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#912Oct 29, 2026Words that come before "stream"Jet / Gulf / Blood / Live (on Twitch) / Swimming up-Medium#911Oct 28, 2026Parts of a fireplaceGrate / Damper / Mantel / Hearth / Chimney (to vent the smoke)Easy#910Oct 27, 2026Types of winePort / Shiraz / Merlot / Chardonnay / Pinot noir (from dark grapes)Easy#909Oct 26, 2026Metal alloysPewter / Solder / Brass / Bronze / Stainless steel (Fe + Cr + Ni)Medium#908Oct 25, 2026Things with rootsTeeth / Words / Polynomial functions / Family history / Trees (below the ground)Easy#907Oct 24, 2026Words that come after “close”Friends / Quarters / Attention / To home / Call / shave (near miss)Easy#906Oct 23, 2026Rivers in AsiaYellow / Ob / Indus / Tigris / Yangtze (continent’s longest)Easy#905Oct 22, 2026Types of “face”Game / Poker / Baby / Clock / Smiley (😊)Easy#904Oct 21, 2026Things seen at a courtGallery / Bar / Bench / Witness box / Judge’s chambersEasy#903Oct 20, 2026Types of grainSpelt / Sorghum / Millet / Rye / RiceEasy#902Oct 19, 2026Professions seen at the circusAcrobat / Clown / Ringmaster / Sword swallower / Lion tamerEasy#901Oct 18, 2026Different definitions of “post”Mail / Assignment / Hang up / Fence pole / After/subsequent (as a prefix)Medium#900Oct 17, 2026Things with paddlesDefibrillator / Steamboat / Canoe / Atari 2600 (to play some Pong?) / Table tennis (to hit the ball!)Medium#899Oct 16, 2026Words that come after “rip”Off / Cord / Tide / To pieces / -Roaring successMedium#898Oct 15, 2026Types of fishDrum / Bass / Sole / Perch / FlounderEasy#897Oct 14, 2026Things you can “walk”The dog / The streets / The line / The plank / A tightrope (take no false steps!)Easy#896Oct 13, 2026Shades of purple or violetAmethyst / Mauve / Lilac / Plum / Lavender (looks like 🪻)Easy#895Oct 12, 2026Military ranksGeneral / Private / Major / Colonel / LieutenantEasy#894Oct 11, 2026Things that are stackedBooks / Plates / Firewood / Chairs after a banquet / Poker chips (in tall columns)Easy#893Oct 10, 2026Words that come before "ten"Hang / Perfect / Top / Count to / Nine times out ofEasy#892Oct 9, 2026Types of whalesBlue / Right / Bowhead / Humpback / Orca (aka “Killer”)Easy#891Oct 8, 2026Words that come before “breaker”Code / Circuit / Ice / Deal / Tie (used to avoid a draw)Easy#890Oct 7, 2026Blood typesA+ / B- / AB+ / O+ (the most common) / O- (universal red cell donor)Easy#889Oct 6, 2026Settlements of different sizeHamlet / Conurbation / Village / Town / CityEasy#888Oct 5, 2026Wind instrumentsRecorder / Whistle / Piccolo / Flute / ClarinetEasy#887Oct 4, 2026Actors who have played James BondGeorge Lazenby / Pierce Brosnan / Roger Moore / Daniel Craig / Sean Connery (first in "Dr. No")Easy#886Oct 3, 2026Words that come after "common"Ground / Thread / Sense / Denominator / Knowledge (most people know it!)Medium#885Oct 2, 2026Things associated with ScotlandGolf / Whiskey / Bagpipes / Haggis / The Loch Ness MonsterEasy#884Oct 1, 2026Parts of the earOssicles / Cochlea / Semicircular canals / Tympanic membrane / Auditory nerveMedium#883Sep 30, 2026Types of ringsNose / Napkin / Mood / Boxing / Wedding (worn after “I dos”)Medium#882Sep 29, 2026Software menusHelp / View / Window / File / Edit (where you can copy and paste)Easy#881Sep 28, 2026Restaurant chainsSubway / Domino’s / Jollibee / KFC / McDonald’sEasy#880Sep 27, 2026Words that come before “share”Fair / Market / Mind / Earnings per / The lion’s (the largest