Layers Answer #260

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

The word the scrambled letters rearrange into.

A sharp sound that starts or stops play

• WARNINGA referee's caution before a penalty
• TIMEOUTA short break called during a sports game
• STOPHalt all action immediately
• OFFSIDEA well-known soccer rule about being too far forward

Thumbs-up “all right,” or Oklahoma’s state code

OK — highlighted in the grid.