CATEGORICALLY SPEAKING

 

GAMES/World of Puzzles

September, 2026 

Bob Stigger 

 

Each puzzle below is a list of  words belonging to a certain category. One letter in each word is incorrect and must be corrected. The corrected letters, reading down, spell out the name of the category. 

 

Ex. 

VERSE                 VERNE

COPPER               COOPER

IRKING                IRVING

AUSTIN               AUSTEN

CHANCY             CLANCY

AMPS                   AMIS

MALINGER         SALINGER

BONZE                 BRONTE  - - - NOVELIST

 

1. STARLET

    BLAND

    HAZED

    ALIVE

    MAVEN

 

2. MATTER

    BILK

    TINKER

    BUNCH

    HUNT

    TUG 

    GROVE

    STEAK 

 

3. SCAN

    YUK

    VEAL

    CRANK

    STOCK

    BOOTY

    ELDER

    JAIL

    LUCK 

 

4. HOOPER

    RIVERS

    DALE

    MULCH

    MONEY

    CHASM

    MISO 

 

Answers:

 

1. sCarlet

    blOnd

    hazeL

    Olive

    Raven - - - COLOR

 

2. Batter

    bAlk

    Sinker

    bEnch

    Bunt

    tAg

    gLove

    steaL - - - BASEBALL  

 

3. sWan

    Auk

    Teal

     cranE

     stoRk 

     booBy

     eIder

     Rail

     Duck - - - WATERBIRD  

 

4. hoPper

riverA

dalI

muNch

moneT

chasE

miRo - - - PAINTER