Rearrange the letters to get two words. . .

[mathgrant]

That each have five letters and mean the same thing.

A E E E E N R R T V

The answer isn't gross, but they aren't really common English words. I bet there's a lot of people, even not on the GL, who has heard of at least one of them, though.

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[Suspence]

Uncommon english words I can make from those letters:

venae - plural of vein
reave - to plunder
rente - income from an investment
tarre - to torment, to tear

Um...that's it. Now, for some common words:

enter
nerve
never
eater

Don't see 2 that mean the same thing yet.

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[This message has been edited by Suspence13 (edited 03-01-2002 11:48 PM).]

[impossibleroot]

Verve, Nerve, ...?

[Jen Aside]

Enate, Evert... (to turn outward) ...but that reuses the T, not R...

[Jen Aside]

antre - A cavern; a cave.

arete - A sharp, narrow mountain ridge or spur.

avert - To turn away: avert one's eyes. To ward off (something about to happen); prevent: averted an accident by turning sharply.

eaten - Having been taken into the mouth for consumption.

eater - Someone who consumes food for nourishment. Any green goods that are good to eat; "These apples are good eaters."

enate - Growing outward. Related on the mother's side.

enter - To come or go into: The train entered the tunnel. To penetrate; pierce: The bullet entered the victim's skull.

event - Something that takes place; an occurrence. A significant occurrence or happening. See Synonyms at occurrence. A social gathering or activity. The final result; the outcome.

evert - To overthrow; to subvert. To turn outwards, or inside out, as an intestine.

nerve - Any of the cordlike bundles of fibers made up of neurons through which sensory stimuli and motor impulses pass between the brain or other parts of the central nervous system and the eyes, glands, muscles, and other parts of the body. Nerves form a network of pathways for conducting information throughout the body. The sensitive tissue in the pulp of a tooth. A sore point or sensitive subject: The criticism touched a nerve.

never - Not ever; on no occasion; at no time: He had never been there before. You never can be sure. Not at all; in no way; absolutely not: Never fear. That will never do.

ranee - The wife of a rajah. A princess or queen in India or the East Indies.

rater - One that rates, especially one that establishes a rating. One having an indicated rank or rating. Often used in combination: a third-rater; a first-rater.

raven - A large bird (Corvus corax) having black plumage and a croaking cry. Black and shiny: raven tresses.

raver - Someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner.

reave - To seize and carry off forcibly. To deprive (one) of something; bereave. To rob, plunder, or pillage.

reeve - An officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc. --Chaucer. --Piers Plowman.

rente - In France, interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc., which represent government indebtedness.

reran - Presented a rerun of.

revet - To retain (an embankment, for example) with a layer of stone, concrete, or other supporting material; provide with a revetment. To construct a revetment.

tarre - To set on, as a dog; to incite.

terne [terneplate] - Sheet iron or steel plated with an alloy of three or four parts of lead to one part of tin, used as a roofing material.

terra - A rough upland or mountainous region of the moon with a relatively high albedo.

trave - A crossbeam. A section, as of a ceiling, formed by crossbeams. A wooden frame used to confine a horse being shod.

treen - Cookware, tableware, or eating utensils made of wood.

veena - A stringed instrument of India that has a long, fretted fingerboard with resonating gourds at each end.

venae - Veins.

[mathgrant]

Bump. I thought this would be solved quicker!


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[This message has been edited by mathgrant (edited 03-11-2002 03:43 PM).]

[mathgrant]

SPOILER HINT:
They aren't common English words, but they aren't uncommon English words either. Every word is either common or uncommon, so. . .

[Suspence]

Spoiler Inviso-duh:
So they aren't English words, duh!!! I can't believe I didn't catch that a long time ago.

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[This message has been edited by Suspence13 (edited 03-11-2002 07:58 PM).]

[Suspence]

I've searched Spanish and French...nothing. Perhaps The Hint Fairy will drop by this thread and sprinkle a little magic clue dust around.

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[The Hint Fairy]

You didn't choose the right pair of languages, but one is right.

[Alfie]

I have the answer.

To have
Avere - italian
Tener - spanish




[This message has been edited by Alfie (edited 03-17-2002 04:24 AM).]

[mathgrant]

Finally! An answer! And a correct one, at that! Good job.