Trance, Stain, Chime...
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.
TRANCE, STAIN, CHIME, TUBA and PERK. These words all belong to the same logical family. Which of the following words also belongs to that family?
GERMANE, EMBARGO, BANANA and NIGHTMARE
HintJust one letter makes the difference.
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Answer
GERMANE. In the logical family of words, you can change one letter in each word and create a country`s name. FRANCE, SPAIN, CHILE, CUBA and PERU. Germane can be changed into GERMANY.
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Comments
peppermintwist
Jul 04, 2002
| This is going on favs |
(user deleted)
Jul 07, 2002
| brilliant. I would never have guessed it. |
NotSoLilGeorge
Jul 07, 2002
| What about bananu land? |
doggyxp 
Jul 07, 2002
| Nice 1 |
tommo
Jul 08, 2002
| Good teaser |
(user deleted)
Jul 08, 2002
| very very good, didn't get it at all.. totally puzzled
well done |
Bekki
Jul 09, 2002
| Wicked! well done phillis |
OsgoodeLaw
Jul 15, 2002
| This is "favorites" material! |
george1978
Jul 16, 2002
| very good work |
sk8babe
Jul 17, 2002
| Gd1!!! well dun!!!
=¬) |
4sh_n_7ay_t4y
Jul 30, 2002
| I won't lie, I didn't get it, but it's hella good |
whozat
Jul 07, 2003
| i liked it! |
gcriotgurl
Jul 07, 2003
| a fun teaser but i figured it out really quick. |
(user deleted)
Jul 09, 2003
| g*job Phyllis.. i really liked it... keep it up *smile*
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rashad  
Jul 07, 2004
| Nice 1 but wa really easy for me.no offfense for others but this was really obvious.And i think that that hint was really the answer.But evven though good work as always.And contac me i have a thing to say...   |
vbfreak55
Jul 07, 2004
| i would have never figured that out!! i thought it might have something to do with countries because of the Germane, but i couldn't figure out how it had anything to do with the other words. great job!  |
rugbys_girl
Jan 27, 2005
| Nice racial slur there.  |
emanon
Feb 09, 2005
| I did not even think that--I was thinking a chink in one's armor. Not everyone is racist. |
smarty_blondy  
Sep 14, 2005
| Very well done, clever and fun! Keep them coming as i truly enjoy your teasers. |
NYG7154
Nov 26, 2005
| CLEVER....BUT I CAN'T SPOT ANY RACIAL SLURS THAT PREVIOUS COMMENT SAYS IS THERE   |
froggz41
Nov 26, 2005
| wow stomped me  |
coldfire
Nov 26, 2005
| Hey, I can't believe it I got it right though I just guessed it  |
Chakoteya
Nov 26, 2005
| Easy but fun |
(user deleted)
Nov 26, 2005
| I got it as soon as I saw it - must be awake today |
bluehawk
Nov 26, 2005
| i agree with NOTSOLILGEORGE. WHAT 'BOUT BANANU LAND. i must say that it was cute. again you've done it again phyllis. thanx   . |
bluehawk
Nov 26, 2005
|  wow!!!!!! . I see nothing to do with racism. I guess if that is where "your" head is at......... a major waste of ENERGY!!!!!!!!!!!  |
Boogieman277
Nov 26, 2005
| Too E Z, but fun |
auntpolly
Nov 26, 2005
| hey. i never would have guessed that. really great one!!! good job. |
shawneeo
Nov 26, 2005
| Wow, that was very good and very difficult!!!! I wonder if I ever would have solved that one. You peeps who got it so fast, goodygoody for you!!!! Re: racial slur: sometimes it's not that, it's just what's in YOUR head. I wouldn't go looking for them, life is hard enough. Maybe the person never thought of that double meaning for chink, never even heard it!!!!! Now see, that was a well written teaser that didnt have to be incorrect to be very hard for most of us!!!!!!!! |
choptlivva
Nov 26, 2005
| Excellent!!!! Guess I need another cup o' java before I try another.... LOL |
jimbo46
Nov 26, 2005
| I'm just not very good at teasers, but I keep trying. This was a really good 1; I should have seen this. I hope that as I continue with Braingle I will get better; I think that it's just a matter of conditioning the mind to look for the obvious & the not so obvious.
