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Q Figure out what the capitalized words in Column A have in common. Then decide which one of the three lowercased words in Column B belongs with the capitalized ones.

Column A
DESSERTS
DIAPER
STRAP
REWARD
STAR
STINK		 Column B
tower
devil
exits


 
A The word from Column B that belongs with the words in Column A is devil. Like the six words in Column A, devil spelled backward makes another English word.

STRATEGY: Look for a pattern.

Source: item #6 on p. 108 in Big Book of Games II, New York: Workman, 1988.