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What is the secret connection that links the words in each of the following three groups?
Group 1:
bassinet
kitten
balderdash
Group 2:
deice
ad hoc
various
Group 3:
tenderfoot
garibaldi
Group 1:
bassinet
kitten
balderdash
Group 2:
deice
ad hoc
various
Group 3:
tenderfoot
garibaldi
Hint
Hint 1: hoopla, fishnet, nonpsychicHint 2: Think about how the words are pronounced.
Answer
The first, second, or third syllable sounds of the words in each group, depending on which group that the words belong to (i.e. Group 1 = 1st syllable sounds, Group 2 = 2nd syllable sounds, or Group 3 = 3rd syllable sounds), combine to make the following names of sports:Group 1: basketball (bassinet [BAS-uh-net], kitten [KIT-n], balderdash [BAWL-der-dash]) BAS-KIT-BAWL
Group 2: ice hockey (deice [dee-AHYS], ad hoc [ad HOK], various [vair-EE-uh s]) AHYS-HOK-EE
Group 3: football (tenderfoot [ten-der-FOO T], garibaldi [gar-uh-BAWL-dee]) FOO T-BAWL
For hint 1, the clue words contain the sounds of words that are related to each respective sport i.e. basketball has hoops ("HOOPla"), ice hockey has nets ("fishNET"), and football has kicks ("nonpsyCHIC").
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