In the spirit of the What is a Word™/Phrase™ series started by JLee, a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.
2016 is almost over, so here is an appropriate 'What is a Word' puzzle.
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Final Word™.
Use the following examples below to find the rule.
Final Words ™ | Not Final Words ™ |
---|---|
ANGEL | DEVIL |
CHILDREN | PARENTS |
EARTH | SPACE |
FURLONGS | FEET |
GROUND | AIR |
OVER | UNDER |
PERPLEXED | ASTONISHED |
SKIRT | DRESS |
THRICE | TWICE |
TOGETHER | ALONE |
TWELVE | THIRTEEN |
YOU | WE |
And, if you want to analyze, here is a CSV version:
Final Words™,Not Final Words™
ANGEL,DEVIL
CHILDREN,PARENTS
EARTH,SPACE
FURLONGS,FEET
GROUND,AIR
OVER,UNDER
PERPLEXED,ASTONISHED
SKIRT,DRESS
THRICE,TWICE
TOGETHER,ALONE
TWELVE,THIRTEEN
YOU,WE
The puzzle satisfies the series' inbuilt assumption, that each word can be tested for whether it is a Final Word™ without relying on the other words.
These are not the only examples of Final Words™; many more exist.
What is the special rule these words conform to?
HINT:
All Final Words™ have been in use for a long, long time.