Anagram Clue Practice
Ten original anagram clues arranged from easy to hard. Each clue contains an anagram indicator that signals you to rearrange a set of letters (the fodder) into the answer. Try to identify the indicator, the fodder, and the definition before revealing the solution.
“Broken note produces musical sound (4)”
Reveal answer
Answer: TONE
- Anagram indicator: “Broken”
- Fodder: NOTE (4 letters to rearrange)
- Definition: “musical sound”
"Broken" is the anagram indicator. Rearrange the letters of NOTE (N, O, T, E) to get TONE (T, O, N, E). The definition is "musical sound".
“Mixed spice creates long stories (5)”
Reveal answer
Answer: EPICS
- Anagram indicator: “Mixed”
- Fodder: SPICE (5 letters to rearrange)
- Definition: “long stories”
"Mixed" is the anagram indicator. Rearrange the letters of SPICE (S, P, I, C, E) to get EPICS (E, P, I, C, S). The definition is "long stories".
“Damaged edict was mentioned (5)”
Reveal answer
Answer: CITED
- Anagram indicator: “Damaged”
- Fodder: EDICT (5 letters to rearrange)
- Definition: “was mentioned”
"Damaged" is the anagram indicator. Rearrange the letters of EDICT (E, D, I, C, T) to get CITED (C, I, T, E, D). The definition is "was mentioned".
“Changing planes in Italy (6)”
Reveal answer
Answer: NAPLES
- Anagram indicator: “Changing”
- Fodder: PLANES (6 letters to rearrange)
- Definition: “in Italy”
"Changing" is the anagram indicator. Rearrange the letters of PLANES (P, L, A, N, E, S) to get NAPLES (N, A, P, L, E, S). The definition is "in Italy" — Naples is a city in Italy.
“Confused lemon produces fruit (5)”
Reveal answer
Answer: MELON
- Anagram indicator: “Confused”
- Fodder: LEMON (5 letters to rearrange)
- Definition: “fruit”
"Confused" is the anagram indicator. Rearrange the letters of LEMON (L, E, M, O, N) to get MELON (M, E, L, O, N). The definition is "fruit".
“Crazy thing at dark time (5)”
Reveal answer
Answer: NIGHT
- Anagram indicator: “Crazy”
- Fodder: THING (5 letters to rearrange)
- Definition: “dark time”
"Crazy" is the anagram indicator. Rearrange the letters of THING (T, H, I, N, G) to get NIGHT (N, I, G, H, T). The definition is "dark time".
“Shattered pots on top (4)”
Reveal answer
Answer: TOPS
- Anagram indicator: “Shattered”
- Fodder: POTS (4 letters to rearrange)
- Definition: “on top”
"Shattered" is the anagram indicator. Rearrange the letters of POTS (P, O, T, S) to get TOPS (T, O, P, S). The definition is "on top".
“Wrecked car tire becomes unpredictable (7)”
Reveal answer
Answer: ERRATIC
- Anagram indicator: “Wrecked”
- Fodder: CAR TIRE (7 letters to rearrange)
- Definition: “unpredictable”
"Wrecked" is the anagram indicator. Rearrange the letters of CAR TIRE (C, A, R, T, I, R, E) to get ERRATIC (E, R, R, A, T, I, C). The definition is "unpredictable".
“Strange admirer is married (7)”
Reveal answer
Answer: MARRIED
- Anagram indicator: “Strange”
- Fodder: ADMIRER (7 letters to rearrange)
- Definition: “is married”
"Strange" is the anagram indicator. Rearrange the letters of ADMIRER (A, D, M, I, R, E, R) to get MARRIED (M, A, R, R, I, E, D). The definition is "is married".
“Crooked senator is a betrayer (7)”
Reveal answer
Answer: TREASON
- Anagram indicator: “Crooked”
- Fodder: SENATOR (7 letters to rearrange)
- Definition: “a betrayer”
"Crooked" is the anagram indicator. Rearrange the letters of SENATOR (S, E, N, A, T, O, R) to get TREASON (T, R, E, A, S, O, N). The definition is "a betrayer" — treason is the act of betrayal.
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