Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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• adorn5

  adorn

  verb — To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

  adjective — Adorned; ornate

  noun — Adornment

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• airdrop7

  airdrop

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• andiron7

  andiron

  noun — A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• android7

  android

  noun — A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily male)

  adjective — Possessing human qualities.

  adjective — (in pelvimetry) Of the pelvis, having a narrow anterior segment and a heart-shaped brim, typically found in the male.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• ardor5

  ardor

  noun — Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.

  noun — Spirit; enthusiasm; passion.

  noun — Intense heat.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• arid1

  arid

  adjective — Very dry.

  adjective — Devoid of value.

  adjective — Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.

  Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

• darn1

  darn

  verb — Euphemism of damn.

  adjective — Damn.

  adverb — (degree) Damned.

  verb — To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.

  noun — A place mended by darning.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• dinar5

  dinar

  noun — The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia and Tunisia.

  noun — An ancient Arab gold coin of 65 grains in weight.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• dino1

  dino

  No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

  Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

• dodo1

  dodo

  noun — A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.

  noun — A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.

  noun — Fried plantain.

  Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.

• donor5

  donor

  noun — One who makes a donation.

  noun — A group or molecule that donates either a radical, electrons or a moiety in a chemical reaction. Compare acceptor.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• doodad6

  doodad

  noun — A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall); especially an unspecified gadget, device, or part.

  Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

• door1

  door

  noun — A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.

  verb — To cause a collision by opening the door of a vehicle in front of an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian.

  noun — Any flap, etc. that opens like a door.

  noun — (immigration) An entry point.

  noun — A means of approach or access.

  noun — A barrier.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• dorado6

  dorado

  noun — Coryphaena hippurus, the mahi-mahi or dolphin, a species of fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• drain5

  drain

  noun — A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

  verb — To cause liquid to flow out of.

  verb — To deplete of energy or resources.

  noun — Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.

  verb — To lose liquid.

  noun — An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• drip1

  drip

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• droid5

  droid

  noun — A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• droop5

  droop

  noun — Something which is limp or sagging

  verb — To hang downward; to sag.

  noun — A condition or posture of drooping

  verb — To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.

  verb — To lose all energy, enthusiasm or happiness; to flag.

  verb — To allow to droop or sink.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• drop1

  drop

  noun — A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape via surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.

  verb — To fall in droplets (of a liquid).

  noun — A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.

  noun — (now especially with "the") Alcoholic spirits in general.

  noun — That which resembles or hangs like a liquid globule: a hanging diamond ornament or earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.

  noun — A thing which drops or hangs down:

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• indoor6

  indoor

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• inroad6

  inroad

  noun — (usually plural) progress made toward accomplishing a goal or solving a problem

  noun — An advance into enemy territory, an incursion, an attempted invasion

  verb — To make an inroad into; to invade.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• nada1

  nada

  pronoun — Nothing.

  Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.

• nadir5

  nadir

  noun — The lowest point; time of greatest depression.

  noun — The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.

  noun — The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.

  noun — An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.

  verb — To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• naiad5

  naiad

  noun — A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.

  noun — The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.

  noun — Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.

  Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

• nonpaid7

  nonpaid

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• odor1

  odor

  noun — Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.

  noun — A strong, pervasive quality.

  noun — Esteem.

  noun — Something which produces a scent; incense, a perfume.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• opioid6

  opioid

  noun — A substance that has effects similar to opium.

  noun — Any of the natural substances, such as an endorphin, released in the body in response to pain.

  noun — Any of a group of synthetic compounds that exhibit similarities to the opium alkaloids that occur in nature.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• ordain6

  ordain

  verb — To admit into the ministry of a religion, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.

  verb — To decree.

  verb — To prearrange unalterably.

  verb — To predestine.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• paid1

  paid

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  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• panda5

  panda

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• pandan6

  pandan

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• paradrop8

  paradrop

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• paranoid15

  paranoid

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• pardon6

  pardon

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• podia5

  podia

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• pond1

  pond

  noun — An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.

  verb — To block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporation or seepage; to dam.

  verb — To ponder.

  noun — An inland body of standing water of any size that is fed by springs rather than by a river.

  noun — The Atlantic Ocean. Especially in across the pond.

  verb — To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• prod1

  prod

  noun — A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.

  verb — To poke, to push, to touch.

  noun — A production.

  noun — A prick or stab with such a pointed instrument.

  noun — A poke.

  noun — A light kind of crossbow; a prodd.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• radar5

  radar

  noun — A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces

  verb — To scan with radar, or as if with radar.

  noun — A type of system using such method, differentiated by platform, configuration, frequency, power, and other technical attributes.

  noun — A superior ability to detect something.

  noun — An installation of such a system or of the transmitting and receiving apparatus.

  Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

• radian6

  radian

  noun — In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• radii5

  radii

  noun — A line segment between any point of a circle or sphere and its center.

  noun — The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.

  noun — The length of this line segment.

  noun — Anything resembling a radius, such as the spoke of a wheel, the movable arm of a sextant, or one of the radiating lines of a spider's web.

  noun — The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.

  noun — One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the subcosta and the media; the vein running along the costal edge of the discal cell.

  Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

• radio5

  radio

  noun — The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.

  noun — On-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media.

  noun — A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.

  noun — The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.

  noun — A device that can transmit radio signals.

  verb — To use two-way radio to transmit (a message) (to another radio or other radio operator).

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• radon5

  radon

  noun — The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• raid1

  raid

  noun — An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering

  noun — A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.

  noun — A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.

  noun — An activity initiated at or towards the end of a live broadcast by the broadcaster that sends its viewers to a different broadcast, primarily intended to boost the viewership of the receiving broadcaster. This is frequently accompanied by a message in the form of a hashtag that is posted in the broadcast's chat by the viewers.

  verb — To lure from another; to entice away from.

  verb — To indulge oneself by taking from.

  Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

• raindrop15

  raindrop

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• rand1

  rand

  noun — The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.

  noun — A border, edge or rim.

  noun — A rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand

  noun — A strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.

  noun — A strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe.

  verb — To rant; to storm.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• rando5

  rando

  noun — An arbitrary person with whom one has no shared social connection.

  noun — A person going to a party without being invited.

  adjective — Random; arbitrary.

  noun — Anything selected at random.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• rapid5

  rapid

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• rind1

  rind

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• road1

  road

  noun — A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.

  noun — A path chosen in life or career.

  adjective — At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road.

  noun — A journey, or stage of a journey.

  noun — A road; or particularly a car, as a means of transportation.

  noun — (often in the plural) A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor; a roadstead.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• rondo5

  rondo

  noun — A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.

  noun — A small, disk-shaped piece of food, especially a single-serving dessert or small piece of candy.

  noun — A dark-skinned grape, a hybrid of Vitis vinifera with Vitis amurensis and others.

  noun — A game resembling keep-away, used to train soccer players: one group is tasked with completing a number of passes while the other group tries to take possession of the ball.

  noun — A gambling game played with small balls on a table.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• rood1

  rood

  noun — A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.

  noun — A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre.

  noun — A measure of five and a half yards in length.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.