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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Today's letters

D AINOPR

51 words 227 points 2 pangrams

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  1. A 7-letter word: metal supports for logs in a fireplace

    Reveal answer ANDIRON

  2. A 5-letter word: (-s form) a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person…

    Reveal answer PODIA

  3. A 6-letter word: something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

    Reveal answer DOODAD

  4. A 6-letter word: an encroachment or intrusion

    Reveal answer INROAD

  5. A 5-letter word: submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers

    Reveal answer NAIAD

  6. A 6-letter word: the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

    Reveal answer RADIAN

  7. A 5-letter word: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

    Reveal answer ARDOR

  8. A 6-letter word: appoint to a clerical posts

    Reveal answer ORDAIN

  9. A 5-letter word: a shape that sags

    Reveal answer DROOP

  10. A 5-letter word: (-s form) the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or…

    Reveal answer RADII

  11. A 5-letter word: the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia

    Reveal answer DINAR

  12. A 4-letter word: representation of the cross on which Jesus died

    Reveal answer ROOD

  13. A 4-letter word: the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)

    Reveal answer RIND

  14. A 5-letter word: an extreme state of adversity

    Reveal answer NADIR

  15. A 4-letter word: someone whose style is out of fashion

    Reveal answer DODO

  16. A 5-letter word: a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium

    Reveal answer RADON

Common words are left out on purpose. They're all in the full list below.

The pangrams

  • An 8-letter pangram starting with P

    Reveal answer PARANOID

  • An 8-letter pangram starting with R

    Reveal answer RAINDROP

All 51 answers

Each word stays blurred until you reveal it. ★ marks a pangram.

8 letters

  • PARADROP
  • ★ PARANOID
  • ★ RAINDROP

7 letters

  • AIRDROP
  • ANDIRON
  • ANDROID
  • NONPAID

6 letters

  • DOODAD
  • DORADO
  • INDOOR
  • INROAD
  • OPIOID
  • ORDAIN
  • PANDAN
  • PARDON
  • RADIAN

5 letters

  • ADORN
  • ARDOR
  • DINAR
  • DONOR
  • DRAIN
  • DROID
  • DROOP
  • NADIR
  • NAIAD
  • PANDA
  • PODIA
  • RADAR
  • RADII
  • RADIO
  • RADON
  • RANDO
  • RAPID
  • RONDO

4 letters

  • ARID
  • DARN
  • DINO
  • DODO
  • DOOR
  • DRIP
  • DROP
  • NADA
  • ODOR
  • PAID
  • POND
  • PROD
  • RAID
  • RAND
  • RIND
  • ROAD
  • ROOD

Clues adapted from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. LexaCalc is not affiliated with The New York Times.