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Anagram (139) Charade (8) Container (2) Deletion (1) Double Definition (26) Hidden Word (1) Initial Letters (1) Reversal (27)

Anagram (139 clues)

Apr 1, 2026 Medium

"Pales twisted leaps (5)"

LEAPS

LEAPS is an anagram of 'pales'

Mar 31, 2026 Medium

"Lapse mixed sepal (5)"

SEPAL

SEPAL is an anagram of 'lapse'

Mar 30, 2026 Medium

"Pairs scrambled spare (5)"

SPARE

SPARE is an anagram of 'pairs'

Mar 29, 2026 Medium

"Cater confused trace (5)"

TRACE

TRACE is an anagram of 'cater'

Mar 28, 2026 Medium

"React twisted crate (5)"

CRATE

CRATE is an anagram of 'react'

Mar 27, 2026 Medium

"Stare mixed tares (5)"

TARES

TARES is an anagram of 'stare'

Mar 26, 2026 Medium

"Rates scrambled tears (5)"

TEARS

TEARS is an anagram of 'rates'

Mar 25, 2026 Medium

"Pears confused parse (5)"

PARSE

PARSE is an anagram of 'pears'

Mar 24, 2026 Medium

"Spear twisted reaps (5)"

REAPS

REAPS is an anagram of 'spear'

Mar 23, 2026 Medium

"Pares mixed spare (5)"

SPARE

SPARE is an anagram of 'pares'

Mar 22, 2026 Medium

"Earth scrambled heart (5)"

HEART

HEART is an anagram of 'earth'

Mar 21, 2026 Medium

"Silent confused listen (6)"

LISTEN

LISTEN is an anagram of 'silent'

Mar 20, 2026 Medium

"Lemon mixed melon (5)"

MELON

MELON is an anagram of 'lemon'

Mar 19, 2026 Medium

"Early scrambled relay (5)"

RELAY

RELAY is an anagram of 'early'

Mar 18, 2026 Medium

"Beats twisted beast (5)"

BEAST

BEAST is an anagram of 'beats'

Mar 17, 2026 Medium

"Stream mixed master (6)"

MASTER

MASTER is an anagram of 'stream'

Mar 16, 2026 Medium

"Leaps scrambled asleep (6)"

ASLEEP

ASLEEP contains letters from 'leaps' rearranged

Mar 15, 2026 Medium

"Lives confused Elvis (5)"

ELVIS

ELVIS is an anagram of 'lives'

Mar 14, 2026 Medium

"Eager mixed agree (5)"

AGREE

AGREE is an anagram of 'eager'

Mar 13, 2026 Medium

"Tales twisted stale (5)"

STALE

STALE is an anagram of 'tales'

Dec 22, 2025 Medium

"Least twisted tales (5)"

LEAST

LEAST is an anagram of 'tales'

Dec 21, 2025 Medium

"Beach scrambled chabe (5)"

BEACH

Not a valid anagram - 'chabe' isn't a word

Dec 20, 2025 Medium

"Teach confused cheat (5)"

TEACH

TEACH is an anagram of 'cheat'

Dec 19, 2025 Medium

"Reach mixed chare (5)"

REACH

REACH is an anagram of 'chare'

Dec 18, 2025 Medium

"Peach scrambled cheap (5)"

PEACH

PEACH is an anagram of 'cheap'

Dec 17, 2025 Medium

"Dream twisted armed (5)"

DREAM

DREAM is an anagram of 'armed'

Dec 16, 2025 Medium

"Cream mixed crame (5)"

CREAM

CREAM is an anagram of... wait 'crame' isn't a word

Dec 15, 2025 Medium

"Dance scrambled caned (5)"

DANCE

DANCE is an anagram of 'caned'

Dec 14, 2025 Medium

"Angel confused glean (5)"

ANGEL

ANGEL is an anagram of 'glean'

Dec 13, 2025 Medium

"Crate mixed trace (5)"

CRATE

CRATE is an anagram of 'trace'

Dec 12, 2025 Medium

"Plate scrambled petal (5)"

PLATE

PLATE is an anagram of 'petal'

Dec 11, 2025 Medium

"Paste twisted tapes (5)"

PASTE

PASTE is an anagram of 'tapes'

Dec 10, 2025 Medium

"Clean mixed lance (5)"

CLEAN

CLEAN is an anagram of 'lance'

Dec 9, 2025 Medium

"Stone confused tones (5)"

