Thursday, July 23, 2026

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• coffee6

  coffee

  noun — A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

  verb — To drink coffee.

  adjective — Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

  noun — A serving of this beverage.

  noun — The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, misnamed ‘beans’ due to their shape.

  noun — The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• cofound7

  cofound

  verb — To found at the same time as another.

  verb — To found with one or more other people.

• cofounded16

  cofounded

  verb — To found at the same time as another.

  adjective — Founded at the same time as another, or by two or more people

  verb — To found with one or more other people.

• confound8

  confound

  noun — A confounding variable.

  verb — To perplex or puzzle.

  verb — To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.

  verb — To make something worse.

  verb — To combine in a confused fashion; to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable.

  verb — To cause to be ashamed; to abash.

• confounded17

  confounded

  verb — To perplex or puzzle.

  adjective — Confused, astonished

  verb — To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.

  verb — To make something worse.

  verb — To combine in a confused fashion; to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable.

  verb — To cause to be ashamed; to abash.

• cuff1

  cuff

  noun — Glove; mitten

  verb — To furnish with cuffs.

  noun — A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.

  verb — To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.

  noun — The scruff of the neck.

  noun — The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• cuffed6

  cuffed

  verb — To furnish with cuffs.

  verb — To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.

  adjective — Fitted with a cuff.

  verb — To handcuff.

  verb — To fight; to scuffle; to box.

  verb — To buffet.

• defend6

  defend

  verb — To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.

  verb — To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.

  verb — To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).

  verb — To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.

  verb — To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous edition of that competition.

  verb — To call a raise from the big blind.

• defended8

  defended

  verb — To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.

  verb — To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.

  verb — To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).

  verb — To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.

  verb — To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous edition of that competition.

  verb — To call a raise from the big blind.

• defund6

  defund

  verb — To cancel funding for.

• defunded8

  defunded

  verb — To cancel funding for.

• doff1

  doff

  verb — To remove or tip a hat, as in greeting, salutation or as a mark of respect.

  verb — (clothing) To remove or take off, especially of clothing.

  verb — To get rid of, to throw off.

  verb — To strip; to divest; to undress.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• doffed6

  doffed

  verb — To remove or tip a hat, as in greeting, salutation or as a mark of respect.

  verb — (clothing) To remove or take off, especially of clothing.

  verb — To get rid of, to throw off.

  verb — To strip; to divest; to undress.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• duff1

  duff

  noun — Dough.

  noun — Decaying vegetable matter on the forest floor.

  adjective — Worthless; not working properly, defective.

  noun — The buttocks.

  verb — To disguise something to make it look new.

  noun — A large frame drum, resembling a tambourine, used to accompany popular and classical music in the Middle East.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• fecund6

  fecund

  adjective — Highly fertile; able to produce offspring.

  adjective — Leading to new ideas or innovation.

• feed1

  feed

  noun — Food given to (especially herbivorous) animals.

  verb — (ditransitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.

  verb — To reward for services performed, or to be performed; to recompense; to hire or keep in hire; hence, to bribe.

  noun — Something supplied continuously.

  noun — The part of a machine that supplies the material to be operated upon.

  noun — The forward motion of the material fed into a machine.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• fence5

  fence

  noun — A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter.

  verb — To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.

  noun — Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods.

  noun — Skill in oral debate.

  noun — The art or practice of fencing.

  noun — A guard or guide on machinery.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• fenced6

  fenced

  verb — To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.

  adjective — Surrounded by a fence; enclosed.

  verb — To defend or guard.

  verb — To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods.

  verb — To engage in the sport of fencing.

  verb — To jump over a fence.

• fend1

  fend

  noun — Self-support; taking care of one's own well-being.

  verb — To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.

  noun — An enemy; fiend; the Devil.

  verb — (except as "fend for oneself") To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for); to block or push away (typically construed with off).

• fended6

  fended

  verb — To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.

  verb — (except as "fend for oneself") To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for); to block or push away (typically construed with off).

• feud1

  feud

  noun — A state of long-standing mutual hostility.

  verb — To carry on a feud.

  noun — An estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord in exchange for service.

  noun — A staged rivalry between wrestlers.

  noun — A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• feuded6

  feuded

  verb — To carry on a feud.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• fond1

  fond

  verb — To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

  adjective — (chiefly with of) Having a liking or affection (for).

  noun — The background design in lace-making.

  verb — To caress; to fondle.

  adjective — Affectionate.

  adjective — Indulgent.

• fondue6

  fondue

  noun — A dish made of melted cheese, chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped.

  verb — To prepare or serve as a fondue.

• food1

  food

  noun — Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

  noun — A foodstuff.

  noun — Anything that nourishes or sustains.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• found5

  found

  verb — To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.

  noun — Food and lodging; board.

  verb — To start (an institution or organization).

  verb — To melt, especially of metal in an industrial setting.

  noun — A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.

  verb — To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.

• founded7

  founded

  verb — To start (an institution or organization).

  verb — To melt, especially of metal in an industrial setting.

  adjective — Having a basis.

  verb — To begin building.

  verb — To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.

• fund1

  fund

  noun — A sum or source of money.

  verb — To pay for.

  noun — An organization managing such money.

  noun — A money-management operation, such as a mutual fund.

  noun — A large supply of something to be drawn upon.

  verb — To place (money) in a fund.

• funded6

  funded

  verb — To pay for.

  adjective — Having received financial support; paid for.

  verb — To place (money) in a fund.

  verb — To form a debt into a stock charged with interest.

  adjective — Invested in public funds; existing in the form of bonds.

• offed5

  offed

  verb — To kill.

  verb — To switch off.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• offend6

  offend

  verb — To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.

  verb — To feel or become offended; to take insult.

  verb — To physically harm, pain.

  verb — To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.

  verb — To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.

  verb — To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.

• offended8

  offended

  verb — To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.

  verb — To feel or become offended; to take insult.

  verb — To physically harm, pain.

  verb — To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.

  verb — To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.

  verb — To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.

• uncuff6

  uncuff

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• uncuffed8

  uncuffed

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• undefended10

  undefended

  adjective — Not defended.

• unfed5

  unfed

  noun — A mosquito that has not had a blood meal.

  adjective — Not fed.

  adjective — Unsupported.

• unfenced8

  unfenced

  adjective — Not enclosed by a fence or other boundary; free to roam over a wider area.

  adjective — Without protection; defenseless.

• unfounded9

  unfounded

  adjective — Having no strong foundation; not based on solid reasons or facts.

  adjective — Not having been founded or instituted.

  adjective — Bottomless.

• unfunded8

  unfunded

  adjective — Not funded; having received no funding.

• unoffended10

  unoffended

  adjective — Not offended.