The first or last letters of the words below can be replaced by two other letters to create new words. The two replacement letters are different for each word, but have something in common. What are the new words, and what do the replacement letters have in common?

1. GLASSES

2. CHEER

3. PROSPER

4. UMPIRE

5. VANDAL

6. DRAGON 

 

HINT:

The two letters are an abbreviation.

Answers:

 

Either the first or last letter of each clue can be replaced by the two-letter postal abbreviation of a U.S. state to make a new word:

 

1. GLASSES -MOLASSES

2. CHEER - CHEEKY

3. PROSPER - PROSPECT

4. UMPIRE - VAMPIRE

5. VANDAL - SCANDAL

6. DRAGON - PARAGON 

 

Credit:

GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2023

Todd Kreisman 

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