Four of the following five pairs follow a similar letter-coding pattern. Identify the one that does not belong to the group.
CRUSH: XIFHS
BLAST: YOZHG
FROWN: UILDM
HAPPY: SMNMB
SNAIL: HMZRO
Question: Which of the following pairs is the odd one out?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Let’s check with values:
A=1, B=2, … Z=26
C(3) ↔ X(24)
R(18) ↔ I(9)
U(21) ↔ F(6)
S(19) ↔ H(8)
H(8) ↔ S(19)
CRUSH → XIFHS follows opposite-letter rule
Same rule is followed by:
BLAST → YOZHG
FROWN → UILDM
SNAIL → HMZRO
HAPPY → SMNMB(this pair does NOT follow opposite-letter rule)
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.