The latest Word Puzzle from NPR!

Time to play the latest word puzzle from NPR! I'm going to give you two five-letter words. Rearrange the letters in one of the words to get an antonym of the other. Which word is the anagram and which is the antonym is for you to discover.

Ex. SMALL REGAL --> LARGE (anagram of REGAL, antonym of "small")

 

1. LANCE DIRTY

2. LOWER ARISE

3. BORES DRUNK

4. WORDY RESET

5. THOSE SHEET

6. SERVE PROSE

7. BOWEL ABOVE

8. LOVED DEATH

9. FRIED HIRED

10. WRONG GIRTH

11. HARPS BLUNT

12. SMART NEEDS

 

 

Answer Keys

    1.   CLEAN (ANAGRAM OF LANCE, WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO DIRTY)    

    2.   RAISE (ANAGRAM OF ARISE, WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO LOWER)   

    3.   SOBER (ANAGRAM OF BORES, WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO DRUNK)

    4.   TERSE (ANAGRAM OF RESET, WHICH IS OPPOSTIE TO WORDY)

    5.   THESE (ANAGRAM OF SHEET, WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO THOSE)

    6.   VERSE (ANAGRAM OF SERVE, WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO PROSE)

    7.   BELOW (ANAGRAM OF BOWEL, WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO ABOVE)

    8.   HATED (ANAGRAM OF DEATH, WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO LOVED)

    9.   FIRED (ANAGRAM OF FRIED, WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO HIRED)

    10. RIGHT (ANAGRAM OF GIRTH, WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO WRONG)

    11. SHARP (ANAGRAM OF SMART, WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO SMART)

    12. DENSE