Sunday, July 19, 2026

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• anvil5

  anvil

  noun — A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.

  verb — To fashion on an anvil (often used figuratively).

  noun — An incus bone in the middle ear.

  noun — A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails.

  noun — The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be measured is placed.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• avail5

  avail

  noun — Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions).

  verb — To turn to the advantage of.

  noun — Proceeds; profits from business transactions.

  noun — An advertising slot or package.

  noun — A press avail.

  noun — Non-binding notice of availability for work.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• availing8

  availing

  verb — To turn to the advantage of.

  noun — Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use

  adjective — Efficacious.

  verb — To be of service to.

  verb — To promote; to assist.

  verb — To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.

• avian5

  avian

  noun — A bird.

  adjective — Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.

  noun — A bird-like or flying creature.

  noun — (furry fandom) Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a bird or bird-like animal character with human characteristics.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• aviating8

  aviating

  verb — To operate an aircraft.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• gallivant16

  gallivant

  verb — To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.

  verb — To flirt, to romance.

• gallivanting19

  gallivanting

  verb — To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.

  noun — Roaming about for pleasure.

  verb — To flirt, to romance.

• giving6

  giving

  verb — (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.

  noun — The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.

  adjective — Having the tendency to give; generous

  verb — (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).

  verb — To yield slightly when a force is applied.

  verb — To collapse under pressure or force.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• inviting8

  inviting

  verb — To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.

  noun — Invitation

  adjective — Alluring; tempting; attractive.

  verb — To request formally.

  verb — To encourage.

  verb — To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• lava1

  lava

  noun — The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.

  noun — Magma.

  noun — A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava.

  Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

• laving6

  laving

  verb — To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out.

  noun — The act by which something is laved or washed.

  verb — To draw, as water; drink in.

  verb — To give bountifully; lavish.

  verb — To run down or gutter, as a candle.

  verb — To hang or flap down.

• living6

  living

  verb — To be alive; to have life.

  noun — The state of being alive.

  adjective — Having life.

  verb — To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

  verb — To survive; to persevere; to continue.

  verb — To cope.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• naval5

  naval

  adjective — Of or relating to a navy.

  adjective — Of or relating to ships in general.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• navigating10

  navigating

  verb — To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.

  verb — To give directions, as from a map, to someone driving a vehicle.

  verb — To travel over water in a ship; to sail.

  verb — To move between web pages, menus, etc. by means of hyperlinks, mouse clicks, or any other mechanism.

  verb — To find a way through a difficult situation or process.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• titivating10

  titivating

  verb — To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• vagal5

  vagal

  adjective — Of or relating to the vagus nerve.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• vagina6

  vagina

  noun — The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals.

  noun — A similar part in some invertebrates.

  noun — A sheath-like structure, such as the leaf of a grass that surrounds a stem.

  noun — The vulva.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• vaginal7

  vaginal

  adjective — Of, relating to, or affecting the vagina.

• vain1

  vain

  adjective — Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.

  adjective — Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.

  adjective — Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.

  adjective — Showy; ostentatious.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• valiant7

  valiant

  noun — A person who acts with valor, showing hero-like characteristics in the midst of danger.

  adjective — Showing courage or determination; brave, heroic.

• vanilla7

  vanilla

  noun — Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.

  adjective — (of flavor, etc.) Of vanilla.

  noun — The fruit or bean of the vanilla plant.

  noun — The extract of the fruit of the vanilla plant.

  noun — The distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract.

  noun — Any artificially produced homologue of vanilla extract, principally vanillin produced from lignin from the paper industry or from petrochemicals.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• vanillin8

  vanillin

  noun — A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.

  noun — Synthetic compound used as a substitute for the extract of the vanilla bean.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• vial1

  vial

  noun — A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemical.

  verb — To put or keep in, or as in, a vial.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• vigil5

  vigil

  noun — An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.

  noun — A period of observation or surveillance at any hour.

  noun — The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.

  noun — A quiet demonstration in support of a cause.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• vigilant15

  vigilant

  adjective — Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary

• villa5

  villa

  noun — (plural "villas") A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.

  noun — (plural "villas") A family house, often semi-detached, in a middle class street.

  noun — (plural "villae") A country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• villain7

  villain

  noun — A vile, wicked person.

  verb — To debase; to degrade.

  noun — A feudal tenant.

  noun — In fiction, a character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero.

  noun — Any opponent player, especially a hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: hero.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• vital5

  vital

  adjective — Relating to, or characteristic of life.

  adjective — Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.

  adjective — Invigorating or life-giving.

  adjective — Necessary to continued existence.

  adjective — Relating to the recording of life events.

  adjective — Very important.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• vitiating9

  vitiating

  verb — To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something

  verb — To debase or morally corrupt

  verb — To violate, to rape

  verb — To make something ineffective, to invalidate

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.