The anagrams of the following names and words have something in common. Can you determine what it is?

ANNIE
SUSIE
COIN
STIFLE
REGION
SUNLIT
UMPIRE

Answer:

All the anagrams begin with I:

ANNIE - INANE
SUSIE  -  ISSUE
COIN   -  ICON
STIFLE  -  ITSELF
REGION  -  IGNORE
SUNLIT  -   INSULT
UMPIRE - IMPURE

Credit: Will Shortz
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
December 26, 2009
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