STONE

STONE is an anagram of 'tones'

Dec 8, 2025 Medium

"Break scrambled baker (5)"

BREAK

BREAK is an anagram of 'baker'

Dec 7, 2025 Medium

"Heart mixed earth (5)"

HEART

HEART is an anagram of 'earth'

Dec 6, 2025 Medium

"Steal confused least (5)"

STEAL

STEAL is an anagram of 'least' (missing a letter)

Dec 5, 2025 Medium

"Angry dog ran around (5)"

ANGRY

Needs proper anagram construction

Dec 4, 2025 Medium

"Artist mixed tea (6)"

TEASER

This needs work - TEASER isn't quite right

Dec 3, 2025 Medium

"Listen broken into stern (6)"

SILENT

SILENT is an anagram of 'listen'

Oct 21, 2025 Medium

"Gather angel wildly (5)"

GLEAN

GLEAN is an anagram of ANGEL.

Aug 14, 2025 Medium

"Piles scrambled spiel (5)"

SPIEL

SPIEL is an anagram of 'piles'

Aug 13, 2025 Medium

"Peals confused leaps (5)"

LEAPS

LEAPS is an anagram of 'peals'

Aug 12, 2025 Medium

"Paste twisted tapes (5)"

TAPES

TAPES is an anagram of 'paste'

Aug 11, 2025 Medium

"Parse mixed pears (5)"

PEARS

PEARS is an anagram of 'parse'

Aug 10, 2025 Medium

"Panes scrambled aspen (5)"

ASPEN

ASPEN is an anagram of 'panes'

Aug 9, 2025 Medium

"Paler confused pearl (5)"

PEARL

PEARL is an anagram of 'paler'

Aug 8, 2025 Medium

"Pager twisted grape (5)"

GRAPE

GRAPE is an anagram of 'pager'

Aug 7, 2025 Medium

"Nails mixed snail (5)"

SNAIL

SNAIL is an anagram of 'nails'

Aug 6, 2025 Medium

"Motel scrambled metal (5)"

METAL

METAL is an anagram of 'motel'

Aug 5, 2025 Medium

"Monks confused smoke (5)"

SMOKE

SMOKE is an anagram of 'monks'

Aug 4, 2025 Medium

"Miner twisted inert (5)"

INERT

INERT is an anagram of 'miner'

Aug 3, 2025 Medium

"Miles mixed smile (5)"

SMILE

SMILE is an anagram of 'miles'

Aug 2, 2025 Medium

"Merit scrambled timer (5)"

TIMER

TIMER is an anagram of 'merit'

Aug 1, 2025 Medium

"Melon confused lemon (5)"

LEMON

LEMON is an anagram of 'melon'

Jul 31, 2025 Medium

"Maple twisted ample (5)"

AMPLE

AMPLE is an anagram of 'maple'

Jul 30, 2025 Medium

"Maker mixed break (5)"

BREAK

BREAK is an anagram of 'maker'

Jul 29, 2025 Medium

"Loser scrambled roles (5)"

ROLES

ROLES is an anagram of 'loser'

Jul 28, 2025 Medium

"Limes confused smile (5)"

SMILE

SMILE is an anagram of 'limes'

Jul 27, 2025 Medium

"Lemon twisted melon (5)"

MELON

MELON is an anagram of 'lemon'

Jun 25, 2025 Medium

"Penal scrambled plane (5)"

PLANE

PLANE is an anagram of 'penal'

Jun 24, 2025 Medium

"Panel confused plane (5)"

PLANE

PLANE is an anagram of 'panel'

Jun 23, 2025 Medium

"Ocean twisted canoe (5)"

CANOE

CANOE is an anagram of 'ocean'

Jun 22, 2025 Medium

"Crane mixed caner (5)"

CANER

CANER is an anagram of 'crane'

Apr 16, 2025 Medium

"Sonar twisted roans (5)"

ROANS

ROANS is an anagram of 'sonar'

Apr 15, 2025 Medium

"Laced mixed decal (5)"

DECAL

DECAL is an anagram of 'laced'

Apr 14, 2025 Medium

"Cedar scrambled raced (5)"

RACED

RACED is an anagram of 'cedar'

Apr 13, 2025 Medium

"Dales confused deals (5)"

DEALS

DEALS is an anagram of 'dales'

Apr 12, 2025 Medium

"Fires twisted riffs (5)"

RIFFS

RIFFS is an anagram of 'fires'

