Mind Exercise with Words

Mental exercise and brain teasers for personal development

© Jerry Lopper

Dec 7, 2006

Mental exercise sharpens memory and delays the onset of age related mental disorders. Mind gymnastics are also fun and make great conversation starters. Try this puzzle.


Sharpen your mind and exercise your brain with these word puzzles.

  • #1: Many adjectives end with the letters F-U-L. For example, hopeful, plentiful, and wonderful. There is one word with the last four letters of F,U, and two L's. What is this word?
  • #2: The words "begins" and "chintz" have an unusual property completely unrelated to their meaning. What is that property?

Source: Fantastic Lateral Thinking Puzzles, Edward J. Harshman

Solution to #1 here

Solution to #2 here


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