part)Medium#879Sep 26, 2026Different definitions of “point”Tip / Dot / Exact location / Main idea / Scoring unit in a gameMedium#878Sep 25, 2026Words that come after “mixed”Media / Bag / Blessing / Metaphor / Messages (contradictory ideas)Medium#877Sep 24, 2026Things associated with steamIron / Iron horse (old-style train) / Sauna / Pressure cooker / Tea kettle (when whistling)Medium#876Sep 23, 2026Things shaped like trianglesDelta / Doritos / “Give way” or “Yield” sign / Rack (for 8-Ball or Snooker) / Pennant (like this one: 🚩)Easy#875Sep 22, 2026Famous philosophersBacon / Locke / Confucius / Plato and Socrates / Descartes: “I think, therefore I am”Easy#874Sep 21, 2026Common national demonyms (i.e., names for people from a specific country)Pole / Kiwi / Dane / Thai / ChileanMedium#873Sep 20, 2026Things with holdsCargo ships / Wrestling matches / Climbing walls / Bank accounts (after big deposits) / Phone calls (“please wait!”)Medium#872Sep 19, 2026Words that come before “source”Power / Open / Reliable / Anonymous / Go straight to theEasy#871Sep 18, 2026Geographic place names when preceded by “Great”Sandy Desert / Salt Lake / Rift Valley / Barrier Reef / Britain: England+Scotland+WalesMedium#870Sep 17, 2026Words that come after “go” in common sayingsNuts / Bananas / Cold turkey / Viral / The extra mileMedium#869Sep 16, 2026Things that are refilledPrescriptions / Mechanical pencils / Fuel tanks / Empty water bottles / Printers (with toner + paper)Easy#868Sep 15, 2026Words that come before "coffee"Robusta / Arabica / Cold brew / Instant / DecafEasy#867Sep 14, 2026Fictional characters that are yellowTweety Bird / Pac-Man / SpongeBob SquarePants / Bart Simpson / The Minions (rhymes with Bello!)Easy#866Sep 13, 2026Different definitions of “plant”Factory / Inside agent / Introduce subtly, as an idea / Tree or shrub / Put seeds in the groundMedium#865Sep 12, 2026Words that come before “drop”Rain / Tear / Name / Mic / Drag andMedium#864Sep 11, 2026Nicknames for different musclesTraps / Quads / Lats / Pecs / Abs (short for abdominals)Easy#863Sep 10, 2026Words that come after “perfect”Ten / Timing / Stranger / Storm / Example (no way to show better)Easy#862Sep 9, 2026Words that come before “age”Iron / Golden / Middle / Voting / Coming ofEasy#861Sep 8, 2026Parts of the EarthCrust / Mantle / Core (mostly iron and nickel) / Tectonic plates / Magnetic poles (North+South)Easy#860Sep 7, 2026Things associated with hotels!Keycards / Electric kettles / coffee makers / Toiletries / Continental breakfast / Room serviceEasy#859Sep 6, 2026Things that are composted!Cardboard / Leaves / Banana peels / Eggshells and egg cartons / Grass clippings and twigsMedium#858Sep 5, 2026Words that come before “car”Race / Cable / Muscle / Rental / Plug-in hybridEasy#857Sep 4, 2026Things associated with tracksTrains / Music albums / Adjustable ceiling lights / Olympic stadiums for running / Mud after animals walk in itMedium#856Sep 3, 2026Words that come before “way”Make / Wrong / Right of / Milky / Look the otherEasy#855Sep 2, 2026Things that are foldedTowels / Napkins / Large road maps / Paper cranes / Bad poker handsMedium#854Sep 1, 2026Things associated with Italy (🇮🇹)!Espresso / Renaissance art / Vespa scooters / Fashion houses (Gucci, Prada, …) / Pizza and pastaEasy#853Aug 31, 2026Games published by Hasbro!Risk / Taboo / Boggle / Cluedo (Clue in N. America) / JengaEasy#852Aug 30, 2026Words that follow “drop” in common