NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
August 4, 2019
Will Shortz

Magician Andy Blough, who performs under the name Zoltan the Adequate, says that BEVY is an alphabetically balance word. That is, B is one letter from the front of the alphabet, and Y is one letter from the end of the alphabet. Likewise, E and V are respectively five letters from the start and end of the alphabet.

Will's question: Can you think of a six-letter word, related to magic, that is also alphabetically balanced?

Answer:

WIZARD