Anagrams XV - Wordsmith.org

(Continued from here...)

You couldn't pay me to do this!

LAYERS

E --> A

SALARY

SALARY

A ---- > E

..not a sprint but a marathon (says our local retirement financial shill)

RELAYS ..and, if they do decide to pay you, get it 'under the table' ..we're grateful, but not enough to cough up any cash

RELAYS

- Y

..complicated; just noticed I duplicated LAYERS; let's put it under a

LASER instead ..other comments stand, even if poorly written

LASER

+ I

SERIAL

SERIAL

E ---- > T

..tribulations pile on top of

TRIALS

-S

TRAIL

Let's keep ALERT here !

ALERT

E --> U

ULTRA

Truly

TRULY

L ---- > S

..but when I look in the mirror, it's apparent I'm becoming very

RUSTY

R > d

DUSTY

DUSTY

Y ---- > S

..STUDY done about various activities on horse farms

STUDS

D > B

BUSTS

Trusts

T > C

CRUSTS

Struts

+A

STRATUS

STRATUS

A --> H

THRUSTS

Oh well. We'll always have parries.

+E

SHUTTERS

Shuttles

SHUTTLES

U --> I

THISTLES

(but don't let them scare you)

T > W

WHISTLES

WHISTLES

drop H

WITLESS

S > G

WIGLETS

WIGLETS

T ---- > G

..standard method for getting out of things

WIGGLES

W > G

GIGGLES

GIGGLES

G --> T

GIGLETS

(and no, they don't characteristically chew gum, they just laugh a lot)

G > P

PIGLETS

PIGLETS

P ---- > B

..had we water enough, and thyme

GIBLETS

Blister

I > U

BLUSTER

BLUSTER

R --> B

STUBBLE

bubbles

Blubber

blabber

It's the end of May. Happy June y'all.

BLABBER

B ---- >. O

..the end of May, as with sadly, is y? Otherwise, I'll not it

BELABOR

-A

LOBBER

Lobber

l. ---- >. r

..the point with that deft maneuver

ROBBER

+Y

ROBBERY

ROBBERY

O. ---- >. U

RUBBERY

RUBBERY

L --> R

BUBBLERY (in Boston, anyway)

BUBBLERY

Y --> E

REBUBBLE

R > D

DEBUBBLE

DEBUBBLE

B --> O

BEDOUBLE - I hereby subject you to having an exact duplicate

What ever it takes to break out of the 'bubble' we are in.

BEDOUBLE

BBDEELOU

B --> T

BLEEDOUT - Hemophiliacs Anonymous - or-
OUTBLEED - Win the Red Cross Blood Bank Donor-Taker contest

BLEEDOUT or OUTBLEED

L --> R

OUTBREED

OUTBREED

drop E

REDOUBT

Trouble

TROUBLE

B --> C

CLOUTER

CLOUTER

L ---- > N

..and -- if Trouble's COMIN' -- it's usually to

TROUNCE ..as in reign supreme

Bouncer

I just love the band Queen! We used to sing "we will rock you" before soccer games.

BOUNCER

C ---- > D

..and yet hate oneself for doing it, for being such a cad

BOUNDER .. a term not often used these days; maybe it'll REBOUND

B > S

SOUNDER

SOUNDER

O ---- > A

..I was a lot SOUNDER; now I find I'm letting everything drop

ASUNDER ..everything seems to anyway, except maybe the rent & my blood pressure

-A

NURSED

NURSED

N ---- > C

..fortune & men's eyes, it's my fate that I

CURSED ..Luckily, the words I used were bootless; of course I was all alone...abler was I ere I got the elbow, so to speak

-S

CRUDE

CRUDE

D ---- > T

..I'd like to be

CUTER ..wish I'd been born that way ..but can't complain about the B-movie offers for horror show roles

+S

CRUETS

CRUETS

T ---- > P

..around here; these tree-droppings are ugly

SPRUCE

SPRUCE

E --> O

...all the Wordplay threads make quite a literary

CORPUS

CORPUS

C ---- > O

..some holes in that theory

POROUS ..but let's have someone (homonym)a drink & discuss it

Proust

PROUST

P ---- > E

..certainly not in a STUPOR, when suddenly it hit me in the [I]?
Whap, wham, aleck-a-zam ..wonderful-U walked by (from the Natalie sings Nat-the-King Cole 'duets' album) ..on which #66 and other

ROUTES appear

ROUTES

S --> Q

TORQUE

Quotes

"You are so deeply in bed with the tea party, you'd let Bill O'Reilly teabag you."

QUOTES

- O

That treatment would be worse than the illness itself (to paraphrase). I have a better

QUEST

-Q

SUET

SUET

+ N

..and I love their chirping; they think noises I make are looney

TUNES

T > D

DUNES

DUNES

...a la Slammin' Sammy

U --> A

SNEAD

SNEAD

- E

SAND

+Y

SANDY

SANDY

A --> O

SYNOD

SYNOD

O --> E

DYNES

DYNES

Y ---- > P

..have made what used to be a verb into a corporate-speak noun

SPEND

N > E

DEEPS

Peeps

You know, those marshmallow Confections.

-P

SEEP

Pest

P >T

TEST

State

+D

TASTED

TASTED

T --> E

SEDATE

T > L

LEASED

LEASED

A ---- > I

..engine's in your new Audi, Vin?

DIESEL

Slider

SLIDER

add D

...always speaking in

RIDDLES

Sledder

SLEDDER

L --> I

DERIDES

Resides

R > B

BESIDES

BESIDES

S --> D

BEDSIDE

BEDSIDE

B ---- > C

..X marks the spot, but W

DECIDES

DECIDES

D --> X

EXCISED

-X

DEICES

DEICES (isn't that the plural of "DEIX" ? )

I --> E

SECEDE

SECEDE

+ R

..ebbs

RECEDES

S > D

DECREED

DECREED

E --> I

DECRIED

Credited

CREDITED

D ---- > P

..me credit because of the state of my finances

DECREPIT

...and all because I lost the silly

rop the D

RECEIPT

RECEIPT

T ---- > S

..Mr Ed couldn't come up with the word for the main stooge..the Moe

PRECISE ..so to speak

Recipe

RECIPE

I --> Y

CREEPY

CREEPY

P ---- > L

..yet something to chew on

CELERY

CELERY

E --> G

CLERGY

C > A

ARGYLE

Gargle

GARGLE

L --> D

RAGGED

BAGGED

B ---- > T

..you need some sort of a macaroon

GADGET

GADGET

G --> S

STAGED

Originally Posted By: endymion6

BAGGED

B ---- > T

..you need some sort of a macaroon

GADGET

I saw your danger and decided to remove mine, as danger seemed more progressive for the game than bagged.

I was reading about macarons this morning (flat feet) otherwise I wouldn't have thought twice about their ragged edges. Macaroons would be consistently easier. It's a matter of mastery now. Long story, not asked for...apologies all 'round.

STAGED

D ---- > N

..thank you. But you BAGGED the space because I (true to form)
LAGGED ..meanwhile, back at the ranch: #6 wouldn't be happy until we rounded up all of the

AGENTS ..those with flatfeet we'll leave for our gumshoes

-A

GENTS

Rents

+A

STERNA

Strand

I don't care what a chromosome test reveals or what creationists say about my "transgender" child. There is nothing wrong with her.

+E

STANDER

STANDER

T ---- > U

..that's the good news; alas, it's apart

ASUNDER

ASUNDER

U --> I

SARDINE

SARDINE

S ---- > A

..how healthy you think these little fishies are..get me out of here

ARIADNE

Radiant

RADIANT

A ---- > G

..worth of beads&trinkets would go today

TRADING

Daring ....to say, depends on the value to the buyer/tradee??

DARING

A ---- > E

RINGED

..for sure ...the eyes of the beholder, in essence

-R

DEIGN

DEIGN

D ---- > T

..leave a bit of color for my heart to own

TINGE ..and don't let those hailstones DINGE my car; how's that for a bit of sarcasm?

T > B

BINGE

BINGE

N ---- > E

..of William Inge?

