The Word Guillotine — 20 hard puzzles

The word is HEAD.

• START → head start
• STATE → head of state
• HEELS → head over heels
• OVER → over your head
• SAND → bury your head in the sand

The word is COURSE.

• MAIN → main course
• ACTION → course of action
• CRASH → crash course
• DUE → in due course
• STAY → stay the course

The word is FRAME.

• MIND → frame of mind
• REFERENCE → frame of reference
• TIME → time frame
• PICTURE → picture frame
• FREEZE → freeze frame

The word is MEASURE.

• GOOD → for good measure
• EQUAL → in equal measure
• TAPE → tape measure
• UP → measure up
• SUCCESS → a measure of success

The word is PART.

• PARCEL → part and parcel
• TAKE → take part
• PLAY → play a part
• LARGE → in large part
• BEST → the best part of an hour

The word is SIGN.

• STOP → stop sign
• LANGUAGE → sign language
• TIMES → a sign of the times
• DOTTED → sign on the dotted line
• EQUAL → equal sign

The word is SCALE.

• ECONOMIES → economies of scale
• MODEL → scale model
• LARGE → on a large scale
• MUSICAL → musical scale
• BACK → scale back

The word is GROUND.

• COMMON → common ground
• FLOOR → ground floor
• BREAK → break new ground
• STAND → stand your ground
• RULES → ground rules

The word is VALUE.

• FACE → take it at face value
• ADDED → added value
• SENTIMENTAL → sentimental value
• EXPECTED → expected value
• ABSOLUTE → absolute value

The word is END.

• LOOSE → tie up a loose end
• LINE → the end of the line
• DEAD → dead end
• SIGHT → no end in sight
• NOTE → end on a high note

The word is ORDER.

• ALPHABETICAL → in alphabetical order
• OUT → out of order
• MAGNITUDE → order of magnitude
• TALL → a tall order
• DAY → order of the day

The word is WAY.

• BY → by the way
• GIVE → give way
• LIFE → way of life
• GO → way to go!
• NO → no way

The word is GRIP.

• PISTOL → pistol grip
• IRON → an iron grip
• FEAR → in the grip of fear
• GET → get a grip
• LOOSEN → loosen your grip

The word is CREDIT.

• CARD → credit card
• DUE → credit where credit is due
• HISTORY → credit history
• LIMIT → credit limit
• TAKE → take the credit

The word is REASON.

• WITHIN → within reason
• BEING → reason for being
• RHYME → without rhyme or reason
• VOICE → the voice of reason
• STANDS → it stands to reason

The word is PLANE.

• INCLINED → inclined plane
• GEOMETRY → plane geometry
• CRASH → plane crash
• HIGHER → on a higher plane
• FOCAL → focal plane

The word is SENSE.

• COMMON → common sense
• DIRECTION → sense of direction
• MAKE → make sense
• HUMOUR → sense of humour
• DUTY → sense of duty

The word is MASS.

• CRITICAL → critical mass
• MEDIA → mass media
• PRODUCTION → mass production
• ATOMIC → atomic mass
• BODY → body mass

The word is KNOT.

• TIE → tie the knot
• SQUARE → square knot
• GORDIAN → Gordian knot
• STOMACH → a knot in your stomach
• SLIP → slip knot

The word is LETTER.

• INTENT → letter of intent
• LAW → the letter of the law
• RECOMMENDATION → letter of recommendation
• OPENER → letter opener
• DEAD → a dead letter