Animals
Synonyms for talon
The synonym for talon recorded in this bank is claw, in the sense "the sharp hooked claw of a bird of prey". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for talon
- clawnoun, in the sense "the sharp hooked claw of a bird of prey"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for talon.
the sharp hooked claw of a bird of prey
The hawk sank a talon into the field mouse without breaking stride.
The true synonym
claw
Same sentence, swapped: The hawk sank a claw into the field mouse without breaking stride.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot talon is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- hoof
- fang
- beak
Where talon turns up in the game
talon is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play talon
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so talon reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from animals at Foothills outward to the whole bank.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. talon carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.