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Today’s Theme, Explained
Today’s theme is ‘Riding the wind’. Expand to see what that means for today’s puzzle.
The words are allparts of a wind-powered vessel.Each word names a crucial piece used tosteer, stabilize, or move a boat powered by wind.
Word Hints
Expand below to seehintsfortoday’s words.
Thefirst wordis the tall vertical pole that supports the sails on a sailboat.
Thesecond wordis the system of ropes, cables, and chains used to support and adjust the sails.
Thethird wordis the steering mechanism of the boat.
Thefourth wordis the long, heavy fin on the bottom of the boat that provides stability.
Thefifth wordis the main body of the boat that sits in the water.
Thesixth wordis the flat piece at the back of the boat that moves side to side to steer.
Theseventh wordis the lever attached to the rudder used to steer smaller boats by hand.
Theeighth wordis the rear part of the boat.
Thespangramis a type of boat propelled primarily by sails and wind.
