Friday, July 24, 2026

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• eking5

  eking

  verb — Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.

  noun — The act or process of adding.

  noun — That which is added.

  noun — A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• enoki5

  enoki

  noun — An enoki mushroom, Flammulina velutipes.

• evoke5

  evoke

  verb — To call out; to draw out or bring forth.

  verb — To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

  verb — To elicit a response.

• evoking14

  evoking

  verb — To call out; to draw out or bring forth.

  verb — To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

  verb — To elicit a response.

• geek1

  geek

  noun — A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun.

  noun — (by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.

  noun — The subculture of geeks; an esoteric subject of interest that is marginal to the social mainstream; the philosophy, events, and physical artifacts of geeks; geekness.

  noun — An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.

  noun — A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.

  verb — To behave geekishly or in a socially awkward manner, especially when under the influence of drugs or other psycho-active substances, and exhibiting such marked characteristics as hyperactivity, repetitiveness, talkativeness, nervousness, irritability, or paranoia.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• geeking7

  geeking

  verb — To behave geekishly or in a socially awkward manner, especially when under the influence of drugs or other psycho-active substances, and exhibiting such marked characteristics as hyperactivity, repetitiveness, talkativeness, nervousness, irritability, or paranoia.

  verb — To look; to peep; to stare about intently.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• ginkgo6

  ginkgo

  noun — Ginkgo biloba, a tree native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds.

  noun — The seed of the ginkgo tree.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• inking6

  inking

  verb — To apply ink to; to cover or smear with ink.

  verb — To sign (a contract or similar document).

  verb — To apply a tattoo to (someone).

  noun — An application of ink.

  noun — Inputting text or drawings into a computer, tablet, or similar apparatus using a stylus.

  verb — (of a squid or octopus) to eject ink (sense 3)

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• invoke6

  invoke

  verb — To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.

  verb — To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.

  verb — To call to mind (something) for some purpose.

  verb — To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.

  verb — To conjure up with incantations.

  verb — To bring about as an inevitable consequence.

• invoking8

  invoking

  verb — To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.

  verb — To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.

  verb — To call to mind (something) for some purpose.

  verb — To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.

  verb — To conjure up with incantations.

  verb — To bring about as an inevitable consequence.

• keen1

  keen

  adjective — Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.

  adjective — Having a fine edge or point; sharp.

  adjective — Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.

  adjective — Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.

  adjective — Fierce, intense, vehement.

  adjective — Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• keening7

  keening

  noun — Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake

  adjective — Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.

  verb — To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.

  verb — To utter a keen.

  verb — To mourn.

  noun — (by extension) An unpleasant wailing sound.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• keno1

  keno

  noun — A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• king1

  king

  noun — A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.

  noun — A powerful or majorly influential person.

  noun — A component of certain games.

  noun — A king-sized bed.

  noun — Something that has a preeminent position.

  verb — To crown king, to make (a person) king.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• kinging7

  kinging

  verb — To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.

  verb — To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.

  verb — To dress and perform as a drag king.

  verb — To crown king, to make (a person) king.

  verb — To rule over as king.

  verb — To perform the duties of a king.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• kink1

  kink

  noun — A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.

  noun — A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.

  noun — Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.

  verb — To form a kink or twist.

  verb — To be formed into a kink or twist.

  noun — An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• kinking7

  kinking

  verb — To form a kink or twist.

  verb — To be formed into a kink or twist.

  verb — To laugh loudly.

  verb — To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• knee1

  knee

  noun — In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.

  noun — The part of a garment that covers the knee.

  noun — An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.

  verb — To poke or strike with the knee.

  verb — To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.

  noun — A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• kneeing7

  kneeing

  verb — To poke or strike with the knee.

  verb — To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.

  noun — A blow made with the knee

  verb — To kneel to.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• kook1

  kook

  noun — An eccentric, strange or crazy person.

  noun — (kiteboarding, wakeboarding) A boardsport participant who lacks style or skill; a newbie who acts as if they are better at the sport than they are.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• nook1

  nook

  noun — A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.

  verb — To withdraw into a nook.

  noun — A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.

  noun — A recess, cove or hollow.

  noun — An English unit of land area, originally 1/4 of a yardland but later 12 1/2 or 20 acres.

  noun — A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• oink1

  oink

  noun — The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.

  verb — Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.

  interjection — Representing the sound made by a pig.

  interjection — Drawing attention to male chauvinism (from the term male chauvinist pig).

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• oinking7

  oinking

  verb — Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• viking6

  viking

  noun — One of the Scandinavian or other Northern European seafaring warriors that raided (and then settled) the British Isles and other parts of Europe in the 8th to the 11th centuries and, according to many historians, were the first Europeans to reach North America.

  noun — (by extension) A stock character common in the fantasy genre, namely a barbarian, generally equipped with an axe or sword and a helmet adorned with horns.

  noun — A Norseman (mediaeval Scandinavian).

  noun — (mildly) An ethnic Swede, Norwegian, Dane, Icelander or Faroe Islander.

  noun — A player on the Minnesota Vikings NFL team.

evoking is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.