Jim |
Toink-
Nov 26, 2005
| Well thought of! Good teaser! |
Aarghonauts
Nov 26, 2005
| Excellent teaser!! I love ones like this that are not too easy but you can get if you really think about it However, I did not get this though I could kick myself!! I should have gotten it |
halo3975
Nov 26, 2005
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rootsradical23
Nov 26, 2005
| hey, good 1- i wasn't evan close to figuring it out- i was tryingt to substitute vowels, and all kinds of other stuff- very good one!! as far as the racism comment- grow up, man- this is for FUN!!! if you want to pick a fight then go somewhere else to find it!!!! narrow minded, childish, and shallow !!!! there's no racism in this teaser- PERIOD!!! |
shopaholic918
Nov 26, 2005
| thats a good one......it was dfficult though!! |
rubberducky36
Nov 26, 2005
| very well done. i can see how some people interpreted that as a racial slur, but people need to remember that "chink" is also a legitimate word! |
southerngirl13
Nov 26, 2005
| whoa.... hey whoever thought this was something to do with race needs to lighten up!!! be cool a/b it. they didn't mean anything!! . that's like them putting race into the Hurricane Katrina thing. don't go picking fights like that!!
by the way, that was a gr8 teaser!! i didn't see the hint or else i coulda gotten it!! |
gummybearbkakey
Nov 26, 2005
| w0w..groovy teaser...i would of never guessed dat haha...2 thumbs up |
gumdrop480
Nov 26, 2005
| Omg!! I got it!!!!!! But not for the right reason....trust me you don't want to hear my LONG explanation of how I got it.... |
bookerj07
Nov 26, 2005
| this one was hard and the hint didn't help at all!!! |
trueJesusfreak
Nov 26, 2005
| That was awesome! Very fun and difficult, though I still got it! After i saw the hint though Oh well, anyway, great one! |
leroy_h
Nov 26, 2005
| i got it wrong.....again ...but i was looking fot a letter that was not in the main words.. |
mogur
Nov 26, 2005
| Rugbys_girl, either get off that politically correct high-horse of yours, or at least stop using racial slurs, yourself. You cannot use ANY of the followings words from now on, because all items in this list are racial slurs. And maybe you should research a few hundred more, just to make sure that you are politically correct. Or, is it okay to use them if you are ignorant of their political incorrectness? Check with the PC police on that one, please.
Alphabet, apple, arm pit, bacon bit, beanbag, bear, betty, blow, blowfish, blue, BMW, bologna, bomb, bone, boomer, boss, bourbon, brew, bubble, bucket, bumblebee, bun, bunny, burger, burglar, cabbage, calf, camper, can, canal, cancer, cap, captain, caramel, cargo, cashew, casino, cast iron, caveman, celestial, chap, cheddar, chew, chief, chigger, chili, chirp, chuck, clicker, clover, clown, coat, cocoa, coconut, cold drink, colonial, convict, cook, cookie, cracker, craw, crayon, cricket, crime, crispy, crow, cube, cubs, curry, dandruff, data, defendant, deuce, devil, dial, diesel, ding dong, donkey, dozer, drunk, dub, duck, egg, egghead, eggplant, eight ball, etch, FBI, feather, fish, flash, flip, flipper, floppy, fog horn, foster, frog, frostbite, frosty, gar, germ, ghost, ghoul, gin, gobbler, goggles, goober, gorilla, graham cracker, goulash, grasshopper, gray, green, grenade, grinder, grout, guinea pig, guppy, hamburger, harp, holly, hotel, husky, hutch, interesting, itch, ivory, jackpot, jerry, jellybean, jiffy pop, jig, jock, jumping bean, , kabob, killer bee, kitchen sink, kiwi, knees, kook, lamp shade, landscaper, latte, lava lamp, lefty, lemonhead, lice, lily, lizard, lobster, lock, macaroni, maggot, mango, maroon, marshmallow, mascot, mayflower, mayonnaise, mead, meat pie, meatball, mechanical, midnight, milk, milkman, milky, monkey, muck, mud, mud flap, mud shark, mudslide, mule, mutt, napalm, neck, negative, nip, orb, pal, pancake, paper bag, patty, pen and ink, pepper, pineapple, pinewood, ping pong, pinto, piper, pit, pizza, polar bear, pole, pork chop, potato, powdered donut, primate, property, protractor, provolone, puck, puke, pull-start, push button, rabbit, radish, rafter, rag, raisin, rake, random, raw chicken, recyclables, red, roach, rock, rod, roman candle, rook, safe, sailor, salami, saltine, salty, savage, saw, scat, scrap, seagull, septic tank, shade, shadow, shaft, shine, shoe, shovel, silvery, six, ski, skier, skinny, skip, skunk, slant, slim, slit, slope, slot machine, smack, smoke, smokestack, sneakers, snob, snow, snowflake, snowman, soak, sole, son, sooty, soup, soy sauce, spade, spew, spider, spook, spoon, spread, sprout, spud, sputnik, stacks, stallion, still, stovepipe, suntan, swan, swap, sway, sweaty, swinger, tab, tadpole, taffy, tans, target, taro, tater tot, taxi driver, teabag, termite, thief, thug, thumper, tiger, tiny, toad, token, trash, tree ornament, trigger, tripod, tuft, tuna, turkey, turtleneck, UFO, vacuum cleaner, vamp, vanilla, vinegar, voodoo, waffle, wasp, water buffalo, watermelon, whack, whopper, widescreen, wind chime, wink, won ton, wonder bread, wood, wound, yam, yank, yellow, yellow cab, yen, yeti, yo-yo, yogurt, yolk, zebra, zip, |
Mora
Nov 26, 2005
| whoa way too long |
Fame_Kraze
Nov 26, 2005
| got it as soon as i saw it-- doesn't happen alot |
Fame_Kraze
Nov 26, 2005
| ps-i totaly agree with mora |
rubberducky36
Nov 26, 2005
| hey mogur--thank you for that list. maybe now some people will understand that it's not the word that's offensive, it's the way you use it. |
christine77
Nov 26, 2005
| good one! I was stumped. I tried every which way except the RIGHT way..! LOL |
ceeyaaa
Nov 26, 2005
| I got all but two immediately..had to think about those even though I knew I was looking for a country...lol Great Teaser!!! |
hockeygirl
Nov 26, 2005
| whoa there mogur no offense but was that really nacisary i mean those are racial slurs but wasnt the piont of all that not to call people names and make fun of them, and so on? i mean how do u think the other person feels??? honestly people this is a website t have FUN!!!