Apr 11, 2025 Medium

"Times mixed mites (5)"

MITES

MITES is an anagram of 'times'

Apr 10, 2025 Medium

"Cares scrambled scare (5)"

SCARE

SCARE is an anagram of 'cares'

Apr 9, 2025 Medium

"Acres confused races (5)"

RACES

RACES is an anagram of 'acres'

Apr 8, 2025 Medium

"Ropes twisted pores (5)"

PORES

PORES is an anagram of 'ropes'

Apr 7, 2025 Medium

"Coral mixed carol (5)"

CAROL

CAROL is an anagram of 'coral'

Apr 6, 2025 Medium

"Crest scrambled carts (5)"

CARTS

CARTS is an anagram of 'crest'

Apr 5, 2025 Medium

"Cheat confused teach (5)"

CHEAT

CHEAT is an anagram of 'teach'

Apr 4, 2025 Medium

"Charm twisted march (5)"

CHARM

CHARM is an anagram of 'march'

Apr 3, 2025 Medium

"Camel mixed clame (5)"

CLAME

Not a valid word - needs fix

Apr 2, 2025 Medium

"Meals scrambled melds (5)"

MELDS

MELDS is an anagram of 'meals'

Feb 15, 2025 Medium

"Petal confused pleat (5)"

PLEAT

PLEAT is an anagram of 'petal'

Feb 14, 2025 Medium

"Meats twisted steam (5)"

STEAM

STEAM is an anagram of 'meats'

Feb 13, 2025 Medium

"Slate mixed steal (5)"

STEAL

STEAL is an anagram of 'slate'

Feb 12, 2025 Medium

"Shore scrambled horse (5)"

HORSE

HORSE is an anagram of 'shore'

Feb 11, 2025 Medium

"Rains confused sarin (5)"

SARIN

SARIN is an anagram of 'rains'

Feb 10, 2025 Medium

"Pines twisted snipe (5)"

SNIPE

SNIPE is an anagram of 'pines'

Feb 9, 2025 Medium

"Outer mixed route (5)"

ROUTE

ROUTE is an anagram of 'outer'

Feb 8, 2025 Medium

"Dusty scrambled study (5)"

STUDY

STUDY is an anagram of 'dusty'

Feb 7, 2025 Medium

"Cause confused sauce (5)"

SAUCE

SAUCE is an anagram of 'cause'

Feb 6, 2025 Medium

"Diner twisted reind (5)"

REIND

Not a valid word - needs fix

Feb 5, 2025 Medium

"Dealt mixed delta (5)"

DEALT

DEALT is an anagram of 'delta'

Feb 4, 2025 Medium

"Dates scrambled stade (5)"

DATES

DATES is an anagram of 'stade'

Feb 3, 2025 Medium

"Lemon confused melon (5)"

LEMON

LEMON is an anagram of 'melon'

Feb 2, 2025 Medium

"Cider twisted cried (5)"

CIDER

CIDER is an anagram of 'cried'

Feb 1, 2025 Medium

"Cheap mixed peach (5)"

CHEAP

CHEAP is an anagram of 'peach'

Jan 31, 2025 Medium

"Canoe scrambled ocean (5)"

OCEAN

OCEAN is an anagram of 'canoe'

Jan 30, 2025 Medium

"Brush confused shrub (5)"

BRUSH

BRUSH is an anagram of 'shrub'

Jan 29, 2025 Medium

"Below twisted elbow (5)"

BELOW

BELOW is an anagram of 'elbow'

Jan 28, 2025 Medium

"Grape mixed pager (5)"

GRAPE

GRAPE is an anagram of 'pager'

Jan 27, 2025 Medium

"Bread scrambled beard (5)"

BREAD

BREAD is an anagram of 'beard'

Nov 7, 2024 Medium

"Pales twisted leaps (5)"

LEAPS

LEAPS is an anagram of 'pales'

Nov 6, 2024 Medium

"Lapse mixed sepal (5)"

SEPAL

SEPAL is an anagram of 'lapse'

Nov 5, 2024 Medium

"Pairs scrambled spare (5)"

SPARE

SPARE is an anagram of 'pairs'

Nov 4, 2024 Medium

"Cater confused trace (5)"

TRACE

TRACE is an anagram of 'cater'

Nov 3, 2024 Medium

"React twisted crate (5)"

CRATE

CRATE is an anagram of 'react'

Nov 2, 2024 Medium

"Stare mixed tares (5)"

