Parseword #50

The Clue

"Bee audibly deflated helium-filled craft"

5 letters · 3 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

BLIMP

Definition: helium-filled craft (at the end of the clue)

How to solve it

1. 1.homophone

   'Audibly' is the homophone indicator — take the sound of 'bee' to get the letter B.

   bee audibly → B
2. 2.substitution

   Replace 'deflated' with its synonym LIMP (flat, without air).

   deflated → LIMP
3. 3.join

   Join B and LIMP together to form BLIMP.

   B + LIMP → BLIMP

What you learned today

This puzzle teaches you about homophone and substitution and join.

• Homophone
• Substitution
• Join / Charade