Anagram Round: 18 Words and Names to Unscramble

An anagram round is the easiest written round to prepare and one of the most popular to play, because progress is visible: a team that has solved four can see it is getting somewhere. Always give the category — without one you are not setting a puzzle, you are setting a trap.

Countries

1. CARFEN — France
2. LIZARB — Brazil
3. NAPAJ — Japan
4. COOMCOR — Morocco
5. TEGYP — Egypt
6. ADANAC — Canada

Capital cities

1. SIRAP — Paris
2. DIRDAM — Madrid
3. MORE — Rome
4. ORIAC — Cairo
5. OYKOT — Tokyo
6. NILREB — Berlin

Animals

1. TNAHPELE — Elephant
2. NIHPLOD — Dolphin
3. NIUGNEP — Penguin
4. EFFARIG — Giraffe
5. ELIDOCORC — Crocodile
6. REGIT — Tiger

Check that each anagram solves to exactly one word in its category before you use it. If a second solution exists, a team will find it and will be right to claim the point.