1. The same four letters, in the same order, will fill the blanks below to make common words.

AT _ _ _ _ 

EN _ _ _ _

RE _ _ _ _

SA _ _ _ _ 

 

2. The letter strings below are what's left after the same three letters, in the same order, have been removed from common words. The given letters are in their correct order. Can you determine the three missing letters and restore the original words?

 

B L A A

Y R A

O R R E

P A I E

I N S A

 

Answers:

 

1. The missing letters are TIRE:

ATTIRE

ENTIRE

RETIRE

SATIRE

 

2. The missing letters are TNT:

BLATANT

TYRANT

TORRENT

PATIENT

INSTANT