Good morning, puzzlers! Kick off your week with today's brain teaser. Below are five groups of three items each. For every group, figure out the hidden theme or word that connects all three. Sharpen your pencil (or your mind) and give it a go before scrolling down to the answers.
What Connects These?
Bank, Spring, Watch — What common suffix can follow all three?
Iceberg, Head, Napa — What do these three have in common?
Post, Type, Manu — What word links all three?
Sahara, Gobi, Mojave — What category unites these three?
Domino, Butterfly, Snowball — What single word describes what all three can "do"?
Hint: For #1, add a suffix to make a job or a person who does something. For #2, think produce aisle. For #3, think compound words ending the same way. For #4, geography. For #5, think of a chain reaction.
Good luck! Answers are below — no peeking until you've given it your best shot.
Answers
-ER — Bank, Spring, and Watch can each take the suffix "-er": Banker, Springer, Watcher.
Types of lettuce — Iceberg, Head, and Napa are all varieties of lettuce/cabbage.
SCRIPT — Post, Type, and Manu can each precede "script": Postscript, Typescript, Manuscript.
Deserts — Sahara, Gobi, and Mojave are all major deserts of the world.
Effect — Domino effect, Butterfly effect, and Snowball effect are all terms for a chain reaction triggered by one small event.