When the board opened with Back, I did what I usually do and chased meaning first. I pictured body parts, maybe moving back and forth, or even going back in time. Then Up landed and that little duo started shouting direction in my head — back, up, surely this was going to be a puzzle about positions or movement.
By the time Directions appeared, I felt pretty confident. I was already workshopping names like “Directional Words” or “Navigation Terms” and mentally high‑fiving myself for spotting the theme early. That confidence didn’t last long. Credit dropped in, and the whole story wobbled. What did credit have to do with back or up? I briefly tried out ideas like “business language” or “abstract nouns,” but nothing fit every clue.