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Colorwood Associations Level 509 answers

Level 509 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 509 pattern

What to look for on this board

There are 6 opening categories: Agriculture, Racing, Speed, Plane Movements, Spice Rack, Big Airports. Begin with the category whose four members feel most literal, then reassess the words left behind.

Watch the bridge tiles: Farmmachinery, Crop, F1, Plane. 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
AgricultureRacingSpeedPlane MovementsSpice RackBig Airports
Hint 2 Show one anchor tile per group
  • Agriculture: Farmmachinery
  • Racing: F1
  • Speed: Velocity
  • Plane Movements: Pitch
  • Spice Rack: Clove
  • Big Airports: Heathrow
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Complete grouped answer

US

10 groups in two stages. Both reference pages agree on this US answer route. Complete the 6 starting groups first; the remaining 4 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 · Agriculture
FarmmachineryCropFertilizerSunlight
4 words to select
02 · Racing
F1ReadySetGo
4 words to select
03 · Speed
VelocityAccelerationPaceRapid
4 words to select
04 · Plane Movements
PitchYawRollPlane
4 words to select
05 · Spice Rack
CloveCardamomNutmegBay Leaf
4 words to select
06 · Big Airports
HeathrowJFKLaxHaneda
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 · Farmmachinery
TractorPlowHarvesterBaler
4 words in the revealed group
08 · Crop
SemolinaRyeDurumSorghum
4 words in the revealed group
09 · Plane
Flight AttendantPilotPassengerCo-pilot
4 words in the revealed group
10 · F1
FangioSennaSchumacherHamilton
4 words in the revealed group
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