ANAGRAM QUINTETS

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

August, 2022 

In each of the groups below, the letters of the words or phrases can be anagrammed to form five new words which all have something in common. For example,

 

VOTES               -  STOVE

CAFE URN        -  FURNACE

LINK                  -  KILN

ADAR RIOT      -  RADIATOR

LIE, ROB           -  BROILER

 

1. BEG A CAB

    OUR GATE

    ARGUE ONCE

    GET A COT

    VILE GAL

 

2. AN OGRE

    REAP

    RIP COAT

    LA PEP

    PAGER

 

3. HI, DR. TELL

    CHEF RULE

    JOEY DROVE

    PUB TEA

    ELAPSED

 

4. AIN'T US

    AL'S LAD

    A COW

    ORDEAL

    A SLOPE 

 

Answers:

 

1. CABBAGE

    OUTRAGE

    ENCOURAGE

    COTTAGE

    VILLAGE -  - - Words ending in AGE

 

2. ORANGE

    PEAR

    APRICOT

    APPLE

    GRAPE

 

3.  THRILLED

     CHEERFUL 

     OVERJOYED

     UPBEAT

     PLEASED 

 

4. AUSTIN

    DALLAS

    WACO

    LAREDO

    EL PASO - - - Texas cities