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Happy Tuesday! Yesterday, we piqued the curiosity of many Blossom players by asