Saturday, September 5, 2026

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• aiming6

  aiming

  verb — To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it

  noun — The act of one who aims.

  verb — To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive

  verb — To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object

  verb — To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group

  verb — To guess or conjecture.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• anima5

  anima

  noun — The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.

  noun — (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) of a person that is in touch with the unconscious as opposed to the persona.

  noun — (Jungian psychology) The unconscious feminine aspect of a person.

  Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

• caiman6

  caiman

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• cami1

  cami

  noun — A camisole.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• gamin5

  gamin

  noun — A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally), a cheeky, street-smart boy.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• gaming6

  gaming

  verb — To gamble.

  noun — The playing of a game or games, including but not limited to video games and games of chance.

  verb — To play card games, board games, or video games.

  verb — To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.

  verb — (of males) To perform premeditated seduction strategy.

  noun — Careful, strategic use of rules to achieve one's purposes, as one would use the rules of a game.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• gamma5

  gamma

  noun — The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).

  noun — A nonlinear operation used to encode and decode luminance or tristimulus values in video or still image systems.

  noun — The Gamma function, symbolized by Γ.

  noun — A constant approximately equal to 0.55721566, symbolized by γ (also known as the Euler–Mascheroni constant).

  noun — A non-SI unit of measure of magnetic flux density, equal to 1 nT.

  noun — (industries) slope of log-log plot of video input and luminance output.

  Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

• gimmick7

  gimmick

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• gimmicking10

  gimmicking

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• imaging7

  imaging

  verb — To represent by an image or symbol; to portray.

  noun — The technique or practice of creating images of otherwise invisible aspects of an object, especially of body parts.

  verb — To reflect, mirror.

  verb — To create an image of.

  verb — To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity.

  noun — The use of mental images to alter a person's perceptions or behaviors.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• imagining9

  imagining

  verb — To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

  noun — Something imagined; a figment of the imagination.

  verb — To believe in something created by one's own mind.

  verb — To assume

  verb — To conjecture or guess

  verb — To use one's imagination

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• imam1

  imam

  noun — (usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader.

  noun — One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.

  Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.

• macing6

  macing

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• magi1

  magi

  noun — A magician, wizard or sorcerer.

  noun — (common usage) magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster, conjurer, charlatan

  noun — (special usage) a Zoroastrian priest

  Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

• magic5

  magic

  noun — The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them

  verb — To produce, transform (something), (as if) by magic.

  adjective — Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic.

  noun — A specific ritual or procedure associated with such magic; a spell.

  noun — The supernatural forces which are drawn on in such a ritual

  noun — Something producing successful and remarkable results, especially when not fully understood; an enchanting quality; exceptional skill.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• magician8

  magician

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• magma5

  magma

  noun — The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.

  noun — A basic algebraic structure consisting of a set equipped with a single binary operation.

  noun — Any soft doughy mass.

  noun — The residuum after expressing the juice from fruits.

  Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

• maim1

  maim

  noun — A serious wound

  verb — To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.

  Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.

• maiming7

  maiming

  verb — To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.

  noun — The act by which somebody is maimed.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• main1

  main

  verb — Short for mainline.

  adjective — Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.

  adverb — Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.

  noun — That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.

  noun — A hand or match in a game of dice.

  noun — A basket for gathering grapes.

  Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

• maki1

  maki

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• making6

  making

  noun — The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.

  verb — To create.

  noun — Process of growth or development.

  verb — To behave, to act.

  verb — To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.

  verb — To constitute.

• mama1

  mama

  noun — (hypocoristic, usually childish) Mother, female parent.

  Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.

• mamma5

  mamma

  noun — The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. (plural: mammae)

  noun — (hypocoristic, usually childish) Mother, female parent.

  noun — An accessory cloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of most cloud genera

  Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.

• managing8

  managing

  verb — To direct or be in charge of.

  noun — Management

  verb — To handle or control (a situation, job).

  verb — To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).

  verb — To succeed at an attempt.

  verb — To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• manakin7

  manakin

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• manga5

  manga

  noun — A comic originating in Japan.

  noun — A covering for a crucifix.

  noun — An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese comics, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of comics from other countries.

  noun — A comic in manga style, regardless of the country of origin.

  Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

• mania5

  mania

  noun — Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.

  noun — Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.

  noun — The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.

  Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

• maniac6

  maniac

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• manic5

  manic

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• manikin7

  manikin

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• manna5

  manna

  noun — Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.

  noun — (by extension) Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.

  noun — The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.http//www.museum.vic.gov.au/forest/plants/gum.html

  Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.

• manning7

  manning

  verb — To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).

  verb — To take up position in order to operate (something).

  verb — (possibly obsolete) To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare man up.)

  verb — To wait on, attend to or escort.

  verb — To accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence of people.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• mica1

  mica

  noun — Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• miking6

  miking

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• mimic5

  mimic

  noun — A person who practices mimicry, or mime.

  verb — To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.

  adjective — Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.

  noun — An imitation.

  verb — To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.

  adjective — Mock, pretended.

  Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

• mimicking9

  mimicking

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• miming6

  miming

  verb — To act without words.

  verb — To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.

  noun — A performance in mime.

  verb — To mimic.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• mincing7

  mincing

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• mini1

  mini

  adjective — Miniature, tiny, small.

  noun — A miniskirt.

  noun — A minicomputer.

  Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.

• minicam7

  minicam

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• minim5

  minim

  noun — A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.

  noun — Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like.

  noun — A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.

  noun — A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.

  noun — A little man or being; a dwarf.

  noun — A small fish; a minnow.

  Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.

• minima6

  minima

  noun — The lowest limit.

  noun — The smallest amount.

  noun — A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).

  noun — A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.

  noun — The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.

  Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

• mining6

  mining

  noun — The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.

  verb — To remove (ore) from the ground.

  verb — To dig into, for ore or metal.

  noun — Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof-of-work

  noun — The activity of placing explosives underground, rigged to explode

  verb — To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• mink1

  mink

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• naming6

  naming

  verb — (ditransitive) To give a name to.

  noun — The process of giving names to things.

  adjective — Giving a name to a person or thing.

  verb — To mention, specify.

  verb — To identify as relevant or important

  verb — To publicly implicate.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• nicknaming17

  nicknaming

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