Saturday, August 1, 2026

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• arabica7

  arabica

  noun — A species of coffee plant, Coffea arabica, native to Ethiopia

  noun — The bean of this plant

  noun — Coffee made from these coffee beans

• arctic6

  arctic

  noun — A warm waterproof overshoe.

  adjective — (now only in compounds) Pertaining to the celestial north pole, or to the pole star.

  noun — Any of various butterflies of the genus Oeneis.

  adjective — Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape.

  adjective — Extremely cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic.

  adjective — Designed for use in very cold conditions.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• aria1

  aria

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

  Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.

• 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 16 recorded puzzles.

• attar5

  attar

  noun — An essential oil extracted from flowers.

  noun — A perfume made from this oil.

  Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

• attract7

  attract

  verb — To pull toward without touching.

  verb — To arouse interest.

  verb — To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• baccarat8

  baccarat

  noun — A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack.

• backtrack9

  backtrack

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• barb1

  barb

  noun — The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.

  verb — To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.

  noun — The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.

  noun — A barbiturate.

  noun — A hurtful or disparaging remark.

  noun — A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.

  Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

• barback7

  barback

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• barbaric8

  barbaric

  adjective — Of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth

• bariatric9

  bariatric

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• bark1

  bark

  noun — The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.

  verb — To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).

  noun — The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.

  verb — To strip the bark from; to peel.

  noun — A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge.

  noun — An abrupt loud vocal utterance.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• barrack7

  barrack

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  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• bicarb6

  bicarb

  noun — Bicarbonate.

• birria6

  birria

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  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• brat1

  brat

  noun — A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.

  noun — Bratwurst

  noun — A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.

  noun — Acronym of Born, Raised, And Transferred.

  noun — A son or daughter (at any age) of an active military service member.

  noun — A turbot or flatfish

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• briar5

  briar

  noun — Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.

  noun — The white heath, Erica arborea, a thorny Mediterranean shrub.

  noun — Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.

  noun — A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• brick5

  brick

  noun — A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.

  verb — To build with bricks.

  adjective — (of weather) Extremely cold.

  noun — Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.

  noun — Something shaped like a brick.

  noun — A helpful and reliable person.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• brickbat15

  brickbat

  noun — A piece of brick used as a weapon, especially if thrown, or placed in something like a sock and used as a club.

  verb — To attack by throwing brickbats.

  noun — A criticism or uncomplimentary remark.

  verb — To assail with criticism.

• carat5

  carat

  noun — A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.

  noun — Any of several units of weight, varying from 189 to 212 mg, the weight of a carob seed.

  noun — A measure of the purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• carb1

  carb

  noun — Clipping of carburettor / carburetor.

  noun — (nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.

  noun — (by extension, metonym) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• cart1

  cart

  noun — A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.

  verb — To carry goods.

  noun — A tape cartridge used for pre-recorded material such as jingles and advertisements.

  noun — A small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go-cart.

  noun — A shopping cart.

  verb — To carry or convey in a cart.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• cataract8

  cataract

  noun — A waterspout

  noun — A large waterfall; steep rapids in a river.

  noun — A flood of water

  noun — An overwhelming downpour or rush

  noun — A clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision.

  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• circa5

  circa

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  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• cirri5

  cirri

  noun — A tendril.

  noun — A thin tendril-like appendage.

  noun — A principal high-level cloud type characterised by white, delicate filaments or wisps, of white (or mostly white) patches, or of narrow bands, found at an altitude of above 7000 metres.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• citric6

  citric

  adjective — Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• crab1

  crab

  noun — A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.

  verb — To fish for crabs.

  noun — The crab apple or wild apple.

  verb — (obsolete) To irritate, make surly or sour

  noun — The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.

  noun — Short for carabiner.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• crack5

  crack

  noun — A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.

  verb — To form cracks.

  adjective — Highly trained and competent.

  noun — A narrow opening.

  noun — A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.

  noun — Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• crib1

  crib

  noun — A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.

  verb — To place or confine in a crib.

  noun — A bed for a child older than a baby.

  noun — A small sleeping berth in a packet ship or other small vessel

  noun — A wicker basket; compare Moses basket.

  noun — A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• crick5

  crick

  noun — A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.)

  verb — To develop a crick (cramp, spasm).

  noun — A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.

  noun — The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it.

  noun — A small jackscrew.

  verb — To cause to develop a crick; to create a crick in.

• critic6

  critic

  noun — A person who appraises the works of others.

  verb — To criticise.

  noun — The art of criticism.

  noun — A specialist in judging works of art.

  noun — One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.

  noun — An opponent.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• karat5

  karat

  noun — A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• kart1

  kart

  noun — A go-cart.

  verb — To ride in a go-cart.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• rabbi5

  rabbi

  noun — A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.

  noun — A Jew who is or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation.

  noun — (police) A senior officer who acts as a mentor.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• rabbit6

  rabbit

  noun — A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.

  verb — To hunt rabbits.

  verb — To talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble annoyingly.

  verb — Confound; damn; drat.

  noun — The meat from this animal.

  noun — The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• rack1

  rack

  noun — A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other

  verb — To place in or hang on a rack.

  verb — To stretch a person's joints.

  noun — Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapour in the sky.

  verb — To drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir

  verb — To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.

  Appeared in 4 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 16 recorded puzzles.

• ratatat7

  ratatat

  noun — A swiftly repeated knocking sound.

  Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

• ribbit6

  ribbit

  noun — The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.

  verb — To make the sound of a frog or toad.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• rick1

  rick

  noun — Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.

  verb — To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks.

  verb — To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc.

  noun — A brand new (naive) boot camp inductee.

  noun — A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet.

• 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 14 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 14 recorded puzzles.

• tiara5

  tiara

  noun — The papal crown.

  noun — An ornamental coronet.

  Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

• track5

  track

  noun — A mark left by something that has passed along.

  verb — To continue over time.

  noun — A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.

  noun — The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.

  noun — A road or other similar beaten path.

  noun — Physical course; way.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• tract5

  tract

  noun — An area or expanse.

  verb — To pursue, follow; to track.

  noun — A series of connected body organs, as in the digestive tract.

  noun — A small booklet such as a pamphlet, often for promotional or informational uses.

  noun — A brief treatise or discourse on a subject.

  noun — A commentator's view or perspective on a subject.

  Appeared in 5 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 16 recorded puzzles.

• trick5

  trick

  noun — Something designed to fool or swindle.

  verb — To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.

  adjective — Involving trickery or deception.

  noun — A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.

  noun — An entertaining difficult physical action.

  noun — An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.