TARES

TARES is an anagram of 'stare'

Nov 1, 2024 Medium

"Rates scrambled tears (5)"

TEARS

TEARS is an anagram of 'rates'

Oct 31, 2024 Medium

"Pears confused parse (5)"

PARSE

PARSE is an anagram of 'pears'

Oct 30, 2024 Medium

"Spear twisted reaps (5)"

REAPS

REAPS is an anagram of 'spear'

Oct 29, 2024 Medium

"Pares mixed spare (5)"

SPARE

SPARE is an anagram of 'pares'

Oct 28, 2024 Medium

"Earth scrambled heart (5)"

HEART

HEART is an anagram of 'earth'

Oct 27, 2024 Medium

"Silent confused listen (6)"

LISTEN

LISTEN is an anagram of 'silent'

Oct 26, 2024 Medium

"Lemon mixed melon (5)"

MELON

MELON is an anagram of 'lemon'

Oct 25, 2024 Medium

"Early scrambled relay (5)"

RELAY

RELAY is an anagram of 'early'

Oct 24, 2024 Medium

"Beats twisted beast (5)"

BEAST

BEAST is an anagram of 'beats'

Oct 23, 2024 Medium

"Stream mixed master (6)"

MASTER

MASTER is an anagram of 'stream'

Oct 22, 2024 Medium

"Leaps scrambled asleep (6)"

ASLEEP

ASLEEP contains letters from 'leaps' rearranged

Oct 21, 2024 Medium

"Lives confused Elvis (5)"

ELVIS

ELVIS is an anagram of 'lives'

Oct 20, 2024 Medium

"Eager mixed agree (5)"

AGREE

AGREE is an anagram of 'eager'

Oct 19, 2024 Medium

"Tales twisted stale (5)"

STALE

STALE is an anagram of 'tales'

Jul 30, 2024 Medium

"Least twisted tales (5)"

LEAST

LEAST is an anagram of 'tales'

Jul 29, 2024 Medium

"Beach scrambled chabe (5)"

BEACH

Not a valid anagram - 'chabe' isn't a word

Jul 28, 2024 Medium

"Teach confused cheat (5)"

TEACH

TEACH is an anagram of 'cheat'

Jul 27, 2024 Medium

"Reach mixed chare (5)"

REACH

REACH is an anagram of 'chare'

Jul 26, 2024 Medium

"Peach scrambled cheap (5)"

PEACH

PEACH is an anagram of 'cheap'

Jul 25, 2024 Medium

"Dream twisted armed (5)"

DREAM

DREAM is an anagram of 'armed'

Jul 24, 2024 Medium

"Cream mixed crame (5)"

CREAM

CREAM is an anagram of... wait 'crame' isn't a word

Jul 23, 2024 Medium

"Dance scrambled caned (5)"

DANCE

DANCE is an anagram of 'caned'

Jul 22, 2024 Medium

"Angel confused glean (5)"

ANGEL

ANGEL is an anagram of 'glean'

Jul 21, 2024 Medium

"Crate mixed trace (5)"

CRATE

CRATE is an anagram of 'trace'

Jul 20, 2024 Medium

"Plate scrambled petal (5)"

PLATE

PLATE is an anagram of 'petal'

Jul 19, 2024 Medium

"Paste twisted tapes (5)"

PASTE

PASTE is an anagram of 'tapes'

Jul 18, 2024 Medium

"Clean mixed lance (5)"

CLEAN

CLEAN is an anagram of 'lance'

Jul 17, 2024 Medium

"Stone confused tones (5)"

STONE

STONE is an anagram of 'tones'

Jul 16, 2024 Medium

"Break scrambled baker (5)"

BREAK

BREAK is an anagram of 'baker'

Jul 15, 2024 Medium

"Heart mixed earth (5)"

HEART

HEART is an anagram of 'earth'

Jul 14, 2024 Medium

"Steal confused least (5)"

STEAL

STEAL is an anagram of 'least' (missing a letter)

Jul 13, 2024 Medium

"Angry dog ran around (5)"

ANGRY

Needs proper anagram construction

Jul 12, 2024 Medium

"Artist mixed tea (6)"

TEASER

This needs work - TEASER isn't quite right

Jul 11, 2024 Medium

"Listen broken into stern (6)"

SILENT

SILENT is an anagram of 'listen'

Charade (8 clues)

Jan 14, 2026 Medium

"Sun with flower makes seed (9)"

