Which Is Odd One Out?


Which word is the odd one out?

  seventy
  brawl
  clover
  proper
  carrot
  swing
  change
  travel
  sacred
  stone
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Answer:
Carrot.

Solution:
Each of the other words remains a real word if you remove the first
and last letter.

seventy  -->  event
brawl    -->  raw
clover   -->  love
proper   -->  rope
carrot   -->  arro (Not a word)
swing    -->  win
change   -->  hang
travel   -->  rave
sacred   -->  acre
stone    -->  ton