Giving and transferring

Synonyms for legacy

The synonym for legacy recorded in this bank is bequest, in the sense "money or property left to someone by a will". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 4 puzzles

The synonym for legacy

bequestnoun, in the sense "money or property left to someone by a will"

That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and legacy carries one sense so far.

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineGiving and transferring

money or property left to someone by a will

Thanks to a legacy from her grandmother, she was finally able to pay off the mortgage.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

bequest

Same sentence, swapped: Thanks to a bequest from her grandmother, she was finally able to pay off the mortgage.

Close but different

These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for legacy in the sentence quoted.

salary
refund
commission

Where legacy turns up in the game

legacy is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where legacy is the trap

eranoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is age, in the sense "a distinct period of time in history", with legacy sitting one tile away.
genesisnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is origin, in the sense "the origin or beginning of something", with legacy sitting one tile away.
prizenoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is award, in the sense "something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery", so legacy is there to be ruled out.
assistancenoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is aid, in the sense "gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause", with legacy sitting one tile away.

Play legacy

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so legacy reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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Closest first: other giving and transferring words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

conferverbbestowto formally grant or bestow an honor, right, or titleRidgelineHas a reason line conserveverbhusbanduse cautiously and frugallyRidgeline engageverbenlisthire for work or assistanceRidgelineHas a reason line entrustverbconsignto give someone responsibility for something or put it into their careRidgelineHas a reason line freelyadverbliberallywithout restriction or holding backTreelineHas a reason line fundverbfinanceto provide money to support a project or activityTreelineHas a reason line giftnounpresentsomething given voluntarily, without payment, to please someoneFoothillsHas a reason line stingingadjectivecuttingharsh or hurtful in tone or characterRidgeline

A reason under every answer, not just a right answer

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. legacy carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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