These words can all become new ones by adding the same two alphabetically consecutive letters. The two letters are added as a block (one next to the other). No other re-arrangement of the letters is necessary. What are the letters and what are the new words?

ARCH             RIPE

JUICE             NEED

VIA                 LIEN

DIAL               HONEY

REED              WHILE

 

(BIG) HINT:

The puzzle title is  STREET SMARTS.

 

Answers:      

 

The letters ST can be added somewhere in each word to make a new one:

 

STARCH             RIPEST

JUSTICE            NESTED

VISTA                 LISTEN

DISTAL              HONESTY

RESTED             WHISTLE

 

Credit:
GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2024

David Baskind