ABSURD DELIGHT START ______

     a) LIFT   b) PLAY   c) NOTE   d) COLOR

3. Find a six-digit number in which the first digit is three less than the second and five less than the third, the third digit is two less than the fourth, the fifth digit is six less than the fourth and the last digit is double the fifth. The sum of all the digits is 32.

4. The names of three capital cities are interlettered below. Can you find them? (The letters are in consecutive order.) There are seven null characters.

     L W O O A T N S T D H A O I W N N A P G M O T C I O L T N

5. Which of the scrambled words below is least like the others? (The difference has nothing to do with vowels, consonants or syllables.)

     NNGPAITI     SCLPUTREU     SIMUC     LLWA

Answers

1. part, sort, stern 

2. c) NOTE (Each word in the sequence begins with two letters in alphabetical order.)

3. 257,936 

4. LONDON, WASHINGTON, OTTAWA 

5. WALL (The three other words are art forms: PAINTING, SCULPTURE, MUSIC.)

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