Thursday, April 2, 2026

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• amino5

  amino

  noun — The amine functional group.

  adjective — Relating to an amine.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• ammo1

  ammo

  noun — Ammunition.

  verb — To load up on ammunition.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• ammonia7

  ammonia

  noun — A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.

  noun — A solution of this compound in water used domestically as a cleaning fluid.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• amnio5

  amnio

  noun — Amniocentesis

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• anatomy7

  anatomy

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• animation9

  animation

  noun — The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.

  noun — (in the sense of a cartoon) The technique of making inanimate objects or drawings appear to move in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) so produced

  noun — The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness

  noun — The condition of being animate or alive.

  noun — Conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• anion5

  anion

  noun — A negatively charged ion.

  Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

• annatto7

  annatto

  noun — A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.

  noun — The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.

  noun — An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.

  Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

• annotation10

  annotation

  noun — A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis

  noun — A comment added to a text

  noun — The process of writing such comment or commentary

  noun — Metadata added to a document or program

  noun — Information relating to the genetic structure of sequences of bases

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• annoy5

  annoy

  noun — A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.

  verb — To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

  noun — That which causes such a feeling.

  verb — To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.

  verb — To molest; to harm; to injure.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• anoint6

  anoint

  verb — To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.

  verb — To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.

  verb — To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.

  verb — To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• anon1

  anon

  noun — An anonymous person, especially an author.

  adverb — Straight away; at once.

  adverb — Soon; in a little while.

  adverb — At another time; then; again.

  adjective — Anonymous

  noun — A work with an unknown author.

  Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.

• anonymity16

  anonymity

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• antimony15

  antimony

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• antonym7

  antonym

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• antonymy8

  antonymy

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• atom1

  atom

  noun — The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.

  noun — (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.

  noun — The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.

  noun — In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.

  noun — The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.

  noun — A mote of dust in a sunbeam.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• imitation9

  imitation

  noun — The act of imitating.

  noun — (attributive) A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• initiation10

  initiation

  noun — The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced

  noun — The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.

  noun — The first step of transcription or of transduction.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• intimation10

  intimation

  noun — The act of intimating.

  noun — The thing intimated.

  noun — Announcement; declaration.

  noun — A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• into1

  into

  preposition — To or towards the inside of.

  preposition — To or towards the region of.

  preposition — Against, especially with force or violence.

  preposition — Indicates transition into another form or substance.

  preposition — After the start of.

  preposition — Interested in or attracted to.

  Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.

• intonation10

  intonation

  noun — The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

  noun — The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.

  noun — Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.

  noun — Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.

  noun — A thundering; thunder.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• iota1

  iota

  noun — The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.

  noun — A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• mammon6

  mammon

  noun — The desire for wealth personified as an evil spirit or a malign influence.

  noun — Often mammon: wealth, material avarice, profit.

  Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

• mayo1

  mayo

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• minion6

  minion

  noun — The lowest limit.

  noun — A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.

  adjective — Favoured, beloved; "pet".

  noun — The smallest amount.

  noun — A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).

  noun — A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• moan1

  moan

  noun — A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure

  verb — To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn.

  verb — To grieve.

  verb — To distress (someone); to sadden.

  verb — To make a moan or similar sound.

  verb — To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice.

  Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

• moat1

  moat

  noun — A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.

  verb — To surround with a moat.

  noun — An aspect of a business which makes it more "defensible" from competitors, either because of the nature of its products, services, franchise or other reason.

  noun — A circular lowland between a resurgent dome and the walls of the caldera surrounding it.

  noun — A hill or mound.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• momma5

  momma

  noun — Mother

  noun — A voluptuous woman.

  noun — One's wife or girlfriend.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• mommy5

  mommy

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• mono1

  mono

  noun — A viral infection marked by extreme fatigue, high fever, and swollen lymph nodes.

  noun — A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding

  adjective — Monaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel.

  adjective — Monochrome.

  noun — An injective homomorphism

  noun — A monogamous person.

  Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.

• monomania9

  monomania

  noun — Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject.

  noun — A pathological obsession with one person, thing or idea.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• mononym7

  mononym

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• monotony8

  monotony

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• moon1

  moon

  proper noun — The Earth's moon Luna; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.

  noun — (by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.

  verb — To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.

  proper noun — The god of the Moon in Heathenry.

  proper noun — A surname.

  proper noun — The 54th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

  Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.

• moony5

  moony

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• moot1

  moot

  noun — A moot court.

  adjective — Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.

  noun — A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.

  verb — To bring up as a subject for debate, to propose.

  noun — Vagina.

  noun — The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• motion6

  motion

  noun — A state of progression from one place to another.

  verb — To gesture indicating a desired movement.

  noun — A change of position with respect to time.

  noun — A change from one place to another.

  noun — A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.

  noun — An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.

  Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

• motto5

  motto

  noun — A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.

  noun — A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.

  noun — A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.

  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• nation6

  nation

  noun — A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.

  noun — Damnation.

  adverb — Extremely, very.

  noun — A sovereign state.

  noun — An association of students based on its members' birthplace or ethnicity.

  noun — A great number; a great deal.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• nomination10

  nomination

  noun — An act or instance of nominating.

  noun — A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• noon1

  noon

  noun — The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.

  verb — To relax or sleep around midday

  noun — The letter ن in the Arabic script.

  noun — Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.

  noun — The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.

  noun — The highest point; culmination.

  Appeared in 45 recorded puzzles.

• notation8

  notation

  noun — The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.

  noun — A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities.

  noun — A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• notion6

  notion

  noun — Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.

  noun — A sentiment; an opinion.

  noun — Sense; mind.

  noun — An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.

  noun — Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, either for attachment to garments or as a tool, such as a button, zipper, or thimble.

  noun — Inclination; intention; disposition.

  Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.

• oaty1

  oaty

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• omit1

  omit

  verb — To leave out or exclude.

  verb — To fail to perform.

  verb — To neglect or take no notice of.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• onion5

  onion

  noun — A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

  noun — The bulb of such a plant.

  noun — The genus as a whole.

  noun — A ball.

  noun — A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.

  Appeared in 31 recorded puzzles.

• oniony6

  oniony

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• onto1

  onto

  adjective — (of a function) Assuming each of the values in its codomain; having its range equal to its codomain.

  preposition — Upon; on top of.

  preposition — Aware of.

  preposition — Being an onto function with a codomain of (see below).

  Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.

• ottoman7

  ottoman

  noun — An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen, etc.

  noun — A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat.

  noun — A fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture of cotton and silk-like yarns.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• tattoo6

  tattoo

  noun — An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.

  verb — To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).

  noun — A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).

  verb — To tap rhythmically on, to drum.

  noun — A breed of pony from India; a pony of that breed.

  noun — A method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).

  Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

• tomato6

  tomato

  noun — A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

  verb — To pelt with tomatoes

  noun — The savory fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.

  noun — A shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato.

  noun — A desirable-looking woman.

  noun — A stupid act or person.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• tomtit6

  tomtit

  noun — Petroica macrocephala, the miromiro or New Zealand tit, a bird of the Petroicidae (Australasian robin) family.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• tony1

  tony

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• toon1

  toon

  noun — A cartoon, especially an animated television show.

  noun — A southeast Asian and Australian tree (Toona ciliata or Toona australis) of the mahogany family with fragrant dark red wood and flowers that yield a dye.

  noun — A town.

  noun — A melody.

  noun — A player's avatar or visible character in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game.

  noun — The wood of this tree.

  Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.

• toot1

  toot

  noun — The noise of a horn or whistle.

  verb — To stand out, or be prominent.

  noun — A toilet.

  noun — (by extension) A fart; flatus.

  noun — Cocaine.

  noun — A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.

  Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.