by the way that was a very good teaser although i have to admit i also did not get it |
O-Rod
Nov 26, 2005
| First off I thought the teaser was great. Very creative! Secondly, to whoever came up with it, don't pay any attention to the people on here that have mentally manipulated part of it to mean a racial slur. That's their own fault! : |
O-Rod
Nov 26, 2005
| P.S.- I agree w/ hockeygirl!!! |
O-Rod
Nov 26, 2005
| P.S.- I agree w/ hockeygirl!!! |
thimblenoggin
Nov 27, 2005
| nice teaser, great hint |
David1966
Nov 27, 2005
| That waz sooooo much fun!!!! My favorite 4 2day!!!
P.S. what waz that long thing above mine!!!!!!!!! |
michelle3617
Nov 27, 2005
| Was that language really necessary? I think you could have gotten your point across without all of that...
Anyway, I really liked the teaser. |
litt1eME
Nov 27, 2005
| that's cool. |
cuteandditzy
Nov 29, 2005
| Way over my head. Good one. |
jacstop
Nov 29, 2005
| First and foremost let me set the record straight here guys. Racism predates racial slurs so this social construction is real even if you aren't "creating" the atmosphere for it to flourish. Secondly, we've wasted far too many words on this. Mav and Mogur, come on guys you aren't receiving awards for your comments b/c they are out of place. Truth of the matter is that phyllis could have chosen another letter at the end of Chin. Not to take anything away from the teaser b/c it was pretty decent. However, there are some words that strike a chord b/c as I stated earlier - this ideology has been around for a long time. When some people are faced with the reality of their actions, they grab the offensive to mask their own shortcomings. When we understand our world better, then and only then can we coexist. |
Splatt
Dec 04, 2005
| While chink has more than one meaning, to associate it with the word China is really horrendous - it's hard to see chink's non-racial meaning in this case. I can't believe that this got approved. I'm really offended. I don't think racial slurs are "family friendly". |
Splatt
Dec 05, 2005
| Hooray! And thanks to Jake for fixing this teaser.
Now no more upset. |
rosiepup
Dec 05, 2005
| that was funny. I got it right away! |
toucan_dan
Nov 26, 2008
| One of the hardest teasers on here |
doehead
Nov 26, 2008
| Required some tough brainwaves, but it finally came to me. Good one. |
kwelchans
Nov 26, 2008
| Looking at the previous comments, I still don't see where the racial slur is. I think it has something to do with someone using the word "chink", but that comment came AFTER the comment about the racial slur. Anyone have any ideas? |
bradon182001
Nov 26, 2008
| Excellent teaser. I didn't get it, may have if I'd have taken an hour or so and worked on it, but I didn't, so....Thanks for posting. |
Jimmymo
Nov 26, 2008
| Got this right off the bat. Doesn't usually happen that way on these puzzles. Great teaser just the same. |
auntiesis
Nov 26, 2008
| I got this one easily, because I had seen it before.
I didn't get it the first time. |
gottalovetacsc
Nov 26, 2008
| E A S Y !!!!!! That's why I liked it! |
UptheHill
Nov 26, 2008
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leroy_h
Nov 26, 2008
| ---I GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!P.S. I SEE THERE IS ANOTHER LEROY_h in here. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? |
gaylewolf
Nov 27, 2011
| Thanks for a good teaser! Happy Sunday, friends! |
HABS2933 
Nov 27, 2011
| Got it right away, good teaser. |
ptery
Nov 27, 2011
| Changing a letter doesn't really have anything to do with logic. |
auntiesis
Nov 27, 2011
| Easy, but still fun. Hi to G & K |
Mandy7
Nov 29, 2011
| nice one
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