Thursday, March 5, 2026

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• arco1

  arco

  adverb — A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• aurora6

  aurora

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• auroral7

  auroral

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• cacao5

  cacao

  noun — A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.

  noun — This tree's seed, the cocoa bean.

  Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

• callaloo8

  callaloo

  noun — Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genus Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.

  noun — A spicy soup or stew made from such leaves.

  Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

• carol5

  carol

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• cloaca6

  cloaca

  noun — (sometimes figurative) A sewer.

  noun — The duct in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as most fish and some mammals, which serves as the common outlet for urination, defecation, and reproduction.

  noun — An outhouse or lavatory.

  noun — A duct through which gangrenous material escapes a body.

  Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

• coal1

  coal

  noun — A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

  verb — To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships).

  noun — A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English)

  noun — A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.

  noun — A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.

  noun — Charcoal.

  Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

• coca1

  coca

  noun — Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.

  noun — A pastry typically made and consumed in the Spanish Mediterranean coast.

  noun — The dried leaf of one of these plants, the South American shrub (Erythroxylum coca), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine.

  Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

• cocoa5

  cocoa

  noun — The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.

  adjective — Of a light to medium brown colour, like that of cocoa powder.

  noun — Coconut palm.

  noun — An unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.

  noun — A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.

  noun — A serving of this drink.

  Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

• cola1

  cola

  noun — The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.

  noun — The punctuation mark ":".

  noun — Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus.

  noun — A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant.

  noun — A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.

  noun — The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).

  Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

• collar6

  collar

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• color5

  color

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  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• cool1

  cool

  noun — A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.

  adjective — Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.

  verb — To lose heat, to get colder.

  noun — A calm temperament.

  noun — The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.

  adjective — Allowing or suggesting heat relief.

  Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

• coral5

  coral

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• corolla7

  corolla

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• corral6

  corral

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• croc1

  croc

  noun — A crocodile.

  noun — A plastic slip-on shoe.

  Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

• curacao7

  curacao

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• jocular14

  jocular

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• juror5

  juror

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• local5

  local

  noun — A person who lives near a given place.

  adjective — From or in a nearby location.

  adverb — In the local area; within a city, state, country, etc.

  noun — An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.

  noun — A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.

  noun — A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.

  Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

• loco1

  loco

  adverb — A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.

  noun — A certain species of Astragalus or Oxytropis, capable of causing locoism.

  verb — To poison with the loco plant; to affect with locoism.

  adjective — Crazy.

  noun — A locomotive.

  verb — (by extension) To render insane.

  Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

• loll1

  loll

  verb — To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.

  verb — To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.

  verb — To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way.

  Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.

• occur5

  occur

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  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• ocular6

  ocular

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• oracular8

  oracular

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• oral1

  oral

  adjective — Spoken rather than written.

  adjective — Relating to the mouth.

  noun — Oral sex.

  noun — A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.

  noun — A physical examination of the mouth.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• orca1

  orca

  noun — A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• roar1

  roar

  noun — A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.

  verb — To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.

  verb — To laugh in a particularly loud manner.

  noun — A loud resounding noise.

  verb — Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.

  verb — Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.

  Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

• rococo6

  rococo

  noun — A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.

  adjective — Of or relating to the rococo style.

  adjective — Over-elaborate or complicated; opulent.

  adjective — Old-fashioned.

  Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

• roll1

  roll

  noun — The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.

  verb — To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.

  noun — That which is rolled up.

  noun — A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.

  noun — Something which rolls.

  noun — A swagger or rolling gait.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

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