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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Today's letters

C ABIKLT

49 words 273 points 3 pangrams

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  1. A 7-letter word: (-s form) say mean things

    Reveal answer BACKBIT

  2. A 4-letter word: characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

    Reveal answer LAIC

  3. A 5-letter word: (-s form) a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in…

    Reveal answer ABACI

  4. A 6-letter word: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally…

    Reveal answer CABALA

  5. An 8-letter word: an impudent or insolent rejoinder

    Reveal answer BACKTALK

  6. A 7-letter word: tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves

    Reveal answer CATTAIL

  7. A 7-letter word: a cry expressing disapproval

    Reveal answer CATCALL

  8. A 9-letter word: the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

    Reveal answer BLACKBALL

  9. A 5-letter word: sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality

    Reveal answer LICIT

  10. A 7-letter word: (-s form) aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium

    Reveal answer BACILLI

  11. A 5-letter word: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow…

    Reveal answer CALLA

  12. A 5-letter word: of or relating to the ilium

    Reveal answer ILIAC

  13. A 4-letter word: a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated…

    Reveal answer TALC

  14. A 5-letter word: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together

    Reveal answer CLACK

  15. A 5-letter word: (-s form) a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell

    Reveal answer CILIA

  16. An 8-letter word: a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the…

    Reveal answer KICKBACK

  17. A 6-letter word: a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

    Reveal answer ITALIC

  18. A 5-letter word: (-s form) any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of…

    Reveal answer CACTI

  19. An 8-letter word: a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as…

    Reveal answer CALLBACK

  20. A 6-letter word: of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey)

    Reveal answer LACTIC

  21. A 5-letter word: implied by or inferred from actions or statements

    Reveal answer TACIT

  22. A 5-letter word: having the wind against the forward side of the sails

    Reveal answer ABACK

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

The pangrams

  • A 7-letter pangram starting with B

    Reveal answer BACKLIT

  • A 9-letter pangram starting with C

    Reveal answer CLICKBAIT

  • An 8-letter pangram starting with T

    Reveal answer TAILBACK

All 49 answers

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

9 letters

  • BLACKBALL
  • ★ CLICKBAIT

8 letters

  • BACKTALK
  • BIBLICAL
  • CALLBACK
  • CIABATTA
  • KICKBACK
  • KICKBALL
  • TACTICAL
  • ★ TAILBACK

7 letters

  • BACILLI
  • BACKBIT
  • ★ BACKLIT
  • CATCALL
  • CATTAIL
  • ILLICIT

6 letters

  • ACACIA
  • ATTACK
  • CABALA
  • ITALIC
  • LACTIC
  • LAICAL
  • TACTIC

5 letters

  • ABACI
  • ABACK
  • ALACK
  • ATTIC
  • BLACK
  • CABAL
  • CACTI
  • CALLA
  • CILIA
  • CLACK
  • CLICK
  • ILIAC
  • LICIT
  • LILAC
  • TACIT

4 letters

  • ACAI
  • BACK
  • CALL
  • KICK
  • LACK
  • LAIC
  • LICK
  • TACK
  • TACT
  • TALC
  • TICK

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