Friday, 18 December 2015

pattern - What is a Venomous Word™?


This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.


If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it an Venomous Word™.



Use the following examples below to find the rule.


Venomous Words


And, if you want to analyze, here is a CSV version:



Venomous Words™,Not Venomous Words™
ABBREVIATED,EXPANDED
BABYSITTER,KIDNAPPER
BRAINTEASER,RIDDLE
CROSSHATCHING,COLORING
FABRICATE,MANUFACTURE

INEBRIATED,SOBER
OBITUARIES,EULOGIES
OBSCENITIES,NICETIES
STAINED-GLASS,ARTWORK
SUBDIRECTORIES,HIERARCHY
SUBORDINATE,SUPERVISOR
SUBSISTENCE,DELICIOUSNESS
WAINSCOTING,PANELING
BIOSYNTHESIZING,BIOENGINEERING

Answer




The answer:



Venomous words have this property: you can remove letters and result in the letters B-I-T-E or S-T-I-N-G in order. BIOSYNTHESIZING can result in either of these two venom-related strings.



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