If the contestant correctly guessed the word, he/she won $100. An incorrect response allowed the opposing team to guess, with the advantage of having heard the entire description. The team that guessed the word was then given a chance to solve the puzzle, and successfully doing so scored one point. If neither team guessed a word, it was put up on the board and play continued with the next word. Teams alternated describing the four words in the puzzle. Saying the word or any form of it, or making a sound similar to the word in the description, immediately awarded $100 and a free guess at the puzzle to the opposing team. If both teams missed the fourth word, Goen read a definition of it as a toss-up, and the first team to buzz in with the answer received the $100 and a guess at the puzzle. If the team that guessed the fourth word failed to solve the puzzle, their opponents were given a chance to solve it.