TWIST TIES

 

GAMES Magazine

December. 1984

Sara Throop 

Find synonyms for the words in each pair below, anagram those synonyms into two words that are homophones.

Example: IDOLIZES - LANGUAGE UNITS

                ADORES   - WORDS

                SOARED   - SWORD

1. Incorrect - Church instrument

2. Weak, as an excuse - Kind of bean

3.Close - Be a candidate in an election

4. No longer fresh - Closed tight

5. Unspecified number - Door part

6. Castle part - Ripped

7. Have high goals - Gruff, as the voice

Answers:

 

1. WRONG - ORGAN 

    GROWN - GROAN

 

2. LAME - LIMA

    MALE - MAIL

 

3. NEAR - RUN

    EARN - URN

 

4. STALE - SEALED

    LEAST - LEASED

 

5. ANY - HINGE

    NAY - NEIGH

 

6. TOWER - TORE

    WROTE - ROTE

 

7. ASPIRE - RASPY

    PRAISE - PRAYS

 

    

WORLD GEOGRAPHY STUMPER

Two countries in the world have names that can be anagrammed to get two homophones. What are they?

HINT:

One of the countries is in Africa.

 

Answer:

 

IRAN and NIGER

RAIN and REIGN

 

Credit:

Will Shortz 

ANAGRAM - HOMOPHONE II

Can you think of two three-letter words that are both anagrams and homophones? 

HINT:

Each one has a K in it.

 

Answer:

 

EEK - - exclamation of fright

EKE - - - as in "Eke out a living"

ANAGRAM - HOMOPHONE I

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Will Shortz

Find anagrams of each word in the pairs below so that the two anagrammed words are also homophones - that is, words that are pronounced the same but spelled differently.

Ex. ORGAN ________     WRONG ________ ,
      the answer words would be
      GROAN                      GROWN

1. KEEP _______________         EQUIP _______________
2. TIRE ________________        GIRTH _______________
3. WORDS _____________        ADORES _____________
4. RASPY ______________       ASPIRE _______________
5. WAITS ______________        SWEAT _______________
6. DOWER _____________        REDO ________________
7. RAIL ________________       RELY _________________
8. SEALED _____________       SLATE ________________
9. NAKED ______________      EDEN _________________
10. CASHED ____________      SCATHE _______________
11. SANEST _____________     STANCE _______________
12. STRUT ______________     DUSTERS _____________

Answers:

1. PEEK - PIQUE
2. RITE - RIGHT
3. SWORD - SOARED
4. PRAYS - PRAISE
5. WAIST - WASTE
6. ROWED - RODE
7. LIAR - LYRE
8. LEASED - LEAST
9. KNEAD - NEED
10. CHASED - CHASTE
11. ASSENT - ASCENT
12. TRUST - TRUSSED