Shapes & Patterns

Find the Next Letter After A, C, F, J, O

Key Takeaway

Yesterday's Quiz 5 answer is that only B is telling the truth. Today's Quiz 6 is a letter pattern: what letter comes after A, C, F, J, O? Today's answer goes up tomorrow in Quiz 7.

A row of blank wooden tiles with no letters on an oak desk

What was yesterday's answer?

Quiz 5 was about finding who among three people is telling the truth. The answer is only B.

  1. Suppose C is telling the truth. Then A and B are both liars. But for the liar A's statement "B is a liar" to be false, B would have to be truthful, which is a contradiction.
  2. So C is a liar. Then B's statement "C is a liar" is true, so B is telling the truth.
  3. A's statement "B is a liar" is false, so A is a liar.
  4. Finally, C's statement "A and B are both liars" is false because B is truthful, which fits the conclusion that C is a liar.
PersonResult
ALiar
BTruth-teller
CLiar

What is today's puzzle?

Position123456
LetterACFJO?
  • Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆
  • Suggested time: 3 minutes
  • Tip: it helps to turn letters into position numbers, with A as 1st, B as 2nd, and so on

Where should you start?

A man in a mustard knit sweater at an oak desk by a window, holding a pencil and looking at five blank wooden tiles

If you turn the letters into position numbers, it becomes a number sequence puzzle. After converting, write the differences between neighboring numbers. You can use the same method you tried in Quiz 1 and Quiz 4.

When can you check the answer?

The answer and explanation go up tomorrow (October 19) morning, at the very top of the Quiz 7 post. It will come with an alphabet number chart as well.

How do letter patterns differ from number puzzles?

A letter pattern only adds one step, turning letters into position numbers, and the way you find the rule is the same as for number sequences. Mensa Korea describes its online brain test as looking at pattern recognition (checked 2026-10-13). Mensa International's membership standard is a top 2% score on an approved intelligence test, and this puzzle is for practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the answer to Quiz 5?

Only B is telling the truth. If C were truthful it would lead to a contradiction, so C is a liar, which makes B's statement true and A's statement false.

When does the Quiz 6 answer come out?

It goes up with the explanation at the very top of the Quiz 7 post, published the next day.

Do I start again from A after Z?

This puzzle does not go past Z. Knowing the order of the alphabet is all you need.

Sources & Verification Date

  1. Mensa International membership requirements guide · Verified
  2. Mensa Korea online brain test introduction · Verified

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