The third letter of each 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. LATER

2. UPEND

3. REJECT

4. AMPED

5. RECANT

6. VALANCE 

HINT:

The two letters are an abbreviation.

Answers:

 

The third letter of each clue can be replaced by the two-letter abbreviation of a U.S. state to make a new word:

 

1. LATER  - LAWYER

2. UPEND - UPWIND

3. REJECT - REFLECT

4. AMPED - AMAZED

5. RECANT - REMNANT

6. VALANCE - VARIANCE 

 

Credit:

GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2023

Todd Kreisman

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