The Word Guillotine — 20 medium puzzles

The word is FOOT.

• BALL → ball of the foot
• GRAVE → have one foot in the grave
• MOUTH → put your foot in your mouth
• WRONG → get off on the wrong foot
• FLAT → flat foot

The word is BLOW.

• LOW → a low blow
• BODY → a body blow
• STRIKE → strike a blow
• SOFTEN → soften the blow
• FINAL → the final blow

The word is WIND.

• SECOND → get a second wind
• BREAK → break wind
• GONE → Gone with the Wind
• TURBINE → wind turbine
• PREVAILING → prevailing wind

The word is LIGHT.

• TRAFFIC → traffic light
• GREEN → give the green light
• FIRST → first light
• SHED → shed light on
• SPEED → speed of light

The word is KEY.

• MASTER → master key
• SIGNATURE → key signature
• SKELETON → skeleton key
• WITNESS → key witness
• SUCCESS → the key to success

The word is SALT.

• SEA → sea salt
• TABLE → table salt
• GRAIN → take it with a grain of salt
• WOUND → rub salt in the wound
• WORTH → worth your salt

The word is SKIN.

• DEEP → beauty is only skin deep
• THICK → have a thick skin
• TEETH → by the skin of your teeth
• SAVE → save your skin
• SHED → shed your skin

The word is NIGHT.

• OWL → night owl
• SHIFT → night shift
• LATE → late at night
• SLEEPLESS → sleepless night
• DEAD → in the dead of night

The word is TOOTH.

• SWEET → have a sweet tooth
• WISDOM → wisdom tooth
• DECAY → tooth decay
• NAIL → fight tooth and nail
• LONG → long in the tooth

The word is ROUND.

• TRIP → round trip
• APPLAUSE → a round of applause
• DRINKS → a round of drinks
• ROBIN → round robin
• FIGURE → a round figure

The word is FIELD.

• MAGNETIC → magnetic field
• FORCE → force field
• BATTLE → field of battle
• LEVEL → a level playing field
• RESEARCH → field of research

The word is HEART.

• BROKEN → broken heart
• LEARN → learn by heart
• CHANGE → a change of heart
• ATTACK → heart attack
• BOTTOM → from the bottom of my heart

The word is PORT.

• CALL → port of call
• SERIAL → serial port
• STORM → any port in a storm
• WINE → port wine
• USB → USB port

The word is ROPE.

• JUMP → jump rope
• TOW → tow rope
• BRIDGE → rope bridge
• LADDER → rope ladder
• END → at the end of your rope

The word is BANK.

• BLOOD → blood bank
• RIVER → river bank
• BREAK → break the bank
• HOLIDAY → bank holiday
• ACCOUNT → bank account

The word is SHADOW.

• BOXING → shadow boxing
• DOUBT → without a shadow of a doubt
• CAST → cast a shadow
• CABINET → shadow cabinet
• FORMER → a shadow of your former self

The word is SKY.

• LIMIT → the sky is the limit
• PIE → pie in the sky
• BLUE → blue sky
• OVERCAST → overcast sky
• HIGH → sky high

The word is NET.

• SAFETY → safety net
• FISHING → fishing net
• INCOME → net income
• WEIGHT → net weight
• CAST → cast a wide net

The word is SILENCE.

• DEAD → dead silence
• RADIO → radio silence
• BREAK → break the silence
• GOLDEN → silence is golden
• MINUTE → a minute’s silence

The word is WEIGHT.

• PULL → pull your weight
• CLASS → weight class
• LOSE → lose weight
• EVIDENCE → weight of evidence
• BODY → body weight