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What is the secret link connecting the following words?
or
set
nor
mine
ace
test
me
or
set
nor
mine
ace
test
me
Hint
Hint 1: The order of the words is important.Hint 2: Music.
Answer
Each of the words may be transformed into another valid word by prefixing it with the respective sol-fa syllable from the following set of syllables: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti.Sol-fa is a form of solmization, which is a system of attributing a distinct syllable to each note in a musical scale.
The resultant words (sol-fa syllable + original word) are as follows:
door <== do + or
reset <== re + set
minor <== mi + nor
famine <== fa + mine
solace <== sol + ace
latest <== la + test
time <== ti + me
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