Source: Extra Practice

I am a 4-letter word. If you remove my first letter, I become a word meaning 'to consume food'. If you scramble all my letters, I form a word that means 'a strong feeling of dislike'. What is the original word?

Options

Option A

MEAT

Option B is correct

HEAT

Option C

NEAT

Option D

BEAT

Explanation

The original word is 'HEAT'.

  1. Removing the first letter 'H' leaves 'EAT' (to consume food).
  2. Scrambling the letters of 'HEAT' (H, E, A, T) forms 'HATE' (a strong feeling of dislike).