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Colorwood Associations Level 173 answers

Level 173 answers with regional versions and a clear solving order.

US & GB boards

Solve before you reveal

Read the board, then use only the hint you need

Match several distinctive words before following the groups. Regional boards can change spelling or a category label. Tile positions can change, so compare distinctive words rather than their placement.

How this level unfoldsThe opening board contains 6 four-word groups. Each solved group becomes a category tile. Some of those new tiles then open the second layer, so do not expect every answer below to appear on the starting board.
Level 173 pattern

What to look for on this board

There are 6 opening categories: Types Of Energy, Money Storages, Winter Sports, Sports Facilities, Reading, Cafe. Begin with the category whose four members feel most literal, then reassess the words left behind.

Watch the bridge tiles: Wind, Figure Skating, Skiing, Gym, Novel, Coffee Machine, Pastries. These words become category tiles later, which explains why they may seem to fit more than one idea at first.

Hint 1 Show category directions
Types Of EnergyMoney StoragesWinter SportsSports FacilitiesReadingCafe
Hint 2 Show one anchor tile per group
  • Types Of Energy: Wind
  • Money Storages: Bank Vault
  • Winter Sports: Figure Skating
  • Sports Facilities: Gym
  • Reading: Novel
  • Cafe: Coffee Machine
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Complete grouped answer

US

13 groups in two stages. Both reference pages agree on this US answer route. Complete the 6 starting groups first; the remaining 7 groups use the category tiles they create.

1 Create the starter category tiles

Select each set of four words on the opening board. The heading is the category tile you earn.

01 · Types Of Energy
WindSolarNuclearGeothermal
4 words to select
02 · Money Storages
Bank VaultWalletPiggy BankSavings Account
4 words to select
03 · Winter Sports
Figure SkatingSkiingCurlingLuge
4 words to select
04 · Sports Facilities
GymArenaStadiumCourt
4 words to select
05 · Reading
NovelStoryBookPage
4 words to select
06 · Cafe
Coffee MachinePastriesBaristaNon-coffee Drinks
4 words to select

2 Open the new category tiles

After Step 1, tap the matching category tile and use the four items shown beneath it.

07 · Wind
BreezeGustSquallGale
4 words in the revealed group
08 · Gym
TreadmillCrossfitBarbellYoga
4 words in the revealed group
09 · Skiing
AlpineDownhillSlalomFreestyle
4 words in the revealed group
10 · Figure Skating
SalchowAxelSpinLutz
4 words in the revealed group
11 · Novel
AntagonistNarratorDialogueSubplot
4 words in the revealed group
12 · Coffee Machine
EspressoCappuccinoLatteAmericano
4 words in the revealed group
13 · Pastries
CroissantDanishMuffinStrudel
4 words in the revealed group
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