DROP A LETTER - GET A NEW WORD XXVII

FAMILY REUNIONS
GAMES/World of Puzzles
February, 2020
Regis Modesta

Drop one letter from each of the following words and re-arrange the remaining letters to form new words. Answers #1-6 will have something in common, and answers #7-12 will have something (different) in common.

1. FANCY
2. WEIGHT
3. OUTLIVE
4. SERVILE
5. GENDER
6. NAMETAGS

7. AIRPORT
8. ELOPING
9. BORING
10. STOOGE
11. SURGEON
12. UPENDING

HINTS:

Letters to be dropped:

1. F

2. G

3. U

4. E

5. D

6. S

 

7. I

8. L

9. G

10. T

11. N

12. D

Answers:

1. CYAN
2. WHITE
3. VIOLET 
4. SILVER
5. GREEN
6. MAGENTA - - - Colors

7. PARROT
8. PIGEON
9. ROBIN
10. GOOSE
11. GROUSE
12. PENGUIN - - - Birds