BEIGE

B > L

LIEGE

LIEGE

I --> A

EAGLE

...he said sharply

EAGLE

E ---- > N

..and certainly was to a lot of the Romans

GALEN

Leans

LEANS

add I

SALINE

SALINE

S ---- > R

..to the same things are equal to each other

LINEAR ..or something along those lines

-I

RENAL

RENAL

R ---- > I

..Greek to me

ALIEN

+S

SALINE

SALINE

A ---- > E

..from my hotel in Egypt; I just can't recall the last time I was there

SENILE

S > P

PENILE

PENILE

E --> S

SPLINE

N > C

SPLICE

Police

Polive

POLICE

C --G

EPILOG

(Well, that is what it means, isn't it ? )

EPILOG

G ---- > T

..important but more important to be nice

POLITE

POLITE

I ---- > U

..King for a while, thought the one born in

TUPELO

Couplet

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the Bush is he

(I had help, a.k.a cheated with couplet)

P > S

TOUSLE

-T

COUPLE

COUPLE

L ---- > N

..is to the swift; he who hesitates is l a s t

POUNCE ..also an aptly named little bird ( and I can think of no couplet or even a villanelle I could cheat with )

P >B

BOUNCE

BOUNCE

- B

Avez-vous du pois?

OUNCE

+S

OUNCES

OUNCES

O ---- > D

.. (many of whom are male relatives) prove themselves

DUNCES

Uncles

...in the library with the candlestick.

UNCLES

C ---- S

..years ago who pronounced this un-else ...????

UNLESS

+A

SENSUAL

SENSUAL

N ---- > T

..delivered by tribunes and other soldiers of all kinds

SALUTES

Statues

STATUES

...not to say (less one S)

ASTUTE

+T

STATUTE

Attest

T>>E

ESTATE

where there is a will, there is an inheritance.

ESTATE

+ G

..

GESTATE

OMG LOOK WHO'S BACK.
welcome a hundred times over.

Great to see you again Candy.

G > N

NEATEST

NEATEST

E ---- > U

..or gets a candidate 'on script'

ATTUNES

ATTUNES

T --> I

AUNTIES

Nice to see your keystrokes again, Candy!

U > P

Click to reveal..

Nappies

-A

PEPSIN

PEPSIN

+ R

..like pincers; or, things that take nips out of small boys, like Dobermans

NIPPERS

Slipper

SLIPPER

- L

PIPERS

S > Z

ZIPPER

ZIPPER

Z ---- > D

.. where size matters ... in the heavens

DIPPER

a way to get fitter faster at the gym:

DIPPER

P --> A

REPAID

REPAID

A --> M

PRIMED

Crimped

CRIMPED

C ---- > E

Outta my way, Val...

IMPEDER

P > B

BEMIRED

BEMIRED

B --> N

REMINED

M > F

REFINED

REFINED

+ G

..Amy say to the cops?

FINGERED

FINGERED

drop E

FRINGED

Ringed

RINGED

add E

REIGNED

REIGNED

R ---- > D

..but the king looked back only if he

DEIGNED

D > F

FEIGNED

FEIGNED

D ---- > L

..FEEDING the chickens, I was in here trying to DEFINE my inner self

FEELING

F > A

LINEAGE

LINEAGE

- E

..is one who's generous with the cordials

GENIAL

GENIAL

+ T

..and let me sing for ever more

ELATING

ELATING

- N

GELATI

GELATI

L --> R

TRIAGE

Triage -i

Great

GREAT

+ T

..Aim high

TARGET

T > N

ARGENT/GARNET

GARNET

+ A

..about a study in scarlet

TANAGER

T > M

MANAGER

MANAGER

A ---- > E

..maybe ...but relevant?

GERMANE

this is all giving me a headache.

Germaine

E --> I

MIGRAINE

aye, aye ...????

I-YI-YI

Imagine

-I

GAMINE

GAMINE

E ---- > G

..are commission-ed to it

GAMING

G > N

NAMING

NAMING

A --> O

Filet MIGNON

+A

MOANING

MOANING

+ D

..said (cross-eyed?) Susan George to James Mason in this film

MANDINGO ..maybe I'm confusing her with Karen Black; their eyes were both up here; needless to say, mine weren't

G > L

MANDOLIN

MANDOLIN

O ---- > A

..was favored not only on Capri,Sicily & other isles, but also on the European

MAINLAND

The mandolin's American cousin

[video:youtube]https://youtu.be/NV-mAoyagng[/video]

(O.mg..video was just shared)

MAINLAND

I ---- > S

..after seeing that 'pop' I'll stick to the mandolin that slices cheese & veggies ...but now, thinking about this is making me feel a sleep-inducer can't be far behind

LANDSMAN

Sandman

...boy, was he heavy handed last night or what?

SANDMAN

S ---- > O

..gods, play on. Or of the spheres. Ham-handed is more like it. But now, I turn & address la bella signora, greeting her with the traditional honorific

MADONNA ..Piacere, Bella! E ciao.

M > B

ABANDON

...oh my!

ABANDON

D --> Z

BONANZA

(That's what you get when you put the Cart wright before the Hoss...)

BONANZA

B --> C

CANZONA

Cantona

-A

CANTON

CANTON

C --> I

ANOINT

A > O

NOTION

NOTION

O --> E

INTONE

T > B

BONNIE

BONNIE

O ---- > G

..of indifference

BENIGN

-G

BENIN

BENIN

add G

BENIGN

Let me Begin with, I concur!

BEGIN

B --> R

NIGER

NIGER

add S

REIGNS

-G

REINS

REINS

+ U

..sorta guarantees (maybe INURES)..even on Fathers' Day..invention

INSURE

INURE , it is, then,

INURE

- R

NIUE

Rune

RUNE

add D and be even

NUDER

NUDER

R --> U

UNDUE

UNDUE

U ---- > I

..or too little; I'll be less embarrassed & easier for my parents to deal with, Officer, if you'll let me put some of my intimate apparel back on

UNDIE ..if not, they'll kill me ..then what? A job on zombie shows?

D > T

UNTIE

UNTIE

+ d

..everybody back in the van..we're getting (including all this furniture) out of here

UNITED ..before we get into any red tape

UNITED

E ---- > Y

...to some it may seem unkempt -- as in UNTIDY -- but if I had my own sweet choice I'd go without my nightie

NUDITY

Unity

UNITY

U --> G

TYING

TYING

Y ---- > H

What do you do with that?

THING

THING

add S

Arabian NIGHTS

NIGHTS

N ---- > H

..in a long chorus line

THIGHS

THIGHS

add E

takes us to new HEIGHTS

-H

EIGHTS

EIGHTS

T ---- > N

..when he's horsin' around

NEIGHS

S > D

HINGED

HINGED

H ---- > G

EDGING

be it circuits of hoodlums

EDGING

I --> A

GANGED

G > F

FANGED

FANGED

F ---- > L

ANGLED

+F again

FANGLED

FANGLED

add I

FINAGLED

Finaled - f > g

Dealing

DEALING

- N

..that a company whose strategies may be less than Biblical in tone (unless you're reading the parts about the money-changers, et al) can be named

GILEAD ..Is there balm there? Or only out-stretched palms?

-a

GLIDE

GLIDE

I ---- > U

GLUED

+E

DELUGE

DELUGE

G ---- > X

..is yet to come

DELUXE

DELUXE

X --> D

ELUDED

Leader

LEADER

D ---- > V

..well, that's one way to show it

REVEAL

-A

LEVER

Clever (medium, after smart and before genius...soon to be added, the village idiot. I suppose that may not be wise)

CLEVER (Sorry, just saw this; I was put on prev. page)

+ A

..what's your & Beav's father's training?

Oh, he is & has been for a long time a

CLEAVER ..and maybe Idiot Savant.

...before you sit down at the dinner table...!

