Parseword #41

The Clue

"Blade clothes — offensive language"

9 letters · 2 transforms

1. Hint 1Hidden until revealed
2. Hint 2Hidden until revealed
3. Hint 3Hidden until revealed
4. Hint 4Hidden until revealed
5. Hint 5Hidden until revealed
6. Hint 6Hidden until revealed
7. Hint 7Hidden until revealed

Answer

SWEARWORD

Definition: offensive language (at the end of the clue)

How to solve it

1. 1.substitution

   Replace 'blade' with its synonym SWORD.

   blade → SWORD
2. 2.substitution

   Replace 'clothes' with WEAR (what you do with clothes).

   clothes → WEAR
3. 3.join

   Combine the parts: rearrange SWORD and WEAR to form SWEAR + WORD.

   S + WEAR + WORD → SWEARWORD

What you learned today

This puzzle teaches you about substitution and join.

• Substitution
• Join / Charade