Layers Answer #271
The four mini-game answers
LetterLock
CARGO
The hidden five-letter word behind the day’s Wordle-style lock.
Anagram
GRUNGE
The word the scrambled letters rearrange into.
Crossword
Hard, usually shiny material that conducts heat and electricity
METAL
- ALUMINUMAl on the periodic table
- TITANIUMTi on the periodic table
- SILVERAg on the periodic table
Word Search
Four-legged pet known for barking and wagging its tail
RXHUOWMTCYLHJIMWRIFLKOYNQTKUBXTDDLCAKAOTRZCXNGCGQ
DOG — highlighted in the grid.
The final board
___ SHORTS
Hardest- CARGOLetterLock
- BIKE
- BOXER
- BOARD
ROCK MUSIC OFFSHOOTS
Easy- METALCrossword
- PUNK
- GRUNGEAnagram
- EMO
MONOPOLY TOKENS
Tricky- CAR
- DOGWord Search
- IRON
- BOOT
PULL SHARPLY
Straightforward- JERK
- YANK
- TUG
- WRENCH
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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