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Think you’re among the sharpest minds in the country? A tricky word puzzle, originally featured on the UK game show The 1% Club, has been making the rounds online, reportedly stumping 99% of people who attempt it. This brainteaser is a great way to test your mental agility and give your brain a workout!
The challenge is simple: find a word that connects the capitalized words in the following sentence: “My SON TED ate raw FOOD and got SICK, then went to BED with me by his SIDE.”
Ready to put your problem-solving skills to the test? Think about how the words might be connected.
Is there a common theme? Could adding letters to the beginning or end of the capitalized words create new words?
Take your time! Unlike contestants on the show, you don’t have a time limit. Think it through and see if you can crack the code.
Think you have the answer?
…The solution is “sea.” Adding “sea” to the beginning of each capitalized word creates a new word: season, seated, seafood, seasick, seabed, and seaside.
The puzzle generated a lot of discussion online, with many stumped by the seemingly simple question. While some commenters offered incorrect guesses, others claimed the answer was “obvious,” questioning how it could stump so many. Did you figure it out?