NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

September 12, 2021

Will Shortz

 

J, Q, X, and Z are the least commonly used letters in English - found in less than 1% of English words. Change one letter in each of the words to below to one of these letters to make a new word. Example: CONVEY - CONVEX

1. MANOR

2. SUITE

3. ENACT

4. INSECT

5. EITHER

6. DUALITY

Answers:

 

1. MANOR - MAJOR

2. SUITE - QUITE

3. ENACT - EXACT

4. INSECT - INJECT

5. EITHER - ZITHER

6. DUALITY - QUALITY