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Test your wordplay: each scrambled entry below hides an English word borrowed from German. Rearrange the letters to reveal the correct term. The clues point to everyday meanings or objects, so sharpen your anagram skills and read on.
Today’s anagram list: German-derived words to uncover
Nine scrambled letter clusters, nine clues. Each solution is an English word with German roots. Work through them in order.
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- GNATS — A short phrase for a deep, nagging unease.
- PILES — A rapid, polished sales pitch or talk.
- MUTUAL — A small diacritical mark formed by two dots.
- ELIDES — Name for a kind of engine and the fuel it runs on.
- WE’RE IN — A familiar name for a type of sausage.
- GET LAST — A concept describing a whole greater than its parts.
- POSTAGE — Infamous secret-police organization from 20th-century Europe.
- BENT OVER — A single-word adjective meaning banned or prohibited.
- ADULT WRENS — That restless urge to travel the world.
How the example works — a quick demo with a solved anagram
Try this mini-demo to get the feel of the game. The scrambled set REGAL rearranges to the German-derived English word lager. Lager refers to beer brewed at cooler temperatures. Use that method: regroup letters, test likely words, check meaning.
Last week’s listener puzzle and the answer
Previous challenge: find an animal whose first five letters name a religious figure. Change its next-to-last letter and its last five letters name a different religious figure. The correct animal was the rabbit. That gives rabbi and abbot.
This week’s listener challenge: celebrity anagram
A reader challenge is open for entries. Identify a well-known comic actor whose name is formatted (4,5). The actor’s name is an anagram of two golf-related terms, the first of four letters and the second of five letters.
How to enter
- Send your answer via the official submission form.
- Deadline: Thursday, May 7 at 3 p.m. ET.
- Include a phone number so producers can reach you if your entry is chosen.
