Since antiquity, we have been fascinated by a seemingly simple verbal mind game: Can the letters in a word be rearranged to produce another word that reveals a meaning hidden in the original word?

My favorite word puzzles these days are cryptic clues. I'll show you two websites that teach you how to solve them, without ...

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Every answer today is something you might see in a kitchen. Identify them from their anagrams. This is a phonetic challenge in four parts. First, say a letter of the alphabet out loud -- like B, C, or ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with VPM listener Kathleen Martin of Richmond, Va., and puzzlemaster Will Shortz. Sunday Puzzle: Spooky anagrams On-air challenge: Every answer today is the name ...

Mel Taub, the longtime creator of the Puns and Anagrams puzzle for The New York Times -- a form that involved wordplay and groan-inducing puns, of which Taub was a master -- died on Sept. 14 at his ...