CLEAVER

V --> N

RECLEAN

R > D

CLEANED

CLEANED

A ---- > I

..your generous offer, but I'm inclined to say I

DECLINE

D > R

RECLINE

RECLINE

+ C

..around, so to speak

ENCIRCLE

ENCIRCLE

N --> T

ELECTRIC

ELECTRIC

E ---- > Y

..I wanted one on my

TRICYCLE

-Y

CIRCLET

Cricket

-C

TICKER

Sticker

STICKER

K ---- > E

RECITES

RECITES

S --> L

RETICLE

RETICLE

I ---- > A

TREACLE

TREACLE

E --> N

CENTRAL

C > V

VENTRAL

VENTRAL

V ---- > I

..to be assigned in this man's army

LATRINE

-I

RENTAL

Dental

T > I

DENIAL

DENIAL

as D --> R

LINEAR B

or if not Egypt then Mycenaean, or Greek, or something like that

Nearly

NEARLY

- Y

I went swimming, in a kidney-shaped pool

RENAL

R > V

NAVEL

NAVEL

+ I

..our sins be

VENIAL

-A

LIVEN

LIVEN

L ---- > X

..little creature

VIXEN

VIXEN

add G

VEXING

VEXING

- X

..becoming a buzz-word noun, that's a

GIVEN

G > R

RIVEN

Never

RIVEN

add T

INVERT
______________________

30 seconds late...sorry.

NEVER

V --> G

GREEN

G > P

PREEN

PREEN

N ---- > L

..a LEPER is too much for some

REPEL (I thought about changing the 'intro' to Merely seeing, but I guess their vision does go early also)

-R

PEEL

PEEL

E ---- > A

..always say, Whatever rings your bell

PEAL

Peas

PEAS

+ K

..only with thine eyes; maybe later we can

SPEAK

Spark

P > T

STARK

STARK

K ---- > E

..I STARE at them, the weights of those empty barrels haven't changed

TARES

+D

STARED

STARED

D ---- > R

..suspicion is bad enough; it's worse to be under

ARREST

+T

STARTER

STARTER

T ---- > M

..wiser, I might've avoided getting that nasty bump..it sure is a

smarter

Master

M > B

BASTER

BASTER

I-I-I-I c-c-c-a-a-a-n-n-n s-s-s-e-e-e-e-e-e !-!-!-!

A --> O

STROBE

STROBE

+ H

..all that blinking really

BOTHERS

BOTHERS

B ---- > M

..I guess I'm both hot & cold about my new beverage container

THERMOS

THERMOS

M --> N

THRONES

THRONES

- E

..quick to take sides have a way of getting to me

THORNS

-S

NORTH

NORTH

T ---- > S

..stuck on the HORNS of a dilemma, stood motionless, he was

SHORN

SHORN

R ---- > W

..to the exhibit, but the door was all I was

SHOWN

SHOWN

...he thinks, as he

W --> E

HONES his options

HONES

+ T

I'm sure there'll be one back in the nest; there're other sharp things there for sure

HONEST

Hornet

HORNET

add A

...how not to repeat ourselves, one way or

ANOTHER

A > S

SHORTEN

SHORTEN

- N

..Our film had to be

RESHOT ...We made it a short, instead

Thresh

E > U

THRUSH

THRUSH

H --> T

THRUST

and that's also God's truth !

-H

TRUST

thirst too late

Tonic water, yum.

Rust

RUST

U ---- > I

..all by itself; but some drinks it's in you have to

STIR

First

I was dismayed to learn, last night, that tonic water has as much sugar as a coke. I was drinking it like water because I thought the quinine helped with leg cramps...what a dumb!

FIRST

T ---- > E

..well, it staves off malaria, so there's the bright side. And it may also help put out

FIRES ..Good luck with those cramps...PS: I was on San Pellegrino Limonata (delicious) until I read its sugar content; I'd thought it was hi-test lemonade, but it's as sugary as a coke also ...

I > A

FARES

FARES

...but is it SAFER?

R --> T

If so have a FEAST.

STAFF

STAFF

A ---- > U

..have too much of

STUFF

STUFF

..held tightly together may become

STIFF

STIFF

F ---- > S

..with both

FISTS

I > A

FASTS

FASTS

+ E

..actually, a few more, then come the big

FEASTS

FEASTS

but adding a T is

FASTEST

FASTEST

F ---- > R

..down thru time all had their food/drink

TASTERS

in Berlin

TASTERS

T --> S

die STRASSE

STRASSE

A ---- > I

RESISTS ..aber nicht widerstehen die Charme dieser SCHWESTERN

R>D

DESISTS

DESISTS

- S

.. all our gods, with hearts & minds & voices

DEISTS

-D

SITES

SITES

S ---- > X

..in Doonaree

EXIST

-S

EXIT

Ties

Deborah Winger and movies that make you cry.

TIES

+ L

..scrambled before one plays Scrabble

TILES

TILES

S --> H

LITHE will do

LITHE

H ---- > L

TITLE

T > D

TILED

Tilted
...just a wee drawbridge to let you in

T > K

KILTED

KILTED

+ C

TICKLED

Slicked

Ducky slicked his hair back in the movie Pretty In Pink.

-S

LICKED

Wicked

...or, I guess, the musical

WICKED

W ---- > N

..turned into fifteen when one of 'em got

NICKED

NICKED

C --> R

and gentler, too

KINDER

KINDER

R ---- > L

..I wunder was fuer Seiten their tablets have

KINDLE

+B

BLINKED

BLINKED

K ---- > D

BLINDED ..not of the silvery moon..or was it?

-L

BIDDEN

BIDDEN

B --> E

DENIED

DENIED

I ---- > U

..bare

DENUDE

D > S

ENDUES

ENDUES

+ T

..land lots of land

SUDETEN

-T

ENSUED

ENSUED

drop N

...but stay offa my blue shoes

SUEDE

SUEDE

D ---- > R

REUSE

S > L

REUEL

EULER was a mathematician

REUEL

E --> R

RULER

+C

CURLER

CURLER

add L

CRULLER

L > E

CRUELER

CRUELER

add T

LECTURER

L > A

CREATURE

CREATURE

E ---- > F

FRACTURE

F > D

TRADUCER

TRADUCER

U ---- > E

RETRACED

+T

RETRACTED

RETRACTED

T ---- > F

..it put everything into a different light

REFRACTED

-F

CATERED

CATERED

E ---- > U

..on my mind, and Brother Ray's

DECATUR

C > M

MATURED

MATURED

add N

UNDREAMT

-T

MAUNDER

Launder

..."I used to be Snow White, but I drifted."

LAUNDER (Does that mean "the San Andreas Fault"?)

E --> Y

LAUNDRY (...and does THAT mean "the Southern California drought is over"?)

+E

UNDERLAY

UNDERLAY

drop L

UNREADY

-Y

UNREAD

UNREAD

U --> G

DANGER

D > S

RANGES

Granges

Originally Posted By: wofahulicodoc

LAUNDER (Does that mean "the San Andreas Fault"?)

E --> Y

LAUNDRY (...and does THAT mean "the Southern California drought is over"?)

took me a minute.

Rangers

RANGERS

G ---> W

WARRENS

R > D

WARDENS

WARDENS

and you may be D-lighted to find an

ANSWER

-A

WRENS

Sworn

Knows

(Some movie, I forget)

Whatever

WORKS for you.

WORKS

K ---- > M

..and his (its?) minions

WORMS

WORMS

O ---- > A

..it WARMS me to think of the birds & the bees

SWARM

W > H

HARMS

HARMS

M ---- > H

..in a MARSH, where conditions were

HARSH

H > M

MARSH

MARSH

R ---- > C

..to shop at The Gap

CHASM

+E

SACHEM

SACHEM

+ H

..given to Mishael the potential Magus

MESHACH..Also, a partner in a law firm with Shadrach & Abednego, specializing in arson cases

MESHACH

M ---- > T

..where there might be uncounted chickens?

HATCHES

Catches

CATCHES

C ---- > L

LATCHES ..then puts it in the SATCHEL

LATCHES

S ---- > T

..are mine

CHATTEL ..as Tom Jefferson might've sung to Sally Hemings as the sun set on the mountains of Virginia

-H

CATTLE

CATTLE

T ---- > H

roamers are visible from a Swiss

CHALET

-H

ECLAT

Cleats

+S

CASTLES

CASTLES

C ---- > P

..and other basics

STAPLES clothing & art in bright colors --i.e., PASTELS--might not fit the definition

-S

PASTEL

PASTEL

T ---- > E

..As Time is wont to do

ELAPSE

Pleases

PLEASES

- E

..whether knighthood is flowering or not

SEPALS

-S

LAPSE

Spell

SPELL

E ---- > I

..it out, as in beans

SPILL

SPILL

L --> T

SPLIT

SPLIT

T ---- > S

..thay that again ...Yeth!

