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Happy Thursday! Yesterday's Tightrope featured questions about scorpions, twins, and water carriers—many of you were able to correctly divine that the hidden theme was signs of the zodiac! (Apologies to our Capricorn readers; we couldn't figure out a way to subtly include a sea goat.) Thanks to everyone who replied! Special shout-outs to the following stars: Marie-Helene Biffi in Montreal, QC; Angel from Easton, PA; and Bob Matson in East Lansing, MI.

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July 09, 2026

Happy Thursday! Yesterday's Tightrope featured questions about scorpions, twins, and water carriers—many of you were able to correctly divine that the hidden theme was signs of the zodiac! (Apologies to our Capricorn readers; we couldn't figure out a way to subtly include a sea goat.)

Thanks to everyone who replied! Special shout-outs to the following stars: Marie-Helene Biffi in Montreal, QC; Angel from Easton, PA; and Bob Matson in East Lansing, MI.

Tightrope / DAILY TRIVIA GAME

What entrepreneur sold 20,000 branded flamethrowers from his tunneling start-up, the Boring Company?

a

Warren Buffett

b

Jeff Bezos

c

Elon Musk

d

Mark Zuckerberg

Reunion / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Reunion

The right words bring them together.

Revealed / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Revealed

Quordle / TODAY'S SCORES

93%	SOLVE RATE
7.4	AVG. GUESSES

Can you beat Quordle?

Octordle / TODAY'S SCORES

61%	SOLVE RATE
12.1	AVG. GUESSES

Can you solve Octordle?

Blossom / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Pick your 12 best words!

	LEVEL Medium
35% OF PLAYERS	BLOSSOM BOSS 300+ PTS

3% OF PLAYERS	MEGA BOSS 350+ PTS

Beat Today's Blossom Scores

The Missing Letter / Thursday

17 Down

NOUN: "a wreath or necklace usually of flowers or leaves"

3 letters

Find Today's Missing Letter

Pilfer

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

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