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September 9, 2023

Game

SMELT
OUT
WALK
OVEN
YOLK
CARP
FORGE
BALL
CATFISH
SAFE
SALMON
KILN
COLONEL
FURNACE
STRIKE
FLOUNDER

Hints

BASEBALL CALLS


Terms used in baseball

  • BALL: A pitch that is not a strike, typically outside the strike zone.
  • OUT: A call made when a batter or runner is removed from play.
  • SAFE: A call made when a runner reaches a base without being tagged or forced out.
  • STRIKE: A pitch that is within the strike zone and not hit by the batter, or a swing and miss.

HEAT SOURCES


Sources of heat

  • FORGE: A furnace or hearth where metals are heated and shaped.
  • FURNACE: A device used for heating, typically for heating buildings or melting metals.
  • KILN: A furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for firing pottery.
  • OVEN: A chamber used for cooking or heating food.

FISH THAT ARE VERBS


Fish names that are also verbs

  • CARP: To complain or find fault continually.
  • CATFISH: To deceive someone by creating a fake online profile.
  • FLOUNDER: To struggle or move clumsily.
  • SMELT: To extract metal from its ore by a process involving heating and melting.

SILENT “L”


Words with a silent 'L'

  • COLONEL: A military rank, pronounced 'kernel'.
  • SALMON: A type of fish, pronounced 'sam-on'.
  • WALK: To move on foot, pronounced 'wawk'.
  • YOLK: The yellow part of an egg, pronounced 'yoke'.