LISPS

S > C

CLIPS

CLIPS

I ---- > A

..with one or more hands

CLAPS

-C

LAPS

LAPS

add M

PSALM

+C

CLAMPS

CLAMPS

...or triangle.

M --> A

PASCAL

P > R

RASCAL

RASCAL

S ---- > P

..in the tunnel

CARPAL

CARPAL

ADD D

PLACARD

PLACARD

P ---- > I

.. and then there's

CARDIAL ..For some, it's too much to stomach

Cardinal

CARDINAL

I --> E

CALENDAR

-A

CANDLER

Handler

R > S

HANDLES

Keep your dog

HANDLES

N --> E

LEASHED

L > B

BEHEADS

BEHEADS

drop E

BASHED

B > C

CASHED

CASHED

D --> W

CASHEW

Washed

WASHED

add T

SWATHED

Watched

WATCHED

D ---- > R

..the woods? ..where there's a

WATCHER

WATCHER

W ---- > A

..politicians have a prominent

TRACHEA

T > D

CHARADE

Arcade

-A

CARED

ARCADE
A --> N

CARED

add N

DANCER

D > C

CANCER

CANCER

+ H

..about this

CHANCRE

Changer

CHANGER

add I

REACHING

Cheering

-H

GENERIC

GENERIC

R ---- > T

..Decoder Ring wasn't much help with this one

GENETIC

-G

ENTICE

ENTICE

C ---- > R

..the hole thing

ENTIRE

N > R

RETIRE

RETIRE

I ---- > A

RERATE

Rebate

REBATE

E --> R

BARTER

BARTER

R ---- > S

..buttering you up

BASTER

B > E

EASTER

Faster

F > T

TASTER

TASTER

T ---- > C

..are the only indications someone's been here, Mr Keen..

TRACES

Braces

+M

CAMBERS

BRACES

E --> A

SCARAB

CAMBERS

+ H

..wants both attorneys right now in

CHAMBERS

-B

MARCHES

MARCHES

drop M

ESCHAR

S > D

ARCHED

ARCHED

+ D

..some of that cheese, willya?

CHEDDAR

Reached

REACHED

D --> A

EARACHE

EARACHE

A ---- > P

I bought these drops but they worked on only the one ear; maybe that's why they're

CHEAPER

+D

PREACHED

PREACHED

D ---- > R

..that somebody had to have called Fish Eggs

PREACHER ...Roe

R > I

PEACHIER

PEACHIER

C ---- > S

..in one's own mind, at least...

PHARISEE

-I

RESHAPE

RESHAPE

drop A

SPHERE

Sheep

SHEEP

E ---- > A

..I've been going through

PHASE

+D

SHAPED

Shared

H > P

SPARED

Departs

Safe travels

DEPARTS

D --> I

PARTIES !

Pastries

PASTRIES

S --> Y

...he said with

ASPERTIY

ASPERITY

I ---- > T

..in the event SpiderMan were ever called in on the carpet

TAPESTRY ...Sorry I missed yours this AM, May ...that I'm just seeing now ...reminded me of Sant'Agata

Travesty

Endymion6, I remember.
A great many people helped me both times when I had cancer. Having a unique opportunity to pay it forward, I make angel cookies at the shop. All proceeds go into a fund to help local families in need. They sell well. I raise my glass of milk to the patron saint of bakers...may the fight against cancer be short and life long

T > O

OVERSTAY

OVERSTAY

T ---- > G

..is the slogan, Welcome, Travelers

VOYAGERS

Y > E

OVERAGES

OVERAGES

S ---- > C

..say they're providing...

COVERAGE

COVERAGE

C ---- > S

..right here in NC, I say Whynot ...

SEAGROVE

-G

OVERSEA

OVERSEA

- O

..but didn't have the right metier; he reasoned to rhyme he was

AVERSE

Reverse

+S

SEVERERS

Reveries

+D

REREVISED

Deserver

REREVISED

V ---- > R

..who wrote Looking Backward? I've been focused there ever since

DERRIERES ..sorry, I didn't see yours; I was sent to the earlier one when I signed in ..???

DESERVER

V ---- > T

..he REVERSED course, they didn't know how far in the other direction

DESERTER

-R

STEERED

STEERED

E ---- > S

..trifle or tiramisu for

DESSERT

Desert

-S

DETER

TREE

Rest

Originally Posted By: endymion6

STEERED

E ---- > S

..trifle or tiramisu for

DESSERT

Cherry trifle

Originally Posted By: May

Originally Posted By: endymion6

STEERED

E ---- > S

..trifle or tiramisu for

DESSERT

Cherry trifle

Yes, and a cheery trifle too.

REST

R ---- > B

..the class beadle when you were in school, Pete, 'cuz you're the

BEST

B > P

PEST

PEST

add L

SLEPT

SLEPT

+ E

PESTLE

PESTLE

Add A

Would you call the victim of a Paintball attack a

SPLATEE?

No.

-P

ELATES

ELATES

E --> T

LATEST

-S

LATTE

LATTE

T --> X

EXALT

(or, if you prefer, Highway Rubbery - LATEX)

EXALT

A ---- > U

..I'm so happy, I, in a word,

EXULT

-X

LUTE

LUTE

add L

TULLE

Tuile

TUILE

U ---- > D

We've found it UTILE to keep our cookie jar on the kitchen counter, which is

TILED ..and I thought I was a cookie fancier, but TUILE is a new one on me...nice!

Detail

D > R

RETAIL

RETAIL

E ---- > O

..have anything to do with Sartor Resartus?

TAILOR

TAILOR

O --> A

ALTAIR

+S

LARIATS

Trails...

Happy, with John Wayne and his ilk

TRAILS

add E

REALIST

Stealer...home, bases loaded

STEALER

A ---- > E

watch this player in their off-season

STEELER ..along with Mike Munchak

T > A

RELEASE

RELEASE

E --> C

CEREALS

-A

CREELS

Creeks

...in my canoe

CREEKS

E ---- > A

..of those boards

CREAKS? The one with the oldest directors (ouch)

CREAKS

add L

SACKLER

SACKLER

S ---- > K

KRACKEL

KRACKEL

K --> S

SLACKER

-A

CLERKS

CLERKS

K --> A

SCLERA

Relics

RELICS

R--> D

SLICED

S > K

LICKED

LICKED

D --> P

PICKLE

P > S

SICKLE

Tickle...my funny bone

TICKLE

J --> I

on what kind of response you ELICIT

ELICIT

T ---- > C

... feels like it's wintry

ICICLE

Bicycle

BICYCLE

B --> D

CYCLIDE

-I

CYCLED

CYCLED

C ---- > O

..is pitching pizzas with dips ...Huh?

CLOYED

Closed

Locked

+C

CLOCKED

cloaked...in silence. Cobwebs clung to her hair as she passed through.

A > B

BLOCKED

BLOCKED

K --> B

COBBLED

C > W

WOBBLED

WOBBLED

drop B

BOWLED

howled

HOWLED

drop D

WHOLE

H > B

BOWEL

BELOW

+ L

..I'll be able to hear you, Saul

BELLOW

B > Y

YELLOW

YELLOW

- E

..and not necessarily because we were told to 'duck'

LOWLY

because winter will be here before we know it

LOWLY

add O

WOOLLY

W > C

COOLLY

...should have anticipated that's be your reply, Luke,, the Cool Hand. !

I'm going to make up a one-time rule now, that "QU" is a single letter:

COOLLY

add QU

COLLOQUY
(while we're talking about it)

COLLOQUY

If I could have a conversation with you, I'd state my wish that you had gone from COOLLY to another similar word, that'd have given us more immediate options, and I'd assure you that I wasn't speaking

COLDLY ..as I am hard-pressed to see a way out of COLLOQUY, as nice a word as it is. Had you done so, we might have traveled on (and maybe with?) a DOLLY, or gone where none has gone before ...

If the QU can be added as one letter, I am assuming it
can be replaced in the same manner.
Wising I was a Cool Hand.

I think you can courageously eat 50 eggs, Luke ..therefore, you're a Cool Hand ...and you can prove it by replacing 'QU' with one letter

..'cuz I sure can't ..and with COLLOQUY, what we have here..ironically.. is a failure to comm'un'cate

I've exhausted myself with colloquy, and there are not many times
this happens here. Good luck to whomever.

