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Thursday, November 5, 2026

Today's letters

P GINOTV

42 words 249 points 1 pangram

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  1. A 9-letter word: (-ing form) bind the arms of

    Reveal answer PINIONING
  2. A 6-letter word: (-ing form) drink excessive amounts of alcohol

    Reveal answer TOPING
  3. A 5-letter word: a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country

    Reveal answer PIPIT
  4. A 6-letter word: the highest level or degree attainable

    Reveal answer TIPTOP
  5. A 7-letter word: (-ing form) eat greedily

    Reveal answer PIGGING
  6. A 5-letter word: a metal spike with a hole for a rope

    Reveal answer PITON
  7. A 7-letter word: (-ing form) expect, believe, or suppose

    Reveal answer OPINING
  8. A 4-letter word: a Native American tent

    Reveal answer TIPI
  9. An 11-letter word: (-ing form) locate exactly

    Reveal answer PINPOINTING
  10. A 7-letter word: capable of wounding

    Reveal answer NIPPING
  11. A 4-letter word: any thick, viscous matter

    Reveal answer GOOP
  12. A 7-letter word: (-ing form) sound like a car engine that is firing too early

    Reveal answer PINGING
  13. A 6-letter word: a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack

    Reveal answer PINION
  14. A 7-letter word: (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock…

    Reveal answer PONTOON
  15. A 6-letter word: a feeling of deep longing

    Reveal answer PINING
  16. A 6-letter word: any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin…

    Reveal answer PIPPIN

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 PIVOTING

All 42 answers

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

11 letters

  • Reveal answer PINPOINTING

9 letters

  • Reveal answer OPTIONING
  • Reveal answer PINIONING

8 letters

  • Reveal answer PINPOINT
  • ★Reveal answer PIVOTING
  • Reveal answer POINTING

7 letters

  • Reveal answer NIPPING
  • Reveal answer OPINING
  • Reveal answer OPINION
  • Reveal answer PIGGING
  • Reveal answer PINGING
  • Reveal answer PINNING
  • Reveal answer PITTING
  • Reveal answer POGOING
  • Reveal answer PONTOON
  • Reveal answer POOPING
  • Reveal answer POPPING
  • Reveal answer POTTING
  • Reveal answer TIPPING
  • Reveal answer TOPPING

6 letters

  • Reveal answer OPTING
  • Reveal answer OPTION
  • Reveal answer PINING
  • Reveal answer PINION
  • Reveal answer PIPING
  • Reveal answer PIPPIN
  • Reveal answer POTION
  • Reveal answer TIPTOP
  • Reveal answer TOPING

5 letters

  • Reveal answer PINOT
  • Reveal answer PINTO
  • Reveal answer PIPIT
  • Reveal answer PITON
  • Reveal answer PIVOT
  • Reveal answer POINT

4 letters

  • Reveal answer GOOP
  • Reveal answer PING
  • Reveal answer PINT
  • Reveal answer POGO
  • Reveal answer PONG
  • Reveal answer POOP
  • Reveal answer TIPI

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