This week, a special treat: NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz stops by with a quiz about slang and anagrams.
Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a puzzle about anagrams. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Anagram Word Quiz” You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Grant Barrett. And I’m Martha Barnette. And we’re joined now by our quiz guy, John...
What games first made you realize that words and letters make great playthings? Martha describes puzzling, as a child, over the odd combination of letters, F-U-N-E-X, until she finally figured out the joke. Grant talks about discovering anagrams as...
Speaking of politics, Quiz Guy Greg Pliska presents a puzzle featuring the names of U.S. presidents. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Presidential Names Quiz” You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Grant Barrett. And I’m Martha...
Grant shares online sites that can help you solve a difficult crossword puzzle or anagram words to help you get the highest scores in Scrabble. WordNavigator and Wordsmith.org’s anagram server. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of...
What word in the English language is an anagram of itself? Hint: It’s a trick question. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Anagram Riddle” Grant, we got this question from Neil in Boston. What word is an anagram of itself? You have...