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Puzzle ZQUH 



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These words can all have a letter added and then be rearranged to make a new 5-letter word.

For example: DENY + B = BENDY (not part of the answer!).

If the 7 added letters are an anagram of CHEMIST, what are the new words?
DENY
MAIL
EXIT
GOSH
CITY
NEWT
TYPE

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Answer
DENY + E = NEEDY
MAIL + C = CLAIM
EXIT + S = EXIST
GOSH + T = GHOST
CITY + H = ITCHY
NEWT + I = TWINE
TYPE + M = EMPTY

The letters ECSTHIM are an anagram of CHEMIST.

 

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