Wordscapes Level 1726 Answers

ABS - The abdominal muscles.

BAT - Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation. They look like a mouse with membranous wings extending from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail. Altogether, there are about 1,000 bat species in the world.

BIT - A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal.

SAT - Simple past tense and past participle of sit.

TAB - A small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, etc.

BAS - Plural of ba.

BAIT - Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.

BIAS - Inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection.

STAB - An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.

SASS - Sarcasm, backtalk, cheek.

BASIS - A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.

ASSIST - A helpful action or an act of giving.

STASIS - A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of the heart's beat, but to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls.

BASSIST - A musician who plays a bass instrument.