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Thursday, October 15, 2026

Today's letters

N ACILMY

60 words 348 points 3 pangrams

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A 4-letter word: trace the shape of

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LIMN
A 7-letter word: with foresight

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CANNILY
A 4-letter word: tropical Asian starlings

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MYNA
A 6-letter word: a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line

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CANCAN
A 5-letter word: a stupid foolish person

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NINNY
A 5-letter word: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram…

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MINIM
An 8-letter word: not friendly

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INIMICAL
A 6-letter word: a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator…

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CAIMAN
A 5-letter word: an island of central Hawaii

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LANAI
A 6-letter word: a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral)

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LAMINA
A 6-letter word: a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the…

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NIACIN
A 6-letter word: (-s form) the smallest possible quantity

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MINIMA
A 4-letter word: leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India

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NAAN
An 8-letter word: wildly disordered

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MANIACAL
A 5-letter word: decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal

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INLAY
A 4-letter word: a primary subtractive color for light

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CYAN
A 5-letter word: (Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch…

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ANIMA
A 5-letter word: hardened sugary exudation of various trees

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MANNA
A 5-letter word: someone who is critical of the motives of others

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CYNIC
A 4-letter word: (-s form) be located or situated somewhere

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LAIN
A 5-letter word: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

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CANNY
A 6-letter word: someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

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LAYMAN

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

The pangrams

A 10-letter pangram starting with I

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INIMICALLY
A 10-letter pangram starting with M

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MANIACALLY
A 9-letter pangram starting with M

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MANICALLY

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CLINICALLY
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INIMICALLY
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MANIACALLY

9 letters

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CLINICIAN
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CYNICALLY
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MAMMALIAN
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MANICALLY
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MINIMALLY

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CLINICAL
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INIMICAL
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MANIACAL

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ALMANAC
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CANNILY
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CYNICAL
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LAMINAL
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LIMINAL
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MAILMAN
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MANCALA
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MINICAM
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MINIMAL

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ANALLY
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ANIMAL
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CAIMAN
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CANCAN
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CAYMAN
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CLINIC
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LAMINA
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LAYMAN
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MAINLY
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MANIAC
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MANILA
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MINIMA
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NIACIN

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ANIMA
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ANNAL
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CANAL
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CANNA
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CANNY
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CYNIC
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INLAY
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LANAI
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MANIA
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MANIC
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MANLY
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MANNA
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MINIM
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NANNY
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NINNY

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ANAL
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CLAN
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CYAN
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LAIN
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LIMN
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MAIN
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MANY
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MINI
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MYNA
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NAAN
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NAIL
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NANA

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