Warning: This puzzle is for anagramming experts only!
This week’s puzzle involves some names of famous people. Below are 10 groups of names. Each group of names has its own common theme. The common theme word in each name has been removed, and the remaining letters have been alphabetically arranged. An extra key theme word has been given to assist the solver.
Example:
Extra key theme word: Texas
EEEFFKO (7, 7)
DEEFINORR (9, 5, 4)
FLOOW (8, 5)
EJO (3, 7)
Answer:
Georgia O’Keeffe
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Virginia Woolf
Joe Montana
Here are the extra key theme words for the groups of names below (they are NOT in the right order): PINE, ORANGE, BEEF, NIPPER, CAN, POND, HORSE, TEN, COMET, APRIL
Can you decipher the names?
EELNST (5, 5)
ENOOST (6, 5)
AADILMMU (8, 3)
ACEHLRS (7, 4)
HJNNOUU (4, 6)
EEGIILLLLW (6, 8)
AAPPZ (4, 5)
AIKTT (6, 4)
DEFILS (1, 1, 6)
CEEEGGNORY (6, 7)
DLNNNOOSY (6, 7)
AAABHKLLLNTU (8, 8)
EGKLLRY (5, 5)
BEELNSY (3, 8)
CEEMSTV (5, 7)
CKLLNOOOPS (7, 7)
ACCEIMS (5, 5)
AAAHMMRS (6, 5)
AAEFLLLNNRY (4, 5, 5)
ACEILMNNO (6, 6)
AEEILNNY (5, 6)
EEHJSSS (5, 5)
EEGGGINNOORTW (6, 10)
AEEEHIORRRSTTW (7, 7, 5)
EIILLSW (6, 4)
ACHKLORT (4, 8)
CDEFIRR (7, 5)
DEEHLRT (6, 7)
AEEGLLNSTV (6, 7)
BILLY (5, 5)
ABIILLMW (7, 5)
AADEGLOR (7, 6)
BDEGHLOOORW (6, 8)
ADDEFFHHILOV (5, 10)
ADELNOR (4, 6)
ADHMOSTY (6, 5)
DEELLNW (7, 5)
AAEEHIIKLLMSSW (7, 11)
CEEHHIMOPRRRST (11, 7)
AACEGHIINRSTT (9, 9)