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Friday, October 16, 2026

Today's letters

G BINPRU

56 words 339 points 2 pangrams

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A 6-letter word: (-ing form) be compatible, similar or consistent

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GIBING
A 7-letter word: (-ing form) cause to accept or become hardened to

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INURING
A 5-letter word: (-ing form) feel remorse for

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RUING
A 7-letter word: (-ing form) trap with a snare

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GINNING
A 4-letter word: a person regarded as arrogant and annoying

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PRIG
A 7-letter word: (-ing form) eat greedily

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PIGGING
A 7-letter word: a humorous play on words

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PUNNING
An 8-letter word: (-ing form) ask for and get free

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GRUBBING
A 7-letter word: (-ing form) overeat or eat immodestly

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BINGING
A 7-letter word: acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)

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GRIPING
A 7-letter word: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule)

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RIBBING
A 4-letter word: a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask

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BUNG
A 7-letter word: capable of wounding

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NIPPING
A 7-letter word: (-ing form) sound like a car engine that is firing too early

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PINGING
A 7-letter word: (-ing form) make a soft swishing sound

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PURRING
A 6-letter word: a feeling of deep longing

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PINING
A 4-letter word: colloquial American term for a town

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BURG
A 6-letter word: (-ing form) raise

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UPPING
A 7-letter word: (-ing form) make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

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BRIBING
A 7-letter word: an act of removing by cleansing

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PURGING

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

The pangrams

A 7-letter pangram starting with B: a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth

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BURPING
A 10-letter pangram starting with U: properties acquired during a person's formative years

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UPBRINGING

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10 letters

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UPBRINGING

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UNPINNING
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UNRIGGING

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BRINGING
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GRINNING
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GRIPPING
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GRUBBING
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INURNING

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BINGING
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BINNING
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BRIBING
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BRINING
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BUGGING
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BURNING
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BURPING
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GIGGING
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GINNING
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GRIPING
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GUNNING
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INURING
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NIPPING
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PIGGING
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PINGING
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PINNING
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PRUNING
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PUNNING
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PURGING
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PURRING
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RIBBING
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RIGGING
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RINGING
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RIPPING
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RUBBING
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RUINING
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RUNNING

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GIBING
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INNING
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NIGIRI
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PINING
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PIPING
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UPPING
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URGING

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BRING
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RUING
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UNRIG

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BRIG
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BUNG
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BURG
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GRIN
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GRIP
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GRUB
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GURU
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PING
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PRIG
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RING
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RUNG

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