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Puzzle ZYLJ 



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Can you calculate which word is the odd one out:
giggle, soil, bells, gobble, gosh, boss, hole, blesses, coil

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Answer
Coil.

Reasoning
This is the only word that cannot be spelled using a calculator.

For example, if you enter 376616 into an old-fashioned calculator, and look at the number upside down, you can read GIGGLE.
376616  = giggle
7105    = soil
57738   = bells
378806  = gobble
4506    = gosh
5508    = boss
3704    = hole
5355378 = blesses
coil    = N/A

 

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