DROP A LETTER - GET A NEW WORD LI

Drop a letter from each word or name below and re-arrange the remaining letters to form ten new words. The first seven answers are related, as well as the last three - though the relationships are different. Once you discover the relationships, it becomes much easier. A few hints are given below the clues. 

1. PASTA

2. COUPE

3. TALON

4. ABACUS

5. ACORNS

6. CAFTAN

7. ISRAEL

8. GLISTEN

9. BOULDER

10. REPTILE

 

HINTS:

1-7: The answers are not exactly words.

8-10: Sports

Letters to be dropped

1. T

2. U

8. T

Answers:

 

1. ASAP

2. OPEC 

3. NATO

4. SCUBA

5. SONAR

6. NAFTA

7. LASER - - - - - Acronyms

8. SINGLE

9. DOUBLE

10. TRIPLE - - - - - Baseball terms