Lessee now ... bend the roolz a little more, invoke that "looseness-of-association" theme again...

COLLOQUY

Qu --> A

COLOYAL
As in, I'm with Bernie no less when I stand by Hillary too!

I suppose it will work, except for the politics, which
I am opposed to on this site.

-A

COOLY

COOLLY

L ---- > D

..so we can go where none has gone before

COLDLY

C > B

BOLDLY

unless you have your

BOLDLY

D --> R

BROLLY

BROLLY

B ---- > D

..in a whimsically comical manner

DROLLY

DROLLY

Y --> E

and we had a barrel of fun!

ROLLED

ROLLED

D ---- > H

..and out came the screams; Stanky&the Coal Miners cause a hoot &

HOLLER

HOLLER

H --> C

CHOLER

CHOLER

C ---- > T

..I may have; but I'd like to monitor that before giving my heartfelt opinion

HOLTER

+s

Holster

HOLSTER

H ---- > I

..is lost; arrest may come to him who

LOITERS

LIOTERS

R --> A

ISOLATE

+N

TOENAILS

TOENAILS

drop S

ELATION

ELATION

N ---- > V

VIOLATE

VIOLATE

T --> L

ALVEOLI

ALVEOLI

O ---- > S

..with your tailor, do it where the Sartor was originally Resartus, the Row called

SAVILLE

A > E

SEVILLE

SEVILLE

+ S

..of bootless cries; Tennyson wrote of

VEILLESS eyes

L > N

VEINLESS

VEINLESS

S ---- > R

..whiner or complainer --really--but there is a lot of EVILNESS in the world

SNIVELER

+ A

VERNALISE

VERNALISE

S ---- > G

..the tendency is toward outfits that're flimsy &

REVEALING

V > P

REPEALING

REPEALING

- G

..things apply

PERINEAL

PERINEAL

- E

..for the sweet, doucement

PRALINE

R > O

OPALINE

OPALINE

- O

..been sold, but in any language the Watership is Down

LAPINE

LAPINE

add U

PAULINE

-A

LUPINE

UPINE

U ---- > A

..anyone?

PINEAL

PINEAL/ALPINE

P --> R

LINEAR

LINEAR

I ---- > Y

NEARLY

NEARLY

drop Y

LEARN

Gnarl

GNARL

add E

ANGLER

Gander

GANDER

add W

GRANDEE

GRANDEE

- A

..or noblewoman?

GENDER

GENDER

+ A

..party off its base ..or kick a target-shooter out of practice?

DERANGE

+S

GRENADES

GRENADES

N ---- > D

..in a way

DEGRADES

D > R

REGRADES

REGRADES

G ---- > T

..tired spiels yet again ..They're like used tires

RETREADS

+H

RETHREADS

ethereals

ETHEREALS

S ---- > D

..especially when it came time (in 1016)for Canute, was

AETHELRED..after the coronation, Canute got LEATHERED

Heathered

HEATHERED

drop one H

REHEATED

sheeted...dikes

Goonies!

SHEETED

H ---- > L

..to face the music..maybe of someone named Dan?

STEELED ..Nothing to do with copyright infringement

-S

DELETE

DELETE

+ P

..here, Boss...usin' it up

DEPLETE

replete

REPLETE

E --> A

PRELATE

PRELATE

R ---- > T

..Van Gogh used is on the tip of my tongue..or the roof of my mouth

PALETTE

+L

PLATELET

PLATELET

T --> Y

TELEPLAY

-L

TELEPAY

TELEPAY

E ---- > L

..maybe...if not too short for instant replay ..maybe only in the blink of an eye

PLAYLET ..one-act may be an overstatement (Sorry, just saw Luke's & had to change the mix of letters ...please get this show on the road! Can we close while it's still in previews?)

PLAYLET

Y ---- > A

..if I get down on one knee, will it have a soothing effect on someone

PATELLA ..let's 'C' what happens

PATELLA

Yes, with a T>C you could sing a CAPELLA

but I'd rather skip the T entirely and eat up some yummy

PAELLA

Lapel

LAPEL

P ---- > B

..actually, I was thinking of 'placate;' just call me an ol' softie

LABEL ..or call me a cab ...Ciao, BELLA

A > I

LIBEL

Bill

+Y

BILLY

Belly

BELLY

E ---- > U

..right from the pulpit

BULLY

Gully

GULLY

G ---- > S

..will have happened down by the Salley Gardens that might in any way the young lady's reputation

SULLY

U > I

SILLY

SILLY

L ---- > K

SILKY

S > M

MILKY

MILKY

K ---- > D

...wanted to stay in the shadows as he staggered home so he'd be

DIMLY lit

+A

MILADY

MILADY

I ---- > A

..he gave a sickly reply

MALADY

-A

MADLY

MADLY

M ---- > I

..much more frequent

DAILY

-A

IDLY

(That's a Spoonerism)

IDLY

add L

IDYLL

-D

LILY

oily

+D

DOILY

DOILY

Y ---- > E

..bohunk got that way?

OILED

+B

BOILED

BOILED

I --> U

DOUBLE

Bundle

...twins?

BUNDLE

- U

..to tango, but taking 'U' out of it takes all the joy as well; the bundle just lost its mesh, its composition, its hemp, its

BLEND ..my Dar(jee)ling Lady Grey

BLEND

N --> E

DENEB

DENEB

+ R

..enough to know what that is; also not too bright is to go on a

BENDER

B > L

LENDER

Tender

T > S

SENDER

SENDER

E --> I

RINSED

RINSED

R ---- > I

..as opposed maybe to washed in?

INSIDE

INSIDE

I --> G

by DESIGN

DESIGN

D ---- > N

..Right out of Annapolis

ENSIGN

+D

ENDINGS

ENDINGS

D ---- > E

..as in the big cars at the front of choo-choo trains

ENGINES

Genuine

GENUINE

E ---- > S

..and what really comes after them

ENSUING

Sending

SENDING

G ---- > T

..is one indicator of what the author

INDENTS .. if not of what he INTENDS

D > V

INVENTS

INVENTS

N ---- > G

..eventually

VESTING

V > N

NESTING

Stinger

+A

GRANITES

GRANITES

G ---- > T

NITRATES

NITRATES

add R

RESTRAINT

-R

STRAITEN

STRAITEN

T ---- > R

..on the sidelines in Rio

TRAINERS

TRAINERS

T --> M

MARINERS

MARINERS

- R

..of dark and light ...and of the day

REMAINS

M > T

RETAINS

RETAINS

E --> T

TRANSIT

(Well, that's what the survey says, anyway)

-T

STRAIN

STRAIN

R --> T

STATIN

STATIN

S ---- > A

Is that something one can

ATTAIN? Going in the opposite direction as it is, I wondered

ATTAIN

T --> P

PATINA

PATINA

A ---- > G

..or is it Memorex?

TAPING

Pasting

PASTING

P ---- > B

..gets from all candidates a liberal

BASTING

BASTING

G --> O

BASTION

Station

STATION

T ---- > C

ACTIONS

-A

TOCSIN

TOCSIN

T ---- > E

..hypotenuse up next to mine, Cutie, and we'll act irRATIOnally

COSINE

-C

NOISE

to appreciate the

NOISE

E --> N

ONION

ONION

N ---- > R

..up in the sky, it's a bird...

ORION

so I'd better stay

ORION

add D

INDOOR

(Remember Peter RODINO, D-NJ, who chaired the House committee that wrote the Articles of Impeachment against Richard Nixon - he's here too)

INDOOR

R ---- > M

..in line, Sugar

DOMINO

DOMINO

D --> T

MOTION

Timon

....the misanthrope after watching the lion king

TIMON

I ---- > U

Good place to give a sermon from...or, as a verb, good position to be in

MOUNT ..from which I'd hate to be hanging by my fingertips for as long as it took this AM to be able to submit this ..Is it me & my machine, or...?

MOUNT

add T

MUTTON

Notum...

...or(mutant, if you insist) Splinter

NOTUM

O --> E

UNMET

UNMET

+ I

..maybe just another

MINUTE

Glad to see you guys again.
Don't know what was wrong yesterday, but I could not log on
the entire day.

