The latest Sunday Puzzle from NPR! Find synonyms using the anagram of the given words!

I'm going to give you two 4-letter words. Rearrange the letters of one of them to get a synonym of the other. Which word is the synonym and which is the anagram is for you to discover.

Ex. SOUP WORK --> OPUS (anagram of "soup," synonym of "work")

 

 

1. THIN ELAN

2. TURN EVER

3. DRAG HULA

4. RASP MAST

5. DUNE BARE

6. WHIP GOLF

7. PLUM CLOD

8. LEAP RING

9. DRAB POET

10. FUSE LEWD

11. GONE FELT

 

Answer Keys

         1.  LEAN (anagram of “ELAN”, synonym of “THIN”)

     2. VEER (anagram of “EVER”, synonym of “TURN)

     3. HAUL (anagram of “HULA”, synonym of “DRAG)

     4. SPAR (anagram of “RASP”, synonym of “MAST”)

     5. NUDE (anagram of “DUNE”, synonym of “BARE”)

     6. FLOG (anagram of “GOLF”, synonym of “WHIP”)

     7. LUMP (anagram of “PLUM”, synonym of “CLOD”)

     8. PEAL (anagram of “LEAP”, synonym of “RING”)

     9. BARD (anagram of “DRAB”, synonym of “POET”)

     10. WELD (anagram of “LEWD”, synonym of “FUSE”)

     11. LEFT (anagram of “FELT”, synonym of “GONE”)