The following thirteen English words all share a certain property:
ACE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN JACK QUEEN KING
However, there is a fourteenth word that belongs to this group, and it is not "Joker". What is that word?
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$\begingroup$ Are there only fourteen in the group? $\endgroup$– Rand al'ThorMar 28, 2015 at 22:22
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$\begingroup$ Usually there are only fourteen. I haven't personally heard of a case where there are more. $\endgroup$– user88Mar 28, 2015 at 22:25
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1$\begingroup$ "Deuce" or "knave" seem like perfectly valid solutions to me (although I realise your comment is probably meant to be a hint). $\endgroup$– Rand al'ThorMar 28, 2015 at 22:42
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$\begingroup$ Deuce is just two, and Knave is just jack. I'm looking for a word that's not equivalent to any of them. $\endgroup$– user88Mar 28, 2015 at 22:46
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1$\begingroup$ This feels like a trivia challenge rather than a puzzle. $\endgroup$– xnorMar 30, 2015 at 4:49
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The 14th word is:
KNIGHT which is used in a French Tarot deck of cards. The Knight is ranked between the Jack and the Queen.
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$\begingroup$ You are absolutely correct. Well done. $\endgroup$– user88Mar 29, 2015 at 0:33
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1$\begingroup$ @JoeZ. So being able to answer the question is based on knowing the right piece of trivia? I don't feel this is really a puzzle :-/ $\endgroup$ Mar 29, 2015 at 0:44
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2$\begingroup$ @randal'thor - I think this is just a sequence which is similar to some of the other sequences that have been posted (derived from obscure sources). $\endgroup$– LenMar 29, 2015 at 0:49
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$\begingroup$ Yeah, it was just an idea I had of a set of 13 elements that most people wouldn't realize had a 14th element. $\endgroup$– user88Mar 29, 2015 at 1:46