ADD TWO AND MIX

GAMES Magazine

November, 1983

Henry E. Leabo

 

If you add the same two letters to each of the following six words and then re-arrange the letters of each, you'll find yourself with a new set of six common English words. What are the two letters?

 

1. LET

2. TEA

3. COLT

4. GLUM

4. CHIPS

5. LIKEN

 

HINT:

One of the letters is S, but there are no plurals.

 

Answer:

 

The added letters are S and Y:

 

1. STYLE

2. YEAST

3. COSTLY

4. SMUGLY

5. PHYSICS

6. SKYLINE