DROP A LETTER - GET A NEW WORD XV

FAMILY REUNIONS
GAMES/World of Puzzles
November, 1997
Stanley Newman

Drop one letter from each word below to get seven letter strings that are not words, but are related in another way.

1. COUPE
2. PASTA
3. TALON
4. ABACUS
5. ACORNS
6. CAFTAN
7. ISRAEL

Answers:

Dropping one letter from each word gives seven acronyms:

1. OPEC
2. ASAP*
3. NATO
4. SCUBA
5. SONAR
6. NAFTA
7. LASER

*An acronym must be pronounceable. ASAP is usually read by its four letters. But it could be pronounced, so I think it's fair to list it as an acronym.