Braingle: 'Common Words' Brain Teaser

Common Words

These brain teasers rely on your ability to recognize groups of common attributes. For each of these puzzles you'll need to figure out why the words or letters are grouped as they are. Sometimes you will be asked to pick the odd-one-out or to place a new word into the correct group.

Puzzle ID:	#13100
Fun:	(2.8)
Difficulty:	(2.54)
Category:	Group
Submitted By:	krishnan

What is common to the following words?

buy, catch, seek, teach, bring, fight, work, think.

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Comments

griphook Jun 18, 2003	Great. With the archaic wrought for good measure.
tissue Jun 18, 2003	I'm sorry, but this was poorly thought out. They're all also verbs, and that's what I got.
Codammanus Jun 18, 2003	Granted, they are all verbs, and perhaps there should have been a note or something stating that this commonality isn't the one we are looking for (which could have been cleverly carried out), that doesn't make it "poorly thought out" I think it was rather good!
Codammanus Jun 18, 2003	...And WAY TO GO for a first!!!!!!
krishnan Jun 19, 2003	Thanks. I am SURE that I have read this teaser in some book.
ChelseaKayLindle Jun 28, 2003	It was okay! Try better next time.
harleya Jul 14, 2003	Did not like the "wrought" one - threw me way off. I doubt I have ever used it as a past tense of work
harleya Jul 14, 2003	Did not like the "wrought" one - threw me way off. I doubt I have ever used it as a past tense of work
island-paradise Jul 14, 2003	One of my favourites, good job!!!!
jonnyonline Jul 14, 2003	isn't the past tense of work, 'worked'?
jonnyonline Jul 14, 2003	guess not: Main Entry: 2wrought Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of worken to work Date: 14th century
fg_4ever Jul 24, 2003	Very clever!! I really ought to be studying literature!! These things are way cool!!
fg_4ever Jul 24, 2003	I thought the same thing as tissue about the answer.
mizz010203 Jul 29, 2003	i didnt even attempt to do this puzzle, i was bored as soon as i read the question!
mizz010203 Jul 29, 2003	i didnt even attempt to do this puzzle, i was bored as soon as i read the question!
cindytx Sep 19, 2003	I liked it ,
timmyboym Oct 30, 2003	Quite easy, but good one!
timmyboym Oct 30, 2003	Some of these are not past tenses of the words
timmyboym Nov 27, 2003	Sorry, but I must agree with tissue.
Pop_Qla Jul 14, 2004	I thought it was a good one!
Queenofdarkness Dec 09, 2004	thats clever!
ben2 Mar 08, 2005	that one was great!
chidam11 Mar 19, 2005	It's A gr8 teaser.
cnmne Apr 03, 2005	Well done!
smarty_blondy Sep 07, 2005	Clever and well done! Keep up the good work krishnan!
Barticus Aug 22, 2006	Excellent There's nothing wrong with this puzzle. The word "wrought" is still a correct past tense of "work", though rare.
oddrey Jul 21, 2009	I had know idea that wrought was the past tense of work. I learned something new from this teaser, and had fun!