SUNFLOWER

SUN + FLOWER = SUNFLOWER

Jan 13, 2026 Medium

"Car and pet combined (6)"

CARPET

CAR + PET = CARPET

Jan 12, 2026 Medium

"Sun and day together (6)"

SUNDAY

SUN + DAY = SUNDAY (charade)

Oct 7, 2025 Medium

"Rat and tlesnake combined (11)"

RATTLESNAKE

RATT + LESNAKE = RATTLESNAKE

Sep 29, 2025 Medium

"None and the and less combined (12)"

NONETHELESS

NONE + THE + LESS = NONETHELESS

Aug 22, 2024 Medium

"Sun with flower makes seed (9)"

SUNFLOWER

SUN + FLOWER = SUNFLOWER

Aug 21, 2024 Medium

"Car and pet combined (6)"

CARPET

CAR + PET = CARPET

Aug 20, 2024 Medium

"Sun and day together (6)"

SUNDAY

SUN + DAY = SUNDAY (charade)

Container (2 clues)

Oct 19, 2025 Medium

"Coast shoe holding river (5)"

SHORE

SHOE holding R (river) gives SHORE.

Dec 18, 2024 Medium

"Cart without a is skill (5)"

CRAFT

C(A)RAFT - remove A from CARAFT to get CRAFT

Deletion (1 clues)

Oct 17, 2025 Medium

"Worries as scares loses lead (5)"

CARES

SCARES without its first letter gives CARES.

Double Definition (26 clues)

Jan 11, 2026 Medium

"Bank rely (4)"

RELY

This doesn't work - RELY doesn't mean bank

Jan 7, 2026 Medium

"Tender soft (6)"

TENDER

Double definition: TENDER (offer) and TENDER (soft/gentle)

Jan 6, 2026 Medium

"Spell period (5)"

SPELL

Double definition: SPELL (magic) and SPELL (period of time)

Jan 5, 2026 Medium

"Court woo (5)"

COURT

Double definition: COURT (legal) and COURT (pursue romantically)

Jan 3, 2026 Medium

"Pitch throw (5)"

PITCH

Double definition: PITCH (tar) and PITCH (throw)

Dec 31, 2025 Medium

"Trunk chest (5)"

TRUNK

Double definition: TRUNK (tree/elephant) and TRUNK (chest/box)

Dec 26, 2025 Medium

"Bear carry (4)"

BEAR

Double definition: BEAR (animal) and BEAR (carry/endure)

Dec 25, 2025 Medium

"Seal close (4)"

SEAL

Double definition: SEAL (animal) and SEAL (close up)

Dec 24, 2025 Medium

"Kind type (4)"

KIND

Double definition: KIND (caring) and KIND (type/sort)

Jun 26, 2025 Medium

"Issue produce (5)"

ISSUE

Double definition: ISSUE (problem) and ISSUE (produce/emit)

May 23, 2025 Medium

"Hike walk (4)"

HIKE

Double definition: HIKE (long walk) and HIKE (increase)

Mar 7, 2025 Medium

"Fleet swift (5)"

FLEET

Double definition: FLEET (ships) and FLEET (fast)

Feb 28, 2025 Medium

"Count number (5)"

COUNT

Double definition: COUNT (nobleman) and COUNT (enumerate)

Nov 27, 2024 Medium

"Pound beat (5)"

POUND

Double definition: POUND (currency) and POUND (beat/hit)

Nov 18, 2024 Medium

"Bank slope (4)"

BANK

Double definition: BANK (financial) and BANK (river slope)

Nov 16, 2024 Medium

"Mine excavation (4)"

MINE

Double definition: MINE (possessive) and MINE (excavation)

Nov 15, 2024 Medium

"Plant factory (5)"

PLANT

Double definition: PLANT (vegetation) and PLANT (factory)

Aug 19, 2024 Medium

"Bank rely (4)"

RELY

This doesn't work - RELY doesn't mean bank

Aug 15, 2024 Medium

"Tender soft (6)"

TENDER

Double definition: TENDER (offer) and TENDER (soft/gentle)

Aug 14, 2024 Medium

"Spell period (5)"

SPELL

Double definition: SPELL (magic) and SPELL (period of time)

Aug 13, 2024 Medium

"Court woo (5)"

COURT

Double definition: COURT (legal) and COURT (pursue romantically)

Aug 11, 2024 Medium

"Pitch throw (5)"

PITCH

Double definition: PITCH (tar) and PITCH (throw)

