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Answer patterns
Clues never point at an answer by accident. Each round runs through a hidden pattern: shared property, two senses of one word, a missing compound partner, a category list, and a few more shapes that cover almost everything the game throws at you. Learn the eight patterns and you stop guessing words and start naming relationships.
Words Before
Each clue can sit in front of the answer to make a familiar word or phrase. The answer is the shared second part.
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Words After
The answer comes first, and each clue can follow it to make a familiar pair. Flip the order in your head.
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Different Meanings
Every clue points at a different sense of the same answer word. There is no shared topic, only a shared dictionary entry.
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Things Associated With
The clues all orbit one topic, person, place, or idea. The answer is that center, not another item in the circle.
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Types Of
Each clue is a member or example of the group the answer names. You are naming the set, not another example.
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Names Of
The clues are names, titles, labels, or branded names that the answer shares in a different context.
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Things That Have
Every clue describes something that possesses a quality, part, or feature the answer names.
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Compound Phrases
The answer pairs with different words to build recurring compounds and set phrases. Clues describe the partners, not the answer itself.
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Full list
All patterns
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Put the patterns to work
How the five clues are built
Why clue order misleads and how to re-rank it before guessing.
Solving method
Turn a pattern call into a candidate that survives all five clues.
Category browse
Pair each pattern with the subjects it shows up in most.
Today's puzzle
Name today's pattern before you type a guess.
Difficulty levels
Abstract patterns tend to land on the harder end.