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Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Today's letters

A EHNOPY

29 words 116 points 1 pangram

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  1. A 6-letter word: female peafowl

    Reveal answer PEAHEN

  2. A 4-letter word: a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon

    Reveal answer NEAP

  3. A 5-letter word: a person to whom money is paid

    Reveal answer PAYEE

  4. A 5-letter word: a formal expression of praise

    Reveal answer PAEAN

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

    Reveal answer NAAN

  6. A 4-letter word: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and…

    Reveal answer AEON

  7. A 4-letter word: the back side of the neck

    Reveal answer NAPE

  8. A 5-letter word: doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on…

    Reveal answer HYENA

  9. A 5-letter word: a reddish brown dye used especially on hair

    Reveal answer HENNA

  10. A 6-letter word: tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves…

    Reveal answer PAPAYA

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

The pangram

  • An 8-letter pangram starting with P

    Reveal answer PAYPHONE

All 29 answers

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

8 letters

  • ★ PAYPHONE

6 letters

  • ANYHOO
  • ANYONE
  • HAPPEN
  • PAPAYA
  • PEAHEN

5 letters

  • ANNOY
  • APNEA
  • HAPPY
  • HENNA
  • HYENA
  • NANNY
  • PAEAN
  • PAPPY
  • PAYEE
  • POPPA
  • YAHOO
  • YAPPY

4 letters

  • AEON
  • AHOY
  • ANON
  • HEAP
  • NAAN
  • NANA
  • NAPE
  • NEAP
  • PANE
  • PAPA
  • YEAH

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