sayingsEverything / Anchor / A hint / A line / The ballHard#851Aug 29, 2026All associated with polesTents / Skiers / Barber shops / Olympic vaulters / Flags (as attached here: 🏁)Easy#850Aug 28, 2026Words that come after “free”Will / Trade / Rein / Speech / As a birdMedium#849Aug 27, 2026Things that change colorsOctopuses / Arctic hares (twice a year) / Mood rings / Leaves (in autumn) / ChameleonsEasy#848Aug 26, 2026Names of dance crazes (with "The")Twist / Floss / Robot / Moonwalk / MacarenaEasy#847Aug 25, 2026Names of fontsImpact / Courier / Wingdings / Lucida Handwriting / Calibri or Aptos (in MS Office)Easy#846Aug 24, 2026Types of snakeKrait / Copperhead / Python / Viper / Boa constrictorMedium#845Aug 23, 2026Words that come after “think”Tank / Piece / Twice / Out loud / Outside the boxHard#844Aug 22, 2026Different ways to use a hammer (besides the most common one)Crushing ice / Removing nails / Tenderizing meat / Shaping metal (over an anvil) / Chiseling stone (hit with this)Medium#843Aug 21, 2026Things you might “shoot”A video / A glance / The messenger / Fish in a barrel / Oneself in the footMedium#842Aug 20, 2026Food items that are dehydratedNori / Jerky / Instant coffee / Prunes / RaisinsMedium#841Aug 19, 2026Famous astronomersWilliam and Caroline Herschel / Tycho Brahe / Carl Sagan / Nicolaus Copernicus / Galileo GalileiEasy#840Aug 18, 2026Properties of The Walt Disney Company!The Muppets / Star Wars / Marvel / Pixar / Mickey MouseEasy#839Aug 17, 2026Names of world currenciesDram / Krone / Rupee / Peso / Euro (€)Easy#838Aug 16, 2026Words that come before “frame”Freeze / Time / Bed / Door / Picture (🖼️)Easy#837Aug 15, 2026Things that are deliveredA speech / The daily newspaper / The mail / A knockout blow / Restaurant food brought to youMedium#836Aug 14, 2026Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titlesOdyssey / Galaxy / Kart / 64 / Bros. 3Medium#835Aug 13, 2026Things that have spotsThe Sun / Dominoes / Leopards / Dalmations / Ladybirds / ladybugs (🐞)Medium#834Aug 12, 2026Different meanings of the letter “I”Electric current / Personal pronoun / Square root of -1 / Iodine / Roman numeral for 1Medium#833Aug 11, 2026Types of simple machineWedge / Lever / Pulley / Inclined plane / Wheel and axleMedium#832Aug 10, 2026Shades of redBrick / Maroon / Tomato / Scarlet / CherryEasy#831Aug 9, 2026Tarot cards from the Major ArcanaStrength / Temperance / The Moon / The High Priestess / Wheel of FortuneMedium#830Aug 8, 2026Terms that come before "drop"Back / Eye / Eaves / Rain / Drag-and-Medium#829Aug 7, 2026Films directed by Steven SpielbergHook / Jaws / War Horse / Jurassic Park / Schindler’s ListEasy#828Aug 6, 2026Words that come after "off"Balance / Limits / The wall / The record / The cuffMedium#827Aug 5, 2026Types of monkeyDrill / Marmoset / Capuchin / Macaque / BaboonEasy#826Aug 4, 2026Things that come in groups of fourGhosts in Pac-Man / Grand Slams in tennis / Bases in DNA / Nations in the United Kingdom / Train spaces in Monopoly (1/side)Medium#825Aug 3, 2026Names of stone fruits (drupes)Date / Lychee / Apricot / Peach / CherryMedium#824Aug 2, 2026Words that come after "safety"First / Pin / Net / Valve / In numbersEasy#823Aug 1, 2026Things used when making potteryWheel / Ribs / Glaze / Clay / KilnMedium#822Jul 31, 2026Words that come before "price"Fair / Asking / Market / Sale / Name yourMedium#821Jul 30, 2026Types of golf clubIron / Wood / Wedge / Driver / PutterEasy#820Jul 