I Have A Friend ...


I Have A Friend Who …

Likes       	But Dislikes           	
-----------     ------------ 
CONE                  CAKE
VANE                  ROOF
MIND                  HEAD
ORCA                  FISH
WIND                  RAIN

ARIA                  SONG
INKY                  DARK
MANY                  LOTS
SCAR                  AFAR
GAME                  BALL

PAID                  CASH
DEAL                  REAL
CANE                  ABLE
CAIN                  ABEL
PAIL                  PALE

RIMS                  TOPS
HIND                  FORE
VAIL                  VEIL
LAMS                  HAMS
DEAR                  DEER
  
VAIN
LAME
PACT
ALMS
WAND

WAIL
CAME

Can you figure out why my friend likes certain four-letter words and not others?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The answer is:

 

My friend likes words which are formed by two state abbreviations.

CONE = COlorado and NEbraska
VANE = VirginiA and NEbraska

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