Wordscapes Level 551 Answers

BET - A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).

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

RIB - Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.

TIE - A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck).

BITE - To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth.

TIRE - To become sleepy or weary.

RITE - A religious custom.

TIER - One who ties (knots, etc).

TRIBE - A socially, ethnically, and politically cohesive group of people.

TRITE - Worn out; hackneyed; used so many times that it is no longer interesting or effective (often in reference to a word or phrase).

BITTER - Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).