Good morning, puzzlers! Today's brain teaser is a "What Connects These?" challenge. For each group of five items below, figure out the single word or short phrase that links them all. Some are trickier than others — no peeking at the answers until you've given each one a real shot!
Foot, Basket, Base, Snow, Meat — what word can follow all of these?
Home, Base, Foul, Curve, Bunt — what pastime connects all of these?
Bordeaux, Champagne, Loire, Rhône, Provence — what do all of these have in common?
Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, Dominoes, Cards — what category do all of these belong to?
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn — what do these five have in common besides being planets?
Answers
BALL — football, basketball, baseball, snowball, meatball.
BASEBALL — all are baseball terms (home plate, base, foul ball, curveball, bunt).
Wine regions of France — all are famous French wine-producing regions.
Board and tabletop games — all are classic games played on a table or board.
Named after Roman gods — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are all planets named after Roman deities.