WORDS, WORDS
Credit: GAMES Magazine
December, 2006
Judy Weightman

Each of the 26 words in the list below can be changed in a similar way into new words. Can you determine the change and the new words?

1. MENDER             14. COVERT
2. UNEATEN            15. ROSTER
3. HOKEY                16. POLAR
4. RUDER                 17. BBS
5. FRIGHT                18. POTION
6. REUSE                  19. RETRAIN
7. BEET                     20. NAIVE
8. USER                     21. MORNING
9. PANTING              22. INERT
10. INURED              23. LAYER
11. FAIR                    24. BOING
12. CHORINE           25. CAUSE
13. ARREST             26. LAY

HINT:
The change involves adding a single, different letter to each word.

Answers:

Each word changes into a new one when a different letter is inserted after the second letter. The letters to be inserted are in alphabetical sequence, A - Z:

1. MEANDER           14. CONVERT
2. UNBEATEN          15. ROOSTER
3. HOCKEY              16. POPLAR
4. RUDDER               17. BBQS
5. FREIGHT             18. PORTION
6. REFUSE                19. RESTRAIN
7. BEGET                  20. NATIVE
8. USHER                  21. MOURNING
9. PAINTING            22. INVERT
10. INJURED            23. LAWYER
11. FAKIR                 24. BOXING
12. CHLORINE        25. CAYUSE
13. ARMREST          26. LAZY 

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