Word Set Analysis: Meaningful Word Formation

Method: For each word, arrange letters alphabetically and take the third letter from left. Combine these letters to check if they form a meaningful word.

1. SAME, ROOM, BEST, AUTO

• SAME: A, E, M, S → 3rd letter = M
• ROOM: M, O, O, R → 3rd letter = O
• BEST: B, E, S, T → 3rd letter = S
• AUTO: A, O, T, U → 3rd letter = T

Letters: M O S T → "MOST" (Meaningful)

2. GOAT, PEST, WATT, ARMY

• GOAT: A, G, O, T → 3rd letter = O
• PEST: E, P, S, T → 3rd letter = S
• WATT: A, T, T, W → 3rd letter = T
• ARMY: A, M, R, Y → 3rd letter = R

Letters: O S T R → No meaningful English word from these 4 letters

3. MALE, FIND, LOST, THAT

• MALE: A, E, L, M → 3rd letter = L
• FIND: D, F, I, N → 3rd letter = I
• LOST: L, O, S, T → 3rd letter = S
• THAT: A, H, T, T → 3rd letter = T

Letters: L I S T → "LIST" (Meaningful)

4. JUMP, LIME, DUMB, SOME

• JUMP: J, M, P, U → 3rd letter = P
• LIME: E, I, L, M → 3rd letter = L
• DUMB: B, D, M, U → 3rd letter = M
• SOME: E, M, O, S → 3rd letter = O

Letters: P L M O → No meaningful English word

Answer: The word sets that do NOT give a meaningful word are:

• GOAT, PEST, WATT, ARMY
• JUMP, LIME, DUMB, SOME