What do the following words have in common?

1. TANG 

2. BONK

3. HANGS

4. LAMPS

5. NAKED

6. SHIRE

7. ETHNOS

8. DANGLER

9. CNN MIMEO

 

Answer:

 

Each word can be anagrammed into a new one starting with a silent letter:

 

1. GNAT

2. KNOB

3. GNASH

4. PSALM

5. KNEAD

6. HEIRS

7. HONEST

8. GNARLED

9. MNEMONIC

 

Credit:

Will Shortz

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