Today's NPR Sunday Puzzle! Find a word that is an anagram of one word to make a synonym of the other word!

On-air challenge: 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. COZY SUNG

2. HALT POST

3. LIFE RASP

4. PART LORE

5. TERN TORN

6. LEFT NEWT

7. TOPE BARD

8. LINK OVEN

9. LEAN SILT

10. THIN CLUE

 

Answer Keys

    1.  SNUG (anagram of “SUNG” & synonym of “COZY”)

    2.  STOP (anagram of “POST” & synonym of “HALT”)

    3.  FILE (anagram of “LIFE” & synonym of “RASP”)

    4.  ROLE (anagram of “LORE” & synonym of “PART”)

    5.  RENT (anagram of “TERN” & synonym of “TORN”)

    6.  WENT (anagram of “NEWT” & synonym of “LEFT”)

    7.  POET (anagram of “TOPE” & synonym of “BARD”)

    8.  KILN (anagram of “LINK & synonym of “OVEN”)

    9.  LIST (anagram of “SILT” & synonym if “LEAN”)

    10. HINT (anagram of “THIN” & synonym of “CLUE”)

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