Here are ten sets of seven letters, each consisting of only 1-point tiles, that have only one anagram, which is an everyday seven-letter word. What are those everyday words?
AEENSTT
AEIILNR
AEIINRT
AENNRTT
AIORRTT
EEEIRRT
EEILRSU
EIILSTU
EIINNRT
IOORSTU
And, if you thought that was too easy, here’s are five extra sets, also consisting of only 1-pont tiles that also have only one anagram. They make less common words, but they are the sorts of combinations of letters that you may well find on your rack. What are these not quite so everyday words?
AAEILNO
AEEINST
AEILRTT
AEINNTT
EEILORT
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The ten “easy” words:
AEENSTT NEATEST tidiest
AEIILNR AIRLINE an air transportation system
AEIINRT INERTIA the tendency of a body to resist acceleration
AENNRTT ENTRANT someone who enters
AIORRTT TRAITOR one who betrays another
EEEIRRT RETIREE one who has retired
EEILRSU LEISURE free time
EIILSTU UTILISE to make use of
EIINNRT TINNIER making a noise like tin
IOORSTU RIOTOUS characterised by rioting
And the five not-so-easy words:
AAEILNO AEOLIAN relating to, or acted on by the wind
AEEINST ETESIAN a wind that occurs annually in the eastern Mediterranean
AEILRTT TERTIAL a flight feather of a bird's wing
AEINNTT ANTIENT an ancient person
EEILORT TROELIE an Amazonian palm tree