NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
February 11, 2018
Will Shortz

The five words below can be changed in the same way to get five new and related words.

1. PINCH
2. GATHER
3. EIGHTH
4. DRIVEL
5. ITCHES

HINT:
Drop a letter from each word.

Answer:

Dropping a letter from each word and re-arranging the remaining letters will give you the name of a human body part:

1. PINCH - CHIN
2. GATHER - HEART
3. EIGHTH - THIGH
4. DIRIVEL - LIVER
5. ITCHES - CHEST