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May 22, 2026

Happy Friday! As we rush headlong toward the weekend, make a quick pit stop to consider the following Blossom challenge: using today’s letters—DEGRTUA—make a three-letter word and a four-letter word that are commonly paired with “race.”

If you think you’ve got the answer, reply to this email! On your mark, get set, go!

Tightrope / DAILY TRIVIA GAME

Which is the largest venomous snake in the world, whose bite is capable of killing an elephant in just a few hours?

a

Boa constrictor

b

Ball python

c

King cobra

d

Cottonmouth

Reunion / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Reunion

The right words bring them together.

Revealed / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Revealed

Quordle / TODAY'S SCORES

64%	SOLVE RATE
8.1	AVG. GUESSES

Can you beat Quordle?

Octordle / TODAY'S SCORES

68%	SOLVE RATE
11.6	AVG. GUESSES

Can you solve Octordle?

Blossom / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Pick your 12 best words!

	LEVEL Mild
28% OF PLAYERS	BLOSSOM BOSS 300+ PTS

14% OF PLAYERS	MEGA BOSS 350+ PTS

Beat Today's Blossom Scores

The Missing Letter / Friday

29 Across

NOUN: "a person who has been forced to live in a foreign country"

5 letters

Find Today's Missing Letter

Pilfer

Create words —
and steal them! —
before your opponents do.

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