Friday, July 10, 2026

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• beef1

  beef

  noun — The meat from a cow, bull or other bovine.

  noun — (plural: beefs) A grudge; dislike (of something or someone); lack of faith or trust (in something or someone); a reason for a dislike or grudge. (often + with)

  verb — To complain.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• beet1

  beet

  noun — Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

  noun — A beetroot, a swollen root of such a plant.

  verb — To improve; to mend.

  Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

• beetle6

  beetle

  noun — A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and since 2011)

  noun — Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.

  noun — A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• befell6

  befell

  verb — To fall upon; fall all over; overtake

  verb — To happen.

  verb — To happen to.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• befoul6

  befoul

  verb — To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.

  verb — (specifically) To defecate on, to soil with excrement.

  verb — To stain or mar (for example with infamy or disgrace).

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• bell1

  bell

  noun — A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.

  noun — The sounding of a bell as a signal.

  noun — A telephone call.

  Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

• belle5

  belle

  noun — An attractive woman.

  Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

• belt1

  belt

  noun — A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.

  noun — A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.

  noun — A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• betel5

  betel

  noun — Either of two plants often used in combination:

  noun — A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• blue1

  blue

  noun — The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this.

  noun — A blue dye or pigment.

  noun — Any of several processes to protect metal against rust.

• bluebell8

  bluebell

  noun — Various flowering plants with blue, usually pendulous, flowers.

• bluebottle10

  bluebottle

  noun — Any of various blowflies of the genus Calliphora that have an iridescent metallic-blue body and make a loud buzzing noise when flying.

  noun — A marine jellyfish of the genus Physalia, which includes Physalia physalis, the Portuguese man-of-war, and Physalia utriculus, the Pacific man-of-war; a man-of-war.

  noun — A cornflower, a plant that grows in grain fields, Centaurea cyanus, with blue flowers resembling bottles.

• bobble6

  bobble

  noun — A furry ball attached on top of a hat.

  noun — Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie

  noun — A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes).

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• bootee6

  bootee

  noun — A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet.

  noun — A thick sock worn under a wetsuit.

  noun — An overshoe or sock worn to cover dirty shoes or feet.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• bottle6

  bottle

  noun — A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.

  noun — The contents of such a container.

  noun — A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• bottleful16

  bottleful

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• boule5

  boule

  noun — One of the bowls used in the French game of boules.

  noun — A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means.

  noun — A round loaf of bread.

• bubble6

  bubble

  noun — A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.

  noun — A small spherical cavity in a solid material.

  noun — (by extension) Anything resembling a hollow sphere.

• buffet6

  buffet

  noun — A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.

  noun — Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.

  noun — A small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter.

• bullet6

  bullet

  noun — A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.

  noun — An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.

  noun — Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.

• butte5

  butte

  noun — An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.

• effete6

  effete

  adjective — Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.

  adjective — Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.

  adjective — Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• etouffee8

  etouffee

  noun — A spiced Cajun stew of meat (crayfish, shellfish, alligator, chicken or another meat) and vegetables, typically cooked in a closed pot and then served with rice.

• feeble6

  feeble

  verb — To make feeble; to enfeeble.

  adjective — Deficient in physical strength

  adjective — Lacking force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; faint.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• feel1

  feel

  noun — A quality of an object experienced by touch.

  noun — A vague mental impression.

  noun — An act of fondling.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• feet1

  feet

  noun — A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.

  noun — Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.

  noun — (often used attributively) Travel by walking.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• fell1

  fell

  noun — A cutting-down of timber.

  noun — The stitching down of a fold of cloth; specifically, the portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down.

  noun — The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• felt1

  felt

  noun — A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.

  noun — A hat made of felt.

  noun — A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• fete1

  fete

  noun — A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.

  noun — A feast, celebration or carnival.

  verb — (usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• fettle6

  fettle

  noun — A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.

  noun — One's mental state; spirits.

  noun — Sand used to line a furnace.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• flee1

  flee

  verb — To run away; to escape.

  verb — To escape from.

  verb — To disappear quickly; to vanish.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• fleet5

  fleet

  noun — A group of vessels or vehicles.

  noun — Any group of associated items.

  noun — A large, coordinated group of people.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• floe1

  floe

  noun — A low, flat mass of floating ice.

  Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

• flue1

  flue

  noun — A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).

  noun — An enclosed passageway in which to direct air or other gaseous current along.

  noun — A woolly or downy substance; down, nap; a piece of this.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• flute5

  flute

  noun — A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin.

  noun — A recorder, also a woodwind instrument.

  noun — A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• fuel1

  fuel

  noun — Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.

  noun — Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.

  noun — Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• left1

  left

  noun — The left side or direction.

  noun — The ensemble of left-wing political parties. Those holding left-wing views as a group.

  noun — The left hand or fist.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• lobe1

  lobe

  noun — Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.

  noun — A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung.

  noun — A semicircular pattern left on the ice as the skater travels across it.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• lube1

  lube

  noun — Lubricant

  verb — To lubricate

• lute1

  lute

  noun — A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.

  verb — To play on a lute, or as if on a lute.

  noun — Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• oboe1

  oboe

  noun — A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• oleo1

  oleo

  noun — The various fats and oils that go into the making of margarine.

  noun — Margarine

  Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

• outlet6

  outlet

  noun — A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.

  noun — Something which allows for the release of one's desires.

  noun — A river that runs out of a lake.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• teff1

  teff

  noun — A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.

  noun — The fine grain of this plant.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• tell1

  tell

  noun — A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold.

  noun — That which is told; a tale or account.

  noun — A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• toffee6

  toffee

  noun — A type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard

  noun — A small, individual piece of toffee

  noun — Any kind of sweets; candy

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• tootle6

  tootle

  noun — A soft toot sound.

  noun — A trip or excursion.

  verb — To make a soft toot sound.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• tote1

  tote

  noun — A tote bag.

  noun — A heavy burden.

  noun — (logistics) A kind of plastic box used for transporting goods.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• tube1

  tube

  noun — Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.

  noun — An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.

  noun — (often capitalized as Tube) The London Underground railway system, originally referred to the lower level lines that ran in tubular tunnels as opposed to the higher ones which ran in rectangular section tunnels. (Often the tube.)

• tubeful7

  tubeful

  No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

• tubule6

  tubule

  noun — A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.

• tuffet6

  tuffet

  noun — A clump of grass or similar vegetation.

  noun — (furniture) A large cushion which may have an internal frame, used as a low seat or stool.

  noun — An inflatable cushion serving as landing area for precision accuracy parachuting.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• tulle5

  tulle

  noun — A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• tutee5

  tutee

  noun — A student of a tutor.

  Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.