Parseword Hints and Answer — March 22, 2026

The Clue

"Lone musician very confused about Scarlatti's finale"

7 letters · 4 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

SOLOIST

Definition: Lone musician (at the start of the clue)

How to solve it

1. 1.substitution

   Replace 'very' with its synonym SO.

   very → SO
2. 2.substitution

   Replace 'confused' with its synonym LOST.

   confused → LOST
3. 3.selection

   'Finale' is the selection indicator — take the last letter of 'Scarlatti' to get I.

   Scarlatti's finale → I
4. 4.container

   'About' is the container indicator — insert I into LOST to form LO-I-ST = LOIST.

   LOST about I → LOIST
5. 5.join

   Join SO and LOIST together to form SOLOIST.

   SO + LOIST → SOLOIST

What you learned today

This puzzle teaches you about substitution and selection and container and join.

• Substitution
• Selection
• Container
• Join / Charade