This puzzle is based off the What is a Word™ series started by JLee
If a word satisfies a certain property it is called a Spike Word™. Here are some examples:
| Spike Words™ | Not Spike Words™ |
|---|---|
| MAGNUM | RAIN |
| LINK | DEVICE |
| VANITY | FALLEN |
| KING | APEX |
| DUBSTEP | ART |
| VICTOR | SIMPLE |
| SICK | FROZEN |
| MUNCHKIN | HOBBIT |
| CHRONICLE | ELECTRONIC |
| VIXEN | HUNTER |
Spike Words™,Not Spike Words™
MAGNUM,RAIN
LINK,DEVICE
VANITY,FALLEN
KING,APEX
DUBSTEP,ART
VICTOR,SIMPLE
SICK,FROZEN
MUNCHKIN,HOBBIT
CHRONICLE,ELECTRONIC
VIXEN,HUNTER
What is the rule to tell whether a word is a Spike Word™ or not? Why is it called a Spike Word™? (Note that each word can be tested on its own.)
Technically I should have wrote L1NK and not LINK, S1MPLE and not SIMPLE…