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How to play

• You get a start word and a trivia clue. The clue fits more than one answer, and the start word is a sideways hint. You'll usually need both to pin down the hidden four-letter answer.
• Climb toward the answer by changing one letter at a time. Every word along the way must be a real dictionary word.
• The answer itself can be a proper noun, such as a person or a place (TAFT, ROME). That exception applies only to the answer. Names don't count as steps.
• Each word you play is colored to show how it compares with the answer:
  • R Right letter, right spot
  • O In the answer, wrong spot
  • X Not in the answer
• Par is the fewest steps possible using words most players know. Rare words are allowed too, so you can sometimes beat par.
• Hit a dead end? You get one undo per puzzle to take back your last step. Use it wisely.

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