+S

MINUETS

MINUETS

+ T

..of our worries

MINUTEST

MINUTEST

drop U

MITTENS

MITTENS

T ---- > U

..was SMITTEN with the idea of eliminating mail that's

MISSENT

MISSENT

+ P

..my love with Angel Eyes tonight is

MISSPENT

or whatever color you prefer, if you have the

MISSPENT

S --> G

PIGMENTS

Figments

...war, what is it good for...

FIGMENTS

M ---- > A

..the buzzards & other carrion birds like defense contractors are for it

FEASTING

Seating

SEATING

add another T

TANGIEST

T > M

MINTAGES

MINTAGES

M--> R

TANGIERS

-S

INGRATE

INGRATE

E ---- > E

..cuz he got the feathers without the

TARRING?

Starring

STARRING

- R

..he spent a lot of time

STARING ..& hearing about plastics ..& Mrs Robinson;now, if he went for pizza, he could be SBARRING

+T

STARTING

STARTING

+ E

..and I say it again

RESTATING

RESTATING

S --> E

INTEGRATE
(Isn't that a neat tiger?!)

Treating

...good golly, stocking shelves already!

T > C

REACTING

Tracing

T > B

BRACING

BRACING

C ---- > K

..even quicker with ABS

BRAKING

+E

BREAKING

BREAKING

B ---- > C

..my bones seem to do more frequently these days

CREAKING

Croaking

CROAKING

K ---- > M

..or maybe the lily pads

CAROMING

CAROMING

G ---- > L

..medication that aids certain people

MACROLIN

"To eat, to love, to sing, and to digest; in truth, these are the four acts of the comic opera known as life, and they pass like bubbles in a bottle of champagne." Gioacchino RossinI.

Macaroni

I > O

MACAROON

MACAROON

A --> E

Never mind Cameroon, instead let's make Beautiful Music -

CARONOME - listen here

CARO NOME

C ---- > D

..you're right; it is bella..very enjoyable. Grazie! Call me

MAROONED ..I liked the Rossini reference earlier as well, and am planning on ziti rigate in an hour or so; maybe I'll listen to Nice Joe Green again then

-A

DOORMEN

DOORMEN

N --> T

MOTORED

Now there's a nice 90-year-old verb for you !

MOTORED

- T

..and when we got out of the car for the night as a group we

ROOMED

Originally Posted By: endymion6

CARO NOME

C ---- > D

..you're right; it is bella..very enjoyable. Grazie! Call me

MAROONED ..I liked the Rossini reference earlier as well, and am planning on ziti rigate in an hour or so; maybe I'll listen to Nice Joe Green again then

Sounds nice

MOORED

O --> R

DORMER

Roamer

ROAMER

R ---- > N

..getting to know you ...all about you

ENAMOR

M > L

LOANER

LOANER

O ---- > T

..deer adornment

ANTLER

+C

CENTRAL

CENTRAL

C ---- > N

..unto my feet

LANTERN

-L

TANNER

TANNER

N ---- > C

..must have tried to get at least one person to

RECANT

R > D

DECANT

DECANT

+ E

..US Congress did very little of

ENACTED

ANTLER

add N

LANTERN

ENACTED

N ---- > R

..as this seems appropriate, for the record it's how I

REACTED ...after you CATERED to the ruminants mentioned just yesterday/above

Decorate

DECORATE

- O

...-view what your design skills will have

CREATED

C > L

RELATED

RELATED

_ R

..I'm just happy when I don't have to retype any extras, so I reuse leads or anything else whenever possible

ELATED I am CREATED & ELATED, and I 'edit' a lot because of frequent typo's (most often) & occasional after-thoughts, as in this case

RELATED

add S and get old-style sewing-machines

TREADLES
__________________

Oops. Also - beware the trap of seeing a new post and responding to it without realizing that there are three or four more...unseen on the next page.

If you find a LANTERN - use it to shine a little light where it's needed...

TREADLES

L ---- > I

..that if you do your homework you'll be the

READIEST

-A

DIETERS

DIETERS

+ E

..and the one who loses most is the

REEDIEST

REEDIEST

I --> R

DESERTER

DESERTER

- R

..because he was the one in charge... he

STEERED

-T

SEEDER

SEEDER

+ M

..coupons can't resist a BOGO

REDEEMS

-R

SEEMED

SEEMED

E ---- > A

..that the pants she's (attractively) wearing are

SEAMED

S > B

BEAMED

BEAMED

E --> L

BLAMED

+s

BEDLAMS

BEDLAMS

B ---- > M

..Dowson's poem 'To One in Bedlam' was likely by the then critics

SLAMMED

L > P

SPAMMED

SPAMMED

M ---- > C

..and go now, and go to Innisfree...' he says, as he

DECAMPS

C > T

STAMPED

Steamed

Po says: It does not matter how slowly you go if you get to the top.

STEAMED

- S

..BUT ..."Ego me absolve, for being dim.. "(Dim sum) said Mr T, "as I was born after midnight;" (Nascetur nocturna???)he was being promoted; with the A-group he was thence

TEAMED ..speaking of getting to the top!

-A

METED

perhaps a translation at times would be warranted as to your
aside comments, folks.

METED

T ---- > A

..You're swell, I should have known better

EDEMA ..It was ill-thought, at best, Luke ..so you're better off not having its lameness brought to light ..but thanks for the thought!

D > N

ENEMA

ENEMA

+ C

..for Dennis

MENACE

ENEMA

N --> D

...by EuripIdes!

MEDEA

+B

BEAMED

Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

-A

METED

perhaps a translation at times would be warranted as to your
aside comments, folks.

An explanation would be boring.

Meader

...The grass isn't always greener

MEADER

add N

MEANDER

Mender

MENDER

M ---- > T

..AMBLED along, chagrined at not being noticed yet again; he's sensitive & feelings are

TENDER

Originally Posted By: May

Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

-A

METED

perhaps a translation at times would be warranted as to your
aside comments, folks.

An explanation would be boring.

Then what is the purpose of these side comments?
They were not in the original creation of this thread,half
the time make no sense,
and could be contained in the subject line.

E > I

TINDER

Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

Originally Posted By: May

Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

-A

METED

perhaps a translation at times would be warranted as to your
aside comments, folks.

An explanation would be boring.

Then what is the purpose of these side comments?
They were not in the original creation of this thread,half
the time make no sense,
and could be contained in the subject line.

As you wish, I wouldn't expect you to change your menu for me. Thank you for your time. I enjoyed wordsmith talk. I shall remain less verbose.

Tinker

TINKER

R ---- > L

.. fun -- doubly so -- when you take a Chance, said Evers

TINKLE

Twinkle

TWINKLE

L ---- > I

..a Hostess to being a star ...and the next step is FROZEN

TWINKIE

winkie

pinkie

PINKIE

I ---- > G

..when you say that

PEKING

PEKING

K --> O

PIGEON

BTW I''ll be away for a week.

PIGEON

- G

..before you

OPINE

pine

nip

+A

PAIN

PAIN

I ---- > A

..was my valley? I hafta get an alternator for the car

NAPA

+D

PANDA

PANDA

D ---- > G

..in a creed outworn comes to mind

PAGAN

A > I

APING

taping

TAPING

T ---- > G

..Philip Morris

PAGING

+S

GASPING

GASPING

G ---- > S

..do you fancy? Wanna watch a pro football game? Or pet a rock?

PASSING

Bassing

basting

B > L

LASTING

LASTING

T ---- > H

..then there's the S&M crowd

LASHING

Flashing

...re: the movie Flashdance

FLASHING

L ---- > A

..and they're not the only ones doing that ...meanwhile, back in Kabul ...hand over all your

AFGHANIS ..they're worth a bundle ...but, of what? Do we get cable here?

Afghans

That may take a full day of reading and investigating. Laundry day.

AFGHANS

F ---- > R

..unless you're washing F-15's or 777's, I wouldn't put the stuff on

HANGARS ..try the kind with the 'e' ...and Sartor Resartus might save time on your other chore; Carlyle 18-- something ..it's a lot drier than your laundry

A to E

REHANGS

Why don't you two take your jibberish to a new thread.
Just go up to "Forum List", start a new thread under
fun. This thread has a purpose, please stick to it.

I went all the way back to the beginning. "Anagrams" was quite different then. Seems it changed over time. Terribly sorry ol' chap.

