Wordscapes Level 3221 Answers

AID - Help; assistance; succor, relief.

AIR - The atmospheric substance above the surface of the earth which animals breathe, formerly considered to be a single substance, one of the four basic elements of ancient philosophy and one of the five basic elements of Eastern traditions.

DIG - To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.

RAG - A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.

RID - Released from an obligation, problem, etc. (usually followed by "of").

RIG - The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.

RAD - Excellent, short for radical.

ZAG - One of a series of sharp turns or reversals.

ZIG - A sudden or sharp turn or change of direction.

DRAG - To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.

GRAD - A graduate.

GRID - A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.

RAID - A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.

ARID - Very dry.

GIZZARD - A portion of the esophagus of either a bird or an annelid that contains ingested grit and is used to grind up ingested food before it is transferred to the stomach.