NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
February 5, 2006
Will Shortz

Add the same pair of double letters (e.g. AA, BB, etc.) to each word below, then anagram the result to create a new word. What are the added letter pairs, and what are the new words?

1. LAY
2. CORE
3. AREA
4. RIFLE
5. SOUSE
6. TINES

HINTS:
#1: The added letter pair is the same for all the words.
#2: The added letter pair is PP.

Answers:

Adding PP to each word and anagramming the result gives:

1. APPLY
2. COPPER
3. APPEAR
4. FLIPPER
5. SUPPOSE
6. SNIPPET