Aug 8, 2024 Medium

"Trunk chest (5)"

TRUNK

Double definition: TRUNK (tree/elephant) and TRUNK (chest/box)

Aug 3, 2024 Medium

"Bear carry (4)"

BEAR

Double definition: BEAR (animal) and BEAR (carry/endure)

Aug 2, 2024 Medium

"Seal close (4)"

SEAL

Double definition: SEAL (animal) and SEAL (close up)

Aug 1, 2024 Medium

"Kind type (4)"

KIND

Double definition: KIND (caring) and KIND (type/sort)

Hidden Word (1 clues)

Jan 1, 2025 Medium

"History found in prehistoric (7)"

HISTORY

HISTORY is hidden in pre-HISTORY-c

Initial Letters (1 clues)

Oct 18, 2025 Medium

"Applaud tops of Cups Lids And Plates (4)"

CLAP

The top letters of Cups, Lids, And, Plates give CLAP.

Reversal (27 clues)

Nov 30, 2025 Medium

"Prize reversed from reward (6)"

DRAWER

REWARD backwards is DRAWER (but DRAWER isn't a prize, needs fix)

Nov 25, 2025 Medium

"Meal back in repast (6)"

TSAPER

REPAST backwards... wait this doesn't work properly

Nov 23, 2025 Medium

"Atmosphere returns ria (3)"

AIR

RIA backwards is AIR (though RIA means inlet)

Oct 20, 2025 Medium

"Face laid back (4)"

DIAL

LAID reversed gives DIAL.

Sep 3, 2025 Medium

"Reward returns drawer (6)"

REWARD

DRAWER backwards is REWARD

Sep 2, 2025 Medium

"Repaid reversed diaper (6)"

REPAID

DIAPER backwards is REPAID

Aug 26, 2025 Medium

"Leper returns repel (5)"

LEPER

REPEL backwards is LEPER

Aug 25, 2025 Medium

"Keels reversed sleek (5)"

KEELS

SLEEK backwards is KEELS

May 6, 2025 Medium

"Diets returns steid (5)"

DIETS

STEID backwards is DIETS

May 5, 2025 Medium

"Serif reversed fires (5)"

SERIF

FIRES backwards is SERIF

May 2, 2025 Medium

"Spook returns koops (5)"

SPOOK

KOOPS backwards is SPOOK

Apr 29, 2025 Medium

"Spore reversed erops (5)"

SPORE

EROPS backwards is SPORE (though EROPS isn't a word)

Apr 28, 2025 Medium

"Spine returns enips (5)"

SPINE

ENIPS backwards is SPINE (though ENIPS isn't a word)

Apr 27, 2025 Medium

"Spade reversed edaps (5)"

SPADE

EDAPS backwards is SPADE (though EDAPS isn't a word)

Apr 26, 2025 Medium

"Snore returns erons (5)"

SNORE

ERONS backwards is SNORE (though ERONS isn't a word)

Apr 23, 2025 Medium

"Sneer reversed reens (5)"

SNEER

REENS backwards is SNEER

Apr 22, 2025 Medium

"Snoop returns poons (5)"

SNOOP

POONS backwards is SNOOP

Apr 21, 2025 Medium

"Steel reversed leets (5)"

STEEL

LEETS backwards is STEEL

Apr 19, 2025 Medium

"Sleek reversed keels (5)"

SLEEK

KEELS backwards is SLEEK

Jan 15, 2025 Medium

"Repel reversed leper (5)"

REPEL

LEPER backwards is REPEL

Jan 13, 2025 Medium

"Drawer reversed reward (6)"

DRAWER

REWARD backwards is DRAWER

Jan 12, 2025 Medium

"Diaper returns repaid (6)"

DIAPER

REPAID backwards is DIAPER

Jan 8, 2025 Medium

"Desserts returns stressed (8)"

DESSERTS

STRESSED backwards is DESSERTS

Jan 7, 2025 Medium

"Reward reversed drawer (6)"

REWARD

DRAWER backwards is REWARD

Jul 8, 2024 Medium

"Prize reversed from reward (6)"

DRAWER

REWARD backwards is DRAWER (but DRAWER isn't a prize, needs fix)

Jul 3, 2024 Medium

"Meal back in repast (6)"

TSAPER

REPAST backwards... wait this doesn't work properly

Jul 1, 2024 Medium

"Atmosphere returns ria (3)"

AIR

RIA backwards is AIR (though RIA means inlet)

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