Braingle: 'Out of Order' Brain Teaser

Out of Order

Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.

Puzzle ID:	#9887
Fun:	(2.95)
Difficulty:	(2.64)
Category:	Language
Submitted By:	Bobbrt

In the following list, the words are out of order (the correct order is NOT alphabetical). Can you figure out the pattern and put them in the proper order?

A. Leaf
B. Part
C. Mitt
D. Corn
E. Saw

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Comments

twinstee Jan 27, 2003	Cute!
MrIxolite Jan 27, 2003	Excellent!!
Khrissy Mar 01, 2003	Excellent Teaser!!
luvsfrogs Mar 07, 2003	I'm not quite sure what the hint has to do with it. Can someone explain?
Riss Mar 07, 2003	gorans i shoulda gotten that >_
Bobbrt Mar 07, 2003	luvsfrogs, the hint simply uses the pattern developed in the teaser: A-men, B-cause, C-son, D-velopment.
Rowsdower Dec 09, 2003	Splendid!
jasper293 Mar 09, 2004	This one makes no sense
ricdia Mar 09, 2004	That was really clever!
Vigo95 Mar 26, 2006	i love this . it is going on my favorites list ! P.S. i didn't get it right
Mellew Mar 30, 2006	that was awsom but i didnt get it rite either
mepapa Jul 15, 2009	I said all of these words out loud and still gave up !!!! Boot to the head
precious1026 Jul 15, 2009	i see why you said no alphabetizing. teaser ok.
oxymoronish Jul 15, 2009	Nice one!!
jimbooth019 Jul 15, 2009	Did anybody get this one? It was hard.
crazy10man Jul 15, 2009	If you want to put them in their proper order, then See-Saw would be last, as it starts with 'S' and only has the sound of 'C'. Picky, I know. You could've used Lover in place of Saw, that way when you add 'C' you'd get Clover. Other than that, it really was very clever, though that hint had nothing to do with anything.
Mill89 Jul 15, 2009	It's not the letters, it's the SOUNDS of the letters. Look at the answer carefully. B. Leaf C. Saw The B. makes the "bee" sound and the C. makes the "see" sound. Clover wouldn't work at all. This was an excellent one, but my brain wouldn't quite grasp it. Perhaps a stronger hint would have helped me, but I was being too visual, thinking the likes of baseball icons or flags or something like that.
auntiesis Jul 15, 2009	Didn't get it, didn't like it. Sorry, but everyone can't like everything.
bradon182001 Jul 15, 2009	I did like this one, very clever and original. Thanks for posting.
patiencewithaP Jul 15, 2009	Clever!
agroberman Jul 15, 2009	The hint is nonsensical, but gets you thinking in the right direction: I say "Amen" because it's the season for development. = I say "A-men" B-cause it's the C-son for D-velopment. BTW I got it (with help from the hint)
UptheHill Jul 15, 2009	Nice thought!!!
tahomac Jul 15, 2009	That was atough one but it was fun,thanx
tova_l Jul 15, 2009	gr8 teaser going in my favs...btw i didnt get it either but it was so cool!! i like the idea!!!
bestgirl Jul 15, 2012	I'm with auntiesis on this one.
jaycr Jul 15, 2012	Figured it out after noticing that the choices were lettered, not numbered.
Babe Jul 15, 2012	I agree with auntiesis and bestgirl and I vote with them. Did not like it! You can say it was because I did not get it, but you would be wrong. Lots I do not get, but I like them and think they are clever. This one was not in my opinion.
iggy39 Jul 15, 2012	I liked it. If I would have tried harder I would have gotten them all but I didn't get depart or emit. I was on the right track just couldn't get those 2.
Jeppydog Jul 15, 2012	Best puzzle that has ever appeared in Braingle! Really elegant solution. Once I got C. Saw, the rest were simple but it's easy not to notice the pattern as well.
jeb083079 Jul 25, 2012	very good teaser...