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

E.g. NOUN + I = UNION.

If the 7 added letters are an anagram of CHEMIST, what are the new words?

MAIL
EXIT
GOSH
CITY
NEWT
DENY
MINI

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Answer:

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

The letters CSTHIEM spell CHEMIST.

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