HIDDEN PAIRS I

PennyPress Variety Puzzles

October, 2018

 

Each pair below may appear to have nothing in common. But if you look carefully, you will see that each word in the pair contains a hidden word, and these two hidden words are related to each other in some way. For example, in the word pair, HUMBLE - MISSING, the hidden, related words would be HUM -  SING.  

1. NEFARIOUS - LINEAR

2. WHATEVER - ESCAPED

3. HELMET - WASHROOM

4. CLAMORED - BLESSING

5. TWINKLE - SUSPENDERS

6. FOOTWORK - DESPAIRED

7. ARROWHEAD - CLAPBOARD

8. WHEELBARROW - MISTLETOE

 

Answers:

 

1. FAR - NEAR

2. HAT - CAP

3. ELM - ASH

4. MORE - LESS

5. INK - PEN

6. TWO - PAIR

7. ROW - OAR

8. HEEL - TOE