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