This puzzle is based off the What is a Word™ and What is a Phrase™ series started by JLee.
Digital Words™ are words that follow a certain rule. If a word follows this rule, it is a Digital Word™.
Digital Words™ | Not Digital Words™ |
---|---|
DAUGHTER | SON |
PEAR | MANGO |
RAPIER | CUTLASS |
FIVE | FOUR |
EGYPT | CHINA |
BIRDWATCHES | STARGAZES |
TAX | TACKS |
HUBCAP | KNEECAP |
VERTEBRATE | INVERTEBRATE |
PEPSI | COKE |
TEST | QUIZ |
REGGAE | COUNTRY |
DEDUCE | EVALUATE |
RED | BLUE |
EXPIRE | EMPIRE |
RIGHT | WRONG |
The puzzle satisfies the series' inbuilt assumption, that each word can be tested for whether it is a Digital Word™ without relying on the other words.
These are not the only examples of Digital Words™, many more exist.
CSV version:
Digital Words™,Not Digital Words™
DAUGHTER,SON
PEAR,MANGO
RAPIER,CUTLASS
FIVE,FOUR
EGYPT,CHINA
BIRDWATCHES,STARGAZES
TAX,TACKS
HUBCAP,KNEECAP
VERTEBRATE,INVERTEBRATE
PEPSI,COKE
TEST,QUIZ
REGGAE,COUNTRY
DEDUCE,EVALUATE
RED,BLUE
EXPIRE,EMPIRE
RIGHT,WRONG
What makes a word a Digital Word™?