The Clue
Gamepieces (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PEGS
Tags
Notes
The answer PEGS is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.
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Classifies
Dowels
Identifies
Throws
Baseball throws
Coatrack parts
Coatrack projections
Coatroom features
Cribbage counters
Cribbage equipment
Cribbage items
Cribbage markers
Cribbage needs
Croquet stakes
Fixed levels
Game pieces
Outfielders' throws
Parts of violins
Places for coats
Ringtoss equipment
Steps or degrees
Tent holders
Throws a baseball
Throws, as a baseball
Violin fasteners
Violin parts
Violin quartet
Certain board members?
Cribbage score keepers
Good baseball throws
Hard baseball throws
Things to hang hats on
Hard throws to first base, say
Definition
PEG as a noun:
1. (peg, nog) = a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
2. (peg, pin) = small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
3. (pin, peg, stick) = informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"
4. (peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg) = a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
5. regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
6. (peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock) = a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
PEG as a verb:
1. (nail down, nail, peg) = succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
2. pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
3. (peg, peg down) = fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent"
4. stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar"