In the spirit of the What is a Word™/Phrase™ series started by JLee, a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Rainbow Word™. The ones given here are particularly strong examples, to help you out, and while the order of Rainbow Words™ doesn't matter at all for the rule, I put these examples in a special order for you!
Use the examples below to find the rule:
Rainbow Words ™ | Not Rainbow Words ™ |
---|---|
SCARED | CALMED |
ZEBRAS | HORSES |
SERIAL | KILLER |
LIVING | UNDEAD |
CANADA | FRANCE |
FEMALE | MALE |
EFFECT | RESULT |
BOBBLE | BOUNCE |
CYBORG | PERSON |
WIGGLE | QUIVER |
And, in CSV form:
Rainbow Word™,Not Rainbow Word™
SCARED,CALMED
ZEBRAS,HORSES
SERIAL,KILLER
LIVING,UNDEAD
CANADA,FRANCE
FEMALE,MALE
EFFECT,RESULT
BOBBLE,BOUNCE
CYBORG,PERSON
WIGGLE,QUIVER
Each word can be tested for whether it is a Rainbow Word™ without relying on the other words. These are not the only examples of Rainbow Words™; many more exist.
What is the special rule these words conform to?
Hint to start you off:
I'm a programmer, so a required step should be done the "programmer way."
Another hint (Day 2):
Lots of references to colors in this puzzle, aren't there? How do computers display colors?