Sunday, November 16, 2025

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• aargh5

  aargh

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• agar1

  agar

  noun — A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.

  noun — A culture medium based on this material.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• airtight8

  airtight

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• alright14

  alright

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• altar5

  altar

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• arhat5

  arhat

  noun — One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.

  noun — One of the stages of the ascetic's spiritual evolution, when all passions (anger, ego, deception, greed, attachment, hatred and ignorance) are destroyed; arhanta.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• aria1

  aria

  noun — A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.

  Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.

• aril1

  aril

  noun — A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• arthralgia17

  arthralgia

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• atria5

  atria

  noun — A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.

  noun — A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.

  noun — A cavity, entrance, or passage.

  noun — Any enclosed sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.

  Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

• atrial6

  atrial

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• attagirl8

  attagirl

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• attar5

  attar

  noun — An essential oil extracted from flowers.

  noun — A perfume made from this oil.

  Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

• girl1

  girl

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  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• girt1

  girt

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• girth5

  girth

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• grail5

  grail

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• grill5

  grill

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  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• grit1

  grit

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• hair1

  hair

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  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• hart1

  hart

  noun — A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.

  noun — A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.

  noun — A red deer or one of related species.

  noun — Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.

  noun — The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.

  noun — Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• lair1

  lair

  noun — A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.

  noun — A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.

  noun — A shed or shelter for domestic animals.

  noun — A bed or resting place.

  noun — A grave; a cemetery plot.

  verb — To rest; to dwell.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• lariat6

  lariat

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• liar1

  liar

  noun — One who tells lies.

  noun — A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• lira1

  lira

  noun — The basic unit of currency in Turkey.

  noun — The former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro

  noun — The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.

  noun — The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar)

  noun — A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.

  noun — Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• raga1

  raga

  noun — Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.

  noun — Passion, love, lust.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• ragtag6

  ragtag

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• rail1

  rail

  noun — The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.

  noun — A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.

  noun — A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.

  noun — A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.

  verb — To criticize severely.

  noun — Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• raita5

  raita

  noun — A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.

  Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

• ratatat7

  ratatat

  noun — A swiftly repeated knocking sound.

  Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

• rattail7

  rattail

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• rial1

  rial

  noun — The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.

  noun — An old gold coin of England.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• right5

  right

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• rill1

  rill

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  Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

• tart1

  tart

  adjective — Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.

  noun — A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.

  noun — A prostitute.

  verb — To practice prostitution

  adjective — (of wine) high or too high in acidity.

  adjective — Sharp; keen; severe.

  Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

• tartar6

  tartar

  noun — A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.

  noun — A fearsome or angrily violent person.

  noun — A hard yellow deposit on the teeth.

  Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

• thrall6

  thrall

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• thrill6

  thrill

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• tiara5

  tiara

  noun — The papal crown.

  noun — An ornamental coronet.

  Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

• trail5

  trail

  noun — The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.

  verb — To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).

  noun — A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.

  noun — A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.

  noun — A walk in which all the edges are distinct.

  verb — To drag (something) behind on the ground.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• trait5

  trait

  noun — An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.

  noun — An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.

  Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

• trial5

  trial

  noun — An opportunity to test something out; a test.

  verb — To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.

  adjective — Pertaining to a trial or test.

  adjective — Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.

  noun — Appearance at judicial court in order to be examined.

  noun — A difficult or annoying experience.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• trig1

  trig

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• trill5

  trill

  noun — A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.

  verb — To create a trill sound; to utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.

  verb — To trickle.

  verb — To twirl.

  noun — A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish rr.

  noun — A tremulous high-pitched vocal sound produced by cats.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

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