Commonalities

[Quaid]

Seven of the following words share something in common. Which word does not, and why?

I found two solutions. :cool:


VELVEETA

PEPSI

BALLERINA

MENU

MISSISSIPPI

TAXI

EMU

MARIACHI


This puzzle comes from a Page-a-Day Calendar of brain teasers.

 

[soroban]

Hello, Quaid!

Seven of the following words share something in common.
Which word does not, and why?

VELVEETA
PEPSI
BALLERINA
MENU
MISSISSIPPI
TAXI
EMU
MARIACHI

Some of the letters, taken in order, form another word.

VELVEETA
PEPSI
BALLERINA
MENU
MISSISSIPPI
TAXI
MARIACHI

EMU does not have this property.


The words ends in a Greek letter.

VELVEETA
PEPSI
MENU
MISSISSIPPI
TAXI
EMU
MARIACHI

BALLERINA does not have this property.

 

[Quaid]

Hi Soroban:

You got their solution! (Greek letters)

Your other solution is similar to mine. I saw new words, too, but at the beginning of each entry. So, that makes three solutions, so far.

PEPSI

BALLERINA

MENU

MISSISSIPPI

TAXI

EMU

MARIACHI

VELVEETA does not have this property.

Cheers