From a word of five letters
Take out the ten
Scramble the remaining letters
And you will get back to ten
Hint:
The word and what you get after scrambling have a common property
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I think the answer is
Xenon
Take out the ten
Remove the X (Roman numeral for ten)
Scramble the remaining letters
enon -> neon
And you will get back to ten
Neon is the tenth element of the periodic table
The word and what you get after scrambling have a common property
Both chemical elements/ noble gases
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The name xenon derives from the Greek word ξένον xénon, neuter singular form of ξένος xénos, meaning 'foreign(er)', 'strange(r)', or 'guest'.
answered Nov 14, 2021 at 23:50
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Alternate answer:
From a word of five letters
MIXED
Take out the ten
-X -> MIED
Scramble the remaining letters
DIME
And you will get back to ten
a dime is ten cents
Title refers to how things that are "mixed" become "stranger".
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$\begingroup$ Clever answer. Butrot13jbeq QVZR vf abg eryngrq gb ZVKRQ-- V guvax $\endgroup$– DrDNov 15, 2021 at 20:32