29, 2026Members of the Fellowship of the RingMerry / Sam / Boromir / Frodo / Gandalf the GreyHard#819Jul 28, 2026Cities in TurkeyBatman / Samsun / Antalya / Ankara / IstanbulEasy#818Jul 27, 2026Abbreviations for days of the weekSat / Wed / Sun / Fri / MonMedium#817Jul 26, 2026Parts of a brass instrumentBell / Valves / Tuning slide / Mouthpiece / Metal tubing (muted gold/yellow)Easy#816Jul 25, 2026BugCold / Annoy / Listening device / Software glitch / InsectEasy#815Jul 24, 2026Words that come after "front"Runner / Line / Desk / Teeth / Row seatEasy#814Jul 23, 2026Things that riseDough / Tides / Steam (from a kettle) / The Phoenix (from the ashes) / The Sun (in the east)Medium#813Jul 22, 2026Things cats may play with as toysLaser pointer / Ribbon on a stick / Crinkle ball / Activity / foraging mat / Fur mouseMedium#812Jul 21, 2026Fire truck equipmentLadder / Axe / Water tank / Hose / Lightbar and sirensEasy#811Jul 20, 2026Athletic shoe brandsPuma / New Balance / Asics / Adidas / NikeEasy#810Jul 19, 2026Things that are associated with tipsPen / Sword / Iceberg / Advice Column / High-quality ServiceMedium#809Jul 18, 2026Things that are sphericalEarth / The Sun / Marbles / Soap bubbles (when free floating) / Basketballs (but not rugby balls)Easy#808Jul 17, 2026Words that come before "boat"Life / Show / Row / Tug / Whatever floats yourHard#807Jul 16, 2026Things that are brownCardboard boxes / Cinnamon sticks / Toasted bread / Roasted coffee beans / Chocolate LabradorsEasy#806Jul 15, 2026Generation I PokémonGloom / Ditto / Squirtle / Charizard / PikachuEasy#805Jul 14, 2026Things associated with FranceWine / Croissants / Impressionism / Berets / Liberté, Égalité, FraternitéMedium#804Jul 13, 2026Manufacturers of personal computersApple / Dell / Acer / HP / LenovoEasy#803Jul 12, 2026Biological taxonomyClass / Order / Family / Genus / SpeciesMedium#802Jul 11, 2026Musical temposGrave / Presto / Adagio / Andante / Allegro (120+ beats per minute)Medium#801Jul 10, 2026Terms used in graphic design for page layoutHeader / Gutter / Bleed / Column / MarginMedium#800Jul 9, 2026Words that come after "hair"Spray / Style / Dryer / Raising / FollicleHard#799Jul 8, 2026Words that come before "cream"Ice / Cold / Whipped / Shaving / Cookies AndHard#798Jul 7, 2026Places at a schoolLibrary / Auditorium / Playground / Science Lab / ClassroomMedium#797Jul 6, 2026National airlines (flag carriers)Avianca / El Al / Qantas / Lufthansa / AeroméxicoMedium#796Jul 5, 2026Different meanings of "clip"A rapid pace / Hit at an angle / Small metal fastener for paper / Cut with scissors / Short segment of a filmMedium#795Jul 4, 2026Words that come after "united"Front / Kingdom / Nations / States (Happy 250th!) / We stand, divided we fallHard#794Jul 3, 2026Terms used to describe batteriesAA / AAA / 9V / Alkaline / Lithium-ion (rechargeable)Medium#793Jul 2, 2026Words that come before "court"Supreme / Food / Tennis / Contempt of / The ball is in yourMedium#792Jul 1, 2026Parts of a dictionary entryPronunciation / Etymology / Part of speech / Example sentence / DefinitionMedium#791Jun 30, 2026Things brought on a camping tripLantern / Sleeping Bag / Portable Stove / Water Filter / TentMedium#790Jun 29, 2026Things found in a kitchenSink / Pan / Whisk / Fridge / OvenMedium#789Jun 28, 2026Words that come after saveFace / Your breath / The day / Someone's skin / For a rainy dayMedium#788Jun 27, 2026The number five in different languagesGo / Lima / Fünf / Cinq / CincoMedium#787Jun 26, 2026Words that come before fieldWheat / Force / Magnetic / Track and / Level playingMedium#786Jun 25, 2026Names of lakesTanganyika / Baikal / Michigan / Geneva / TiticacaEasy#785Jun 24, 2026Words that come after greenTea / Salad / Revolution / Light / With EnvyEasy#784Jun 23, 2026Geometry termsPoint / Tangent / Plane / Perimeter / PolygonEasy#783Jun 22, 2026Words to indicate directionsStern / Right / Forward / Up / NortheastMedium#782Jun 21, 2026Things associated with JunePearl / Gemini and Cancer / Summer Solstice / Juno / Father's DayEasy#781Jun 20, 2026Things people can climbStairs / Trees / Mountains / The career ladder / Indoor rock wallsEasy#780Jun 19, 2026Words that come before spotBright / Blind / Sweet / Hits the / X marks theMedium#779Jun 18, 2026Things that are the tallest of their kindAngel Falls / Hyperion / Giraffe / Mauna Kea / Burj KhalifaHard#778Jun 17, 2026Foods named for citiesGouda / Frankfurters / Peking Duck / Brussels Sprouts / New York CheesecakeMedium#777Jun 16, 2026Terms associated with footballWall / Volley / Offside / Yellow card / Bicycle kickEasy#776Jun 15, 2026Chemical elementsLead / Iron / Silicon / Carbon / OxygenEasy#775Jun 14, 2026Different meanings of "run"Streak / Operate / Campaign (for Office) / Scoring Unit (cricket+baseball) / Move Swiftly On FootMedium#774Jun 13, 2026Things that block sunlightClouds / Parasols / Tinted Glass / Dark Curtains / The Moon During Some EclipsesMedium#773Jun 12, 2026Words that come before "order"Natural / Standing / Purchase / Pecking / Out OfHard#772Jun 11, 2026Things found in a wallet or pursePhotos / Receipts / Cash / Emergency Contact Info / Identification CardMedium#771Jun 10, 2026Terms for wind conditionsBlast / Zephyr / Gale / Gust / BreezeMedium#770Jun 9, 2026Things you can "keep"Score / A Secret / The Peace / One's Distance / An Open MindMedium#769Jun 8, 2026Things that come in eightsBits In A Byte / Planets In Our Solar System / Legs On A Spider / Corners Of A Cube / Sides Of Most Stop SignsMedium#768Jun 7, 2026Words that come before "class"First / Weight / Fitness / Business / World- (the Very Best)Hard#767Jun 6, 2026Words that come before "station"Space / Power / Police / TV / BusHard#766Jun 5, 2026Things associated with GermanyPretzels / The Black Forest / The Autobahn / Oktoberfest / The Berlin WallMedium#765Jun 4, 2026Words that come before "flag"White / Pirate / National / Checkered / Capture TheHard#764Jun 3, 2026Layered dessertsTrifle / Parfait / Tiramisu / Baklava / Seven-layer CakeHard#763Jun 2, 2026Things that are blackCrows / Ebony / Ripe Olives / Charcoal / AsphaltMedium#762Jun 1, 2026Names of insectsFly / Cricket / June Beetle / Praying Mantis / Lightning BugEasy#761May 31, 2026Places to find arrowsAssembly Diagrams / Compass Roses / Archery Classes / One-way Street Signs / Bottom Right Of Your KeyboardEasy#760May 30, 2026Words that come before "back"Paper / Cut / Feed / Flash / Hump (whale)Hard#759May 29, 2026Things that grow on treesApples / Chestnuts / Moss / Bark / Pine NeedlesHard#758May 28, 2026Words that come after "door"Way / Mat / Bell / Jamb / KnobHard#757May 27, 2026Types of poolCar / Dating / Jury / Gene / SwimmingEasy#756May 26, 2026Types of deskHelp / Check-in / News / Rolltop / StandingEasy#755May 25, 2026Names of mountain rangesDolomites / Rockies / Andes / Alps / HimalayasEasy
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