If you spell backwards the name of the month that is the shortest in length (by number of letters), what word do you get?
May
The month with the fewest letters is 'May' (3 letters). Spelled backwards, 'May' remains 'Yam', or wait—spelled backwards, M-A-Y becomes Y-A-M (Yam).
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Easy. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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