Lexicon
Carry
Inherited meaning from one turn to the next—and a game built on convergence.
When you continue a hinge sequence, you begin from the word the previous step ended on. That inherited ending—the carry word—is how meaning carries forward instead of starting over. Semantic convergence names the idea that many clues can point to one hidden word. Carry is also the name of a rules-governed game built on that principle: finding the hidden word clues converge on, using the Hinge Atlas.
Source: Canonical Vocabulary (Carry word); Hinge Atlas (Carry + Spool Relationship); Validation Governing Modes; Master Vision
Status: Canonical for carry-word continuity; Candidate for mode gloss (mode not named in Canonical Vocabulary)
Editorial notes: Concept before mode in all UI copy. Disambiguate Carry (game) vs carry word (mechanism).