Monday, January 12, 2026

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• acacia6

  acacia

  noun — A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.

  noun — (history) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.

  noun — The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica), the Egyptian acacia.

  noun — A false acacia; robinia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia.

  noun — Gum arabic; gum acacia.

  noun — Any of several related trees, such as the locust tree.

  Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.

• acai1

  acai

  noun — The fruit of these trees, harvested for its juice.

  noun — Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.

  Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.

• acetic6

  acetic

  adjective — Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar

  adjective — Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• alit1

  alit

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  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• atilt5

  atilt

  adjective — At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.

  adverb — At an angle from the vertical or horizontal; at the point of falling over.

  preposition — Diagonally over or across.

  adverb — Tilting or as if tilting (charging with a lance, like a knight on horseback in a joust).

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• attic5

  attic

  noun — The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

  Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.

• cacti5

  cacti

  noun — Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

  noun — Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.

  Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.

• calcite7

  calcite

  noun — A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• cattail7

  cattail

  noun — Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• celiac6

  celiac

  noun — Someone who has celiac disease.

  adjective — Of, pertaining to or located within the abdomen or abdominal cavity.

  adjective — Of or pertaining to celiac disease.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• celli5

  celli

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  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• cilia5

  cilia

  noun — Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ.

  noun — A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors.

  noun — One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• cite1

  cite

  verb — To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.

  noun — A citation

  verb — To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.

  verb — To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.

  Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

• eclectic8

  eclectic

  noun — Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.

  adjective — Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.

  adjective — Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• elicit6

  elicit

  verb — To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.

  adjective — Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

  verb — To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.

  verb — To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• elite5

  elite

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  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• icicle6

  icicle

  noun — A drooping, tapering shape of ice.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• iliac5

  iliac

  adjective — Of or pertaining to the ilium.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• illicit7

  illicit

  noun — A banned or unlawful item.

  adjective — Not approved by law, but not invalid.

  adjective — Breaking social norms.

  adjective — Unlawful.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• italic6

  italic

  noun — A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.

  adjective — (of a typeface or font) Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.

  noun — An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.

  adjective — (of a typeface or font) Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• italicize16

  italicize

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• lactic6

  lactic

  adjective — Of, relating to, or derived from milk

  adjective — (of fermentation) That produces lactic acid

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• laic1

  laic

  noun — A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy.

  adjective — Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• laical6

  laical

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  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• laicize7

  laicize

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• lattice7

  lattice

  noun — A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.

  verb — To make a lattice of.

  noun — A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands that cross each other.

  noun — A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.

  noun — A discrete subgroup of Rn which is isomorphic to Zn (considered as an additive group) and spans the real vector space Rn.

  noun — A model of the tuning relationships of a just intonation system, comprising an array of points in a periodic multidimensional pattern.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• lice1

  lice

  noun — A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.

  noun — (not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• licit5

  licit

  adjective — Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.

  adjective — Explicitly established or constituted by law.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• lilac5

  lilac

  noun — A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink or purple flowers.

  adjective — Having a pale purple colour.

  noun — A flower of the lilac shrub.

  noun — (color) A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• lilt1

  lilt

  noun — A cheerful or melodious accent when speaking.

  noun — Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.

  noun — A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.

  verb — To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.

  verb — To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.

  verb — To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.

  Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

• lite1

  lite

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  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• little6

  little

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  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• tacit5

  tacit

  adjective — Expressed in silence; implied, but not made explicit; silent.

  adjective — Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.

  Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.

• tactic6

  tactic

  noun — A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.

  adjective — Tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.

  noun — A maneuver used against an enemy.

  noun — A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.

  adjective — Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical.

  Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.

• tactical8

  tactical

  noun — A combinator of proof tactics.

  adjective — Of, or relating to tactics

  noun — A private war reenactment event involving mock battles or skirmishes.

  adjective — Of, or relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than strategic ones

  adjective — Adroit, skilful or ingenious

  adjective — Having a military appearance, typically with accessories such as a bipod, adjustable stock, detachable magazine or black coloration

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• tactile7

  tactile

  adjective — Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.

  adjective — Used for feeling.

  adjective — Of or relating to the sense of touch.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• tail1

  tail

  noun — The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.

  noun — The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything.

  noun — (chiefly in the plural) The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.

  noun — The tail-end of an object, e.g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin.

  verb — To follow and observe surreptitiously.

  noun — The latter part of a time period or event, or (collectively) persons or objects represented in this part.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• tali1

  tali

  noun — The bone of the ankle.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• tallit6

  tallit

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  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• tile1

  tile

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  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• till1

  till

  preposition — Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).

  conjunction — Until, until the time that.

  noun — A cash register.

  noun — A removable box within a cash register containing the money.

  noun — The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift.

  verb — To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.

  Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

• tilt1

  tilt

  verb — To slope or incline (something); to slant.

  verb — To be at an angle.

  noun — A slope or inclination.

  noun — The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.

  verb — To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck or losses).

  noun — The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.

  Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

• titillate9

  titillate

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• title5

  title

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  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• tittle6

  tittle

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  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• ziti1

  ziti

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.