Just like the words of the flavor text, the answer to each clue is four letters long. Taken together, these answers create a word ladder from ARMS to LEGS, changing one letter with each step:
- ARMS
- AIMS (Goals or targets)
- AIDS (Helps out)
- AIDE (Assistant)
- RIDE (What you might do to a horse)
- RILE (Annoy or irritate)
- ROLE (Part in a play)
- SOLE (Bottom of a foot)
- SOLO (Song for one)
- ???? (The answer to this puzzle)
- POGO (Bouncy stick)
- LOGO (Symbol for a company)
- LEGO (Building block brand)
- LEGS
The missing rung of the ladder comes between SOLO and POGO. Since SOGO is not a word, the answer must be POLO.