Place letters into the grid such that every row, column, and 2x2 block has letters (in any order) that form a common word. Each letter is only used once, and no letter is repeated in the rows / cols / blocks.
Letters allowed: W A R M T H
| V | O | L | |
| S | I | ||
| B | O | ||
| A | E | L |
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.
Puzzle Copyright © Alan Stillson and Frank Longo
workings hint hide answer print
Share link: https://www.brainbashers.com/
Answer
| V | O | L | A |
| S | W | I | H |
| T | B | M | O |
| A | R | E | L |
Across: oval, wish, tomb, real
Down : vast, brow, lime, halo
Boxes : vows, hail, brat, mole
Other anagrams of these words are OK as long as they don't change the answer grid.
Note: BrainBashers has a Dark Mode option. For BrainBashers, I'd recommend not using your browser's built-in dark mode, or any dark mode extensions (sometimes you can add an exception for a specific website).