Each word in the list below can be changed in the same way to form new words. Can you determine the change and the new words?

SPEAR
BEGIN
DEALT
ALTER
CHAIN
RINSE
VIRGO

Answer:

Move the middle letter of each word to the end:

SPEAR - SPARE
BEGIN - BEING
DEALT - DELTA
ALTER - ALERT
CHAIN - CHINA
RINSE - RISEN
VIRGO - VIGOR

Credit: Will Shortz
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle - July 6, 2014
CUT THE MIDDLE - GO TO THE END