Friday, September 18, 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 27 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 27 recorded puzzles.

• acquaint15

  acquaint

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• acquit6

  acquit

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• anti1

  anti

  adjective — Opposed to something.

  noun — A person opposed to a concept or principle.

  preposition — Alternative form of anti-

  adjective — That has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°

  Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

• antic5

  antic

  noun — A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.

  verb — To perform antics, caper.

  adjective — Playful, funny, absurd

  adjective — Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.

  noun — A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping

  noun — A caricature.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• aqua1

  aqua

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• aquanaut8

  aquanaut

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• aquatic7

  aquatic

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• aquatint8

  aquatint

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• attain6

  attain

  verb — To gain (an object or desired result).

  verb — To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).

  verb — To reach in excellence or degree.

  verb — To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.

  verb — To get at the knowledge of.

  verb — To reach a person after being behind them.

  Appeared in 20 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 21 recorded puzzles.

• aunt1

  aunt

  noun — The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

  noun — A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.

  noun — The female cousin of one’s parent.

  noun — Any elderly woman.

  noun — A procuress or bawd.

  Appeared in 7 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 21 recorded puzzles.

• cancan6

  cancan

  noun — A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.

  verb — To dance the cancan.

  noun — (motocross) A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.

  Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.

• canna5

  canna

  noun — Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.

  noun — A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.

  Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.

• cant1

  cant

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  Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

• cantata7

  cantata

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  Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

• cantina7

  cantina

  noun — A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.

  noun — Abbreviated form of cantina truck, cantina wagon or cantina trailer

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• cinquain8

  cinquain

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• incant6

  incant

  verb — To state solemnly, to chant.

  verb — To recite an incantation.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• intact6

  intact

  adjective — Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged

  adjective — Of animals, not castrated: an intact bull.

  adjective — Uncircumcised; commonly used to describe a penis with a foreskin in intactivism.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• naan1

  naan

  noun — A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.

  Appeared in 37 recorded puzzles.

• nana1

  nana

  noun — (term of endearment) one's grandmother

  noun — A banana

  noun — A fool

  noun — A nanny

  Appeared in 37 recorded puzzles.

• natant6

  natant

  adjective — Floating or swimming (in water)

  adjective — In a horizontal position, as if swimming

  Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.

• niacin6

  niacin

  noun — A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.

  Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

• quaint6

  quaint

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• quant5

  quant

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• quanta6

  quanta

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• 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 21 recorded puzzles.

• tact1

  tact

  noun — The sense of touch; feeling.

  verb — To use a tact (a kind of verbal operant; see noun sense).

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

  noun — The stroke in beating time.

  noun — Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing.

  noun — A verbal operant which is controlled by a nonverbal stimulus (such as an object, event, or property of an object) and is maintained by nonspecific social reinforcement (praise).

  Appeared in 21 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 21 recorded puzzles.

• tactician9

  tactician

  noun — A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• taint5

  taint

  verb — To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.

  noun — A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish

  noun — A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food

  verb — To spoil (food) by contamination.

  noun — Infection; corruption; deprivation

  noun — A marker indicating that a variable is unsafe and should be subjected to additional security checks.

  Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

• tannic6

  tannic

  adjective — Pertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• tannin6

  tannin

  noun — Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.

  Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

• taunt5

  taunt

  noun — A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery

  verb — To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• taut1

  taut

  adjective — Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.

  adjective — (of a body, muscles, etc.) Not flabby; firm, toned; (of a person) having a lean, strong body.

  adjective — (of music, writing, etc.) Containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.

  adjective — (of a sailor, a ship, etc.) Neat and well-disciplined; (by extension) efficient and in order.

  adjective — Experiencing anxiety or stress.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• titan5

  titan

  noun — Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.

  Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

• titanic7

  titanic

  adjective — Having great size, or great strength, force or power.

  adjective — Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• tuna1

  tuna

  noun — The edible flesh of the tuna.

  noun — Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.

  noun — The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.

  noun — The fruit of the cactus.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.