What do the following words have in common?

 

FERVID 

NOTE

THEATER

EXIST

EVENTS

TOWN

FLOUR

 

HINT:

Each clue conceals a related word with its letters in scrambled order. The scrambled letters may or may not be consecutive. 

Answers:

 

FERVID - FIVE

NOTE - ONE

THEATER - THREE

EXIST - SIX

EVENTS - SEVEN

TOWN - TWO

FLOUR - FOUR

 

NOTE: The clues may be arranged as NOTE - ONE, TOWN - TWO, THEATER - THREE, etc.