I apologize to all the people I've kept away with my jibberish.

To Anu, friends and family...Thanks for the opportunity to learn new words, new ways to see them and use them.

Best wishes

I have to admire you going all the way back. I've only been
here since '08, and it has not changed much since then.
But you are right, it is a very great way to learn about words.
My problem is that I felt 'cut out' since I had no idea
what you all were talking about. I apologize for my irritation
and selfishness.

I didn't have to go back ...I immediately recalled JJ's departure & thought now I know how she must've felt. It's not pleasant.

But, as a child I was told something I've also not forgotten ..don't stay where you're not wanted. I enjoy May's contributions, admire her perception & wit, as well as her kindness.

In the words of Patrick McGoohan as #6 in The Prisoner, Be seeing you.

Ta-ta

This all seems too silly for words, however; I used to have extreme anxiety over communication. Now, I just experience anxiety. For me, I enjoy an artistic display of communication that allows for alternate interpretations. I like to explore worlds other than my own...thoughts and patterns. That's about the best I can do.

rhetoric

It is my great hope that awad will continue to flourish and thrive and draw new members and old alike.

live long and prosper

Ok, now I understand you better: anxiety. The computer
is too anonymous. I explained I felt 'left out' I
belong to two other 'word forums', because, like you
I enjoy the same. If we can share then we can better
understand each other. I apologized. It seems that
Endy, like a child, took his ball and ran home. I hope
not. But it is all too silly for words when we should
be acting like adults, and not be so thin skinned and
personalize any criticism.

-S

HANGER

Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

Ok, now I understand you better: anxiety. The computer
is too anonymous. I explained I felt 'left out' I
belong to two other 'word forums', because, like you
I enjoy the same. If we can share then we can better
understand each other. I apologized. It seems that
Endy, like a child, took his ball and ran home. I hope
not. But it is all too silly for words when we should
be acting like adults, and not be so thin skinned and
personalize any criticism.

You don't understand me better. You think you do if you can trivialize and summate with one word. You act like a petulant child and continue to bandy about insults. Play with yourself.

HANGER

HANGER

R --> C

CHANGE

I see a vast silence - this is not a CHANGE i was expecting to find after a week AFK. Can someone enlighten me?

It's just you and me. You can go back to the previous
page and read the conversations or lack thereof.
I tire of the mumbo-jumbo the other two had with each
other, which left me out, as I did not know what they
were talking about. They both took it thin-skinned
and despite my apology, disappeared.

+d

CHANGED

Ranched

Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

It's just you and me. You can go back to the previous
page and read the conversations or lack thereof.
I tire of the mumbo-jumbo the other two had with each
other, which left me out, as I did not know what they
were talking about. They both took it thin-skinned
and despite my apology, disappeared.

Thin-skinned? It's more accurately referred to as low platelets. Hope you got some good rest.

RANCHED

N --> M

CHARMED

Originally Posted By: May

Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

It's just you and me. You can go back to the previous
page and read the conversations or lack thereof.
I tire of the mumbo-jumbo the other two had with each
other, which left me out, as I did not know what they
were talking about. They both took it thin-skinned
and despite my apology, disappeared.

Thin-skinned? It's more accurately referred to as low platelets. Hope you got some good rest.

Did not miss you at all. I am not thin skinned or
low platelet=ed. Let's take our personal jibes at
each other to PM's and off the public thread .

-A

DRENCHED

I'd prefer "each other's jibes" be kept within, or at worst overlooked entirely. As in turn the other cheek.

There are few enough of us left that we can't afford to chase each other away. Ill will benefits no one.
____________________________

DRENCHED

C --> A

HARDENED

A > I

HINDERED

HINDERED

N --> D

DITHERED

D > R

DITHERER

Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

Originally Posted By: May

Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

It's just you and me. You can go back to the previous
page and read the conversations or lack thereof.
I tire of the mumbo-jumbo the other two had with each
other, which left me out, as I did not know what they
were talking about. They both took it thin-skinned
and despite my apology, disappeared.

Thin-skinned? It's more accurately referred to as low platelets. Hope you got some good rest.

Did not miss you at all. I am not thin skinned or
low platelet=ed. Let's take our personal jibes at
each other to PM's and off the public thread .

Dear Sir,
Thrombocytopenia (low platelets) is something I have. I bruise easily and tend to bleed profusely when it's worse. All you bruised was my ego. It's wordplay. Thank you.

Yours Truly

I > A

EARTHED

EARTHED

D --> N

HEARTEN

+T

THREATEN

THREATEN

drop N

THEATER

-A

TETHER

TETHER

H --> S

STREET

E > A

TREATS

TREATS

T --> C

REACTS

T > B

BRACES

BRACES

E --> A

SCARAB

-c

SABRA

SABRA

A --> E

SABER

R > D

BASED

BASED

D --> �

BLAS�

B > R

LASER

LASER

add e

RESALE

+E

RELEASE

RELEASE

E --> C

CEREALS

+O

ESCAROLE

ESCAROLE (good one!)

E ---> H

CHORALES

-S

CHOLERA

Huntington's, that is.

CHOLERA

drop L

CHOREA

-A

OCHER

OCHER

C --> S

a HORSE, of course!

+A

HOARSE

HOARSE

A --> A

REHASH

+R

HARSHER

HARSHER

H --> E

SHEARER

+C

SEARCHER/RESEARCH

...arrows of outrageous fortune

SEARCHER

drop E

ARCHERS

+G

CHARGERS

CHARGERS

omit G

CRASHER

(that was tougher than I expected)

-S

ARCHER

ARCHER

R --> P

PREACH

+D

PARCHED

or raw material for explosives?

PARCHED

C --> E

EPHEDRA

A > C

PERCHED

PERCHED

add an I

DECIPHER

I > Y

CYPHERED

Perched

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."
-Soren Kierkegaard

E > A

PARCHED

PARCHED

D --> T

CHAPTER

(Thanks for resolving that impasse. I was stuck!)

R > S

PATCHES

(impasse in more ways than one)

PATCHES

S --> I

HEPATIC

A > D

PITCHED

Itched

I > E

ETCHED

ETCHED

E --> A

DETACH

+B

BATCHED

BATCHED

B --> R

CHARTED

A > E

RETCHED

teacher

+S

HECTARES

theaters

THEATERS

drop E

SHATTER
(or, if you're mad, HATTERS)

I like HECTARES !

Shutter

Originally Posted By: wofahulicodoc

I like HECTARES !

Me too!
We repeat words so often it's nice when one like
"hectares" just pops up.

U > A

SHATTER

sorry, my bad, did not see shatter a few posts up, so revision:

SHUTTER

+F

FURTHEST

SHUTTER

H --> E

TRUSTEE

not that it really matters, the choice is
yours, but you missed 'furthest'
so do you want to stick with 'trustee' or work on
'furthest' ?

Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

not that it really matters, the choice is
yours, but you missed 'furthest'
so do you want to stick with 'trustee' or work on
'furthest' ?

Sorry. It certainly does matter. No question, FURTHEST it is.

Back soon to work on it.

FURTHEST

H --> L

FLUTTERS

-f

TURTLES

TURTLES

U --> A

RATTLES

+R

RATTLERS

Tattlers

(Stool as in stump, not feces)

-T

STARTLE

STARTLE

T --> Y

PSALTER

+S

STAPLERS

PLASTERS

add S

STRAPLESS

-P

STARLESS

STARLESS

A --> E

RESTLESS

L > D

STRESSED

STRESSED

drop S

If you read it backwards, you'll get your just DESSERTs.

deserts

-s

DETERS

DETERS

D --> T

STREET

trees

+A

TEASER

Eraser

+B

BEARERS

Breakers

-A

BERSERK

BERSERK

K --> B

BERBERS

barbers

BARBERS

drop B

REBARS

barters

B > C

CARTERS

CARTERS

R --> T

SCATTER

+ A

CASTRATE

CASTRATE

C --> U

SATURATE

-A

STATURE

STATURE

T --> P

PASTURE

-A

ERUPTS

ERUPTS

T --> C

SPRUCE

+L

SCRUPLE

SCRUPLE

add an O !

