Layers Answer #172

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The four mini-game answers

LetterLock

DRILL

The hidden five-letter word behind the day’s Wordle-style lock.

Anagram

SCRATCH

The word the scrambled letters rearrange into.

Crossword

Large striped cat

TIGER
  • STRIPELong band of a different color
  • JUNGLEDense tropical forest
  • ROARDeep, powerful animal sound

Word Search

A close friend

KYOFDWBLQYDDUBTQOGIBNXTKDJETZUVIEMPLQHMHGOLDDFIVY

BUDDY — highlighted in the grid.

The final board

AFFECTIONATE KID NICKNAMES

Straightforward
  • BUDDYWord Search
  • CHAMP
  • PAL
  • TIGERCrossword

TOOLS THAT PIERCE OR BORE

Easy
  • AUGER
  • AWL
  • DRILLLetterLock
  • PUNCH

GIVE SOMEONE A HARD TIME

Tricky
  • KID
  • DOG
  • RIB
  • RIP

WORK A DJ SET

Hardest
  • CUE
  • MIX
  • SAMPLE
  • SCRATCHAnagram

Sixteen words sort into four hidden groups. The four words tagged with a mini-game name are the ones you unlock by solving LetterLock, Anagram, Crossword and Word Search first.

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