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 Immiscible Word™. If it does not conform to this rule, I call it a Miscible Word™. Here is a list (not exhaustive) of some Immiscible Words™ and Miscible Words™:
Immiscible words™ | Miscible words™ |
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BEST | WORST |
WAXY | SHINY |
ROBUST | FRAGILE |
MINISTRY | DEPARTMENT |
EDITOR | AUTHOR |
CHECKROOM | LOCKER |
GLAMOUR | ELEGANCE |
OCCUPY | EMPLOY |
JEALOUSY | RIVALRY |
BANKRUPT | BROKE |
JACKPOT | FLUKE |
ELECTRON | FERMION |
PLEXUS | CARDIAC |
NASTY | AWFUL |
CSV version:
Immiscible words™,Miscible words™
BEST,WORST
WAXY,SHINY
ROBUST,FRAGILE
MINISTRY,DEPARTMENT
EDITOR,AUTHOR
CHECKROOM,LOCKER
GLAMOUR,ELEGANCE
OCCUPY,EMPLOY
JEALOUSY,RIVALRY
BANKRUPT,BROKE
JACKPOT,FLUKE
ELECTRON,FERMION
PLEXUS,CARDIAC
NASTY,AWFUL
Question: find the rule which determines Immiscible Words™ and Miscible Words™.
Hints and further information:
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The order and the meaning of the words do not matter.
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There is no significance in the particular choice of Miscible Words™: they're just words vaguely similar to the Immiscible Words™.
Additional hint
Here are ten small words, in the hope that the rule behind these words will be more apparent:
| Immiscible | Miscible | | ---------- | -------- | | HINT | PLEASE | | MANY | MUCH | | GNU | OXEN | | TUX | PUFFY | | LINUX | UNIX | | JAZZ | FUNK | | PEST | PAIN | | IRS | VAT | | BELL | RING | | HELP | HOPE |