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 Ham Word™.
Use the examples below to find the rule.
Ham Words | Not Ham Words |
---|---|
Bert | Ernie |
DAMP | RAMP |
towel | towels |
GUNS | SWORDS |
toxic | healthy |
Porto | Lissabon |
HAM | BACON |
fillet | fish |
SPAM | |
roll | wrap |
PUNS | PUNCH |
troll | goblin |
Kiel | Hamburg |
MAP | FLATTEN |
flow | stream |
SPAN | SPLIT |
In case you want it in CSV:
Ham Words,Not Ham Words
Bert,Ernie
DAMP,RAMP
towel,towels
GUNS,SWORDS
toxic,healthy
Porto,Lissabon
HAM,BACON
fillet,fish
SPAM,MAIL
roll,wrap
PUNS,PUNCH
troll,goblin
Kiel,Hamburg
MAP,FLATTEN
flow,stream
SPAN,SPLIT
The puzzle relies on the series' inbuilt assumption, that each word can be tested for whether it is a Ham Word™ without relying on the other words.
These are not the only examples of Ham Words™, many more exist and can be found.