Friday, February 20, 2026

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• baud1

  baud

  noun — A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.

  noun — Bps (bits per second), regardless of how many bits are represented by each symbol.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• bubba5

  bubba

  noun — Brother; used as term of familiar address.

  noun — A working-class white male from the southern US, stereotyped as loutish.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• bubbly6

  bubbly

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• buddy5

  buddy

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• buggy5

  buggy

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• bulb1

  bulb

  noun — Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.

  verb — To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.

  noun — A light bulb.

  noun — The bulb-shaped root portion of a plant such as a tulip, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.

  noun — A bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.

  noun — The medulla oblongata.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• bulgy5

  bulgy

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• bull1

  bull

  noun — An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.

  adjective — Large and strong, like a bull.

  noun — The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.

  noun — The faeces of a bull.

  verb — To force oneself (in a particular direction).

  noun — A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• bully5

  bully

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• daub1

  daub

  noun — Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.

  verb — To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.

  noun — A soft coating of mud, plaster etc.

  noun — A crude or amateurish painting.

  verb — To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner.

  verb — To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• dual1

  dual

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• dually6

  dually

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• dull1

  dull

  verb — To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.

  adjective — Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.

  verb — To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.

  verb — To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.

  verb — To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.

  adjective — Boring; not exciting or interesting.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• dully5

  dully

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• duly1

  duly

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• gaudy5

  gaudy

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• glug1

  glug

  noun — The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.

  verb — To flow in noisy bursts.

  noun — The amount of liquid issued when the "glug" sound is heard.

  verb — To quickly swallow liquid.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• gulag5

  gulag

  noun — A prison camp.

  verb — To force into this prison or a similar system.

  noun — The system of all Soviet prison and/or labor camps in use during the Stalinist period.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• gull1

  gull

  noun — A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.

  noun — A cheating trick; a fraud.

  verb — To deceive or cheat.

  noun — Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.

  noun — One easily cheated; a dupe.

  noun — (Oxford University slang) A swindler or trickster.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• gully5

  gully

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• ladybug14

  ladybug

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• laud1

  laud

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• laudably8

  laudably

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• luau1

  luau

  noun — An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• lull1

  lull

  noun — A period of rest or soothing.

  verb — To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm

  noun — A period of reduced activity; a respite

  noun — A period without waves or wind.

  noun — An extended pause between sets of waves.

  verb — To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.

  Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

• lullaby7

  lullaby

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• lulu1

  lulu

  noun — A remarkable person, object or idea.

  noun — A very attractive or alluring person.

  noun — A very bad mistake or error.

  noun — A fixed allowance paid to a legislator in lieu of reimbursement for actual expenses.

  Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

• ugly1

  ugly

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

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