Layers Game

Layers Game #11

Sep 25 Hints & Answers

Every answer stays hidden until you tap it. Want a gentler push? Try the hints page first.

Quick hint

Messages, lawyers, ships' captains and places to put a vase.

Layer 1 answers

Mini 1 · Clue Stack

AHAB

He was obsessed with one animal. / He commanded the ship Pequod. / Moby-Dick's vengeful captain.

Mini 2 · Missing Link

HOOK

HOOK, LINE AND SINKER · FISHHOOK · OFF THE HOOK

Mini 3 · Word Shift

SILL

BELL → BILL → SILL

Mini 4 · Letter Path

MANTEL

Where stockings hang above the fireplace

Layer 2 connections

Group 1
Ways to messageTEXT, EMAIL, CALL, PING

Key word: ★ TEXT

Group 2
A lawyer's workCASE, CLIENT, BRIEF, TRIAL

Key word: ★ CASE

Group 3
Famous captainsCOOK, HOOK, KIRK, AHAB

Key word: ★ COOK

Group 4
Flat surfaces on a wallSHELF, LEDGE, SILL, MANTEL

Key word: ★ SHELF

Final layer answer

Before & After

Reveal the final answer

BOOK

TEXTBOOK and COOKBOOK; BOOKCASE and BOOKSHELF.

Play #11Random puzzleArchive

How to play

Every puzzle has three layers. Peel them one at a time.

  1. Layer 1 — Mini Puzzles. Solve four quick puzzles: a Clue Stack, a Missing Link, a Word Shift and a Letter Path.
  2. Layer 2 — Connections. Sort 16 words into four groups of four. Your Layer 1 answers are on the board, marked ●. Five mistakes and the groups are revealed.
  3. Final Layer. Each group gives you a key word. Use all four keys to crack one last question. You get three tries.

Stuck? Every layer has hints. A new puzzle unlocks at midnight in your time zone.

Read the full guide