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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Today's letters

O AHPRTY

68 words 286 points 1 pangram

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A 9-letter word: giving strong encouragement

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HORTATORY
An 8-letter word: of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn

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ROTATORY
A 4-letter word: forming viscous or glutinous threads

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ROPY
A 7-letter word: something that provides an important central source for growth or development

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TAPROOT
A 6-letter word: a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot

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HOTPOT
A 5-letter word: a mutual promise to marry

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TROTH
A 4-letter word: ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

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HOAR
A 4-letter word: someone new to a field or activity

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TYRO
A 5-letter word: showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

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HOARY
A 6-letter word: having or showing prominent teeth

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TOOTHY
A 6-letter word: a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility

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TORPOR
A 4-letter word: a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing

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HYPO
A 6-letter word: a person who delivers a speech or oration

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ORATOR
A 5-letter word: the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart…

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AORTA
A 7-letter word: addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often…

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ORATORY
A 4-letter word: herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and…

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TARO
A 6-letter word: a stream or brook

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ARROYO
A 4-letter word: to utter a loud clamorous shout

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HOOT

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

The pangram

A 7-letter pangram starting with A: a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

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ATROPHY

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9 letters

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HORTATORY
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PARATROOP

8 letters

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ROTATORY

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ATROPHY
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ORATORY
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PHARAOH
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PORTRAY
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RAPPORT
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ROTATOR
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TAPROOT
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THROATY

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ARROYO
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HOORAH
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HOORAY
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HORROR
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HOTPOT
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ORATOR
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PARROT
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POTATO
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RAPTOR
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ROTARY
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TATTOO
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THROAT
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TOOTHY
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TORPOR
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TROPHY
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YOOHOO

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AORTA
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HOARY
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HOPPY
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PHOTO
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POPPA
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POPPY
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POTTY
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ROTOR
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TAROT
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TOOTH
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TORAH
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TORTA
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TROOP
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TROTH
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YAHOO

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AHOY
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ATOP
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HOAR
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HOOP
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HOOT
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HORA
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HYPO
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OATH
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OATY
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POOH
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POOP
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POOR
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PORT
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PROP
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PYRO
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ROAR
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ROOT
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ROPY
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TARO
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TOOT
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TORO
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TORT
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TROT
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TROY
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TYPO
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TYRO

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