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 a Taggy Word™.
Use the following examples to find the rule.
Taggy Words™ | Not Taggy Words™ |
---|---|
ANIMAL | CREATURE |
POET | SINGER |
CROSS | LASER |
LIAR | HONEST |
NUMB | SHRILL |
KNOW | REALIZE |
LOG | TREE |
FORM | LOOK |
MATH | DIVIDE |
ALTER | CHANGING |
MYSTERY* | STRANGE |
$$ % set Title text. (spaces around the text ARE important; do not remove.) % increase Pad value only if your entries are longer than the title bar. % \def\Pad{\P{0.0}} \def\Title{\textbf{ Taggy }} % \def\S#1#2{\Space{#1}{20px}{#2px}}\def\P#1{\V{#1em}}\def\V#1{\S{#1}{9}} \def\T{\Title\textbf{Words}^{\;\!™}\Pad}\def\NT{\Pad\textbf{Not}\T\ }\displaystyle \smash{\lower{29px}\bbox[palegreen]{\phantom{\rlap{rubio.2019.05.15}\S{6px}{0} \begin{array}{cc}\Pad\T&\NT\\\end{array}}}}\atop\def\V#1{\S{#1}{5}} \begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline\Pad\T&\NT\\\hline % \text{ ANIMAL }&\text{ CREATURE }\\ \hline \text{ POET }&\text{ SINGER }\\ \hline \text{ CROSS }&\text{ LASER }\\ \hline \text{ LIAR }&\text{ HONEST }\\ \hline \text{ NUMB }&\text{ SHRILL }\\ \hline \text{ KNOW }&\text{ REALIZE }\\ \hline \text{ LOG }&\text{ TREE }\\ \hline \text{ FORM }&\text{ LOOK }\\ \hline \text{ MATH }&\text{ DIVIDE }\\ \hline \text{ ALTER }&\text{ CHANGING }\\ \hline \text{ MYSTERY* }&\text{ STRANGE }\\ \hline \end{array}$$ * This is a Very Taggy Word™
And, if you want to analyze, here is a CSV version:
Taggy Words™,Not Taggy Words™
ANIMAL,CREATURE
POET,SINGER
CROSS,LASER
LIAR,HONEST
NUMB,SHRILL
KNOW,REALIZE
LOG,TREE
FORM,LOOK
MATH,DIVIDE
ALTER,CHANGING
MYSTERYMYSTERY*,STRANGE
The puzzle satisfies the series' inbuilt assumption, that each word can be tested for whether it is a Taggy Word™ without relying on the other words. These are not the only examples of Taggy Words™; many more exist.
What is the special rule these words conform to?
Why are they called Taggy Words™ and Very Taggy Words™?
Good luck!