COUPLERS

R > T

COUPLETS

COUPLETS

drop S

OCTUPLE

+I

POULTICE

POULTICE

U --> A

POETICAL

(((POE)T)IC)AL

-I

POLECAT

Placate

PLACATE

T --> B

CAPABLE

C > R

PARABLE

PARABLE

drop P

ARABLE

-a

BLARE

BLARE

A --> E

REBEL

belter

BELTER

plus I

TERIBLE, as in "My spelling is TERIBLE"
(Ignore me, I get that way sometimes)

Originally Posted By: wofahulicodoc

BELTER

plus I

TERIBLE, as in "My spelling is TERIBLE"
(Ignore me, I get that way sometimes)

I watched The Expanse with my husband, but I digress[usually].

Tribble

-T

LIBBER

Rubble

R > B

BUBBLE

the Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
came whiffling through the tulgey wood,

(B --> R)

and BURBLEd as it came...

L > R

RUBBER

Berber

BERBER

E --> A

BARBER

rebar

It took only 3 1/2 days (and fourteen steps) to go from ARABLE to

REBAR

add n

BARREN

Is that some kind of record for desertification?

Braver

V > B

BARBER

BARBER

B --> V

BRAVER

B > C

CARVER

CARVER

add R

VERRUCA

add E

VERRUCAE

VERRUCAE

drop A

RECURVE

V > D

REDUCER

REDUCER

E --> L

CURDLER

C > B

BLURRED

slurred

SLURRED

R --> T

STRUDEL

Think I'll go get breakfast...

trundle

T > A

LAUNDER

asunder

ASUNDER

A ---> S

UNDRESS

sundress

S > E

RUDENESS

RUDENESS

After you UNDRESS the SUNDRESS you get NUDENESS
and, if you drop U, then (depending on the sun) you get

REDNESS

endless

ENDLESS

D --> S

LESSENS

Lessons

+ D

OLDNESS

OLDNESS

S --> I

INDOLES (see here )

noodles

NOODLES

L --> W

SWOONED

Wonders

-W

DRONES

DRONES

add U

RESOUND

S > F

FOUNDER

Hounder

+O

HOUNOURED

I'm assuming the first U was a typo, and you meant

HONOURED

O --> S

UNHORSED

Nourished

Good one.

NOURISHED

I --> T

UNDERSHOT (see here )

Thunders

Originally Posted By: wofahulicodoc

I'm assuming the first U was a typo, and you meant

HONOURED

O --> S

UNHORSED

My Bad. Sorry.

THUNDERS

-d

HUNTERS

(Thought I did this last night! I guess not.

THUNDERS

D --> A

UNEARTHS

You've lost me: thunders or hunters?

Should have been HUNTERS - that one's my bad - but still

add A and get

UNEARTHS

Saunter

-A

TUNER

TUNER

add U

UNTRUE

+R

NURTURE

Rupture

U > A

RAPTURE

capture

C > M

TEMPURA

TEMPURA

U --> I

PRIMATE

-A

PERMIT

PERMIT

Drop T

PRIME

+E

EMPIRE

EMPIRE

R --> D

IMPEDE

I > R

PERMED

PERMED

D --> A

AMPERE

AMPERE

A --> D

PRE-MED

E > I

PRIMED

so I can point out that infantile behavior should be clothed in a

PRIMED

M --> A

DIAPER

-I

PADRE

DIAPER

I --> E

REAPED

+C

CAPERED

CAPERED

A --> I

PIERCED

-E

PRICED

and you can serve eggnog with one

PRICED

C --> P

DIPPER

D > N

NIPPER

NIPPER

P --> C

PRINCE

"Oh yeah? Well, my father used to be known as the King!" said the Presley kid.

+O

PORCINE

PORCINE

add A

PROCAINE

PROCAINE

P --> T

CREATION

+C

ACCRETION

ACCRETION

drop a C

REACTION

Bonus puzzle: Interpret this to read a reasonably common verb, which we should in general try to avoid doing:

_____ACT
____ _RE

C > L

ORIENTAL

bonus?

OVER "RE," "ACT"

overreact

ORIENTAL

L --> R

ANTERIOR

(and OT would get you in: INTERNAL)

A > E

REORIENT

Wasn't there a Red Sox shortsop a few years back named Edgar

REORIENT

O --> A

RENTERIA ?

'Course there was!

R > D

RETAINED

RETAINED

drop one E

DETRAIN - what you do when you get down from it

-A

TINDER

TINDER

T --> E

NEREID

A > I

NEARED

NEARED

E --> D

DARIEN

+B

BRAINED

BRAINED

I --> O

BROADEN

+I

DEBONAIR

DEBONAIR

add L

BANDOLIER

A > E

ERODIBLE

ERODIBLE

E --> O

BLOODIER

I > L

DOORBELL

DOORBELL

add S

BORDELLOS

-O

BEDROLLS

BEDROLLS

L --> U

BOULDERS

B > H

SHOULDER

SHOULDER

O --> T

SHTRUDEL

Is there an "H" in this word?? Just askin'

Doesn't have to be, but that's the way the ST- should be pronounced whether you put the H in the spelling or not. And then sometimes it's a -UE-, or at least a -�-, instead of a plain -U-. That's the problem with transliterations. But any way you write it, or say it, it's still yummy!

'preciate the explanation, just wondering.

-S

HURTLED

HURTLED

D --> S

HUSTLER

-H

ULSTER

(if you get my meaning)

ULSTER

R --> B

SUBTLE

S > H

HUSTLE

HUSTLE

add T

SHUTTLE

H > C

CUTLETS

CUTLETS

C --> O

OUTLETS

+C

CULOTTES

CULOTTES

T --> O

CLOSEOUT

(that was hard to find without repeating ourselves!)

-U

OCELOTS

OCELOTS

C -->S

LOOSEST

O > C

CLOSEST

CLOSEST

Add A

COATLESS

-S

LACTOSE

LACTOSE

Add L

COLLATES

+A

ALLOCATES

ALLOCATES

L --> R

ESCALATOR

T > B

ALBACORES

ALBACORES

S --> L

CABALLERO

+R

BARCAROLLE

but it's all I can come up with after four days

BARCAROLLE

A --> O

ROBOCALLER

-C

ARBORELLO

logjam coming

ARBORELLO

drop one L

ORBOREAL - (from Orboo)

O-S
Laborers

LABORERS

R --> T

STORABLE

-A choice

LOBSTER/BOLSTER

LOBSTER

drop L

STROBE

B > L

STROLE

Roles

ROLES

R --> S

LOESS

Slows

L > T

STOWS

STOWS

S --> R

WORST

Straw

W > Y

STRAY

Starry

-y

TARRY

Yarr

+H

HARRY

HARRY

add U

HURRAY!

Y > H

HURRAH

HURRAH

H --> T

ARTHUR

(making me work for this one...

)

+E

URETHRA

URETHRA

U --> F

FARTHER

Further

FURTHER

H --> S

TURFERS - people who transfer you (TRF) to someplace else so they won't have to deal with you any more
(acknowledgment to House of God, by Sam Shem

T > S

SURFERS tough one

To my friend Brian, that he no longer

Suffers

S > B

BUFFERS

BUFFERS

B --> L

RUFFLES

38th, yup, looked it up.

+T

TRUFFLES

TRUFFLES

drop F

FLUSTER

F > B

BLUSTER

BLUSTER

S --> O

TROUBLE

-T

ROUBLE

ROUBLE

O --> T

BUTLER

B > S

SUTLER

Luster

+F

FLUSTER

FLUSTER

U --> I

TRIFLES

-T

RIFLES

Files

F > P/M/T

PILES/MILES/TILES

Slim

+E

SLIME

Limes

Lines

-S

LIEN

Lion

I > Y

LYON

LYON

L --> X

ONYX

Boxy

BOXY

Y --> E

OBEY

Buoy

I'm hearing confusion...toss me the buoy! Oh poop, not that buoy!!

BUOY

add A

BAYOU

Y > T

ABOUT

ABOUT

add S

UBOATS

-a

BOUTS-

BOUTS

Add E

OBTUSE

Subtle

B > H

HUSTLE

1300 is a lot of posts! Time to restart the thread in a less cumbersome form, here

a > S

ASSES

Assets

"The fairest of Kardashian Lasses,
Kim K. Brought style to the masses.
She did it with flair and a toss of her hair and one of the world's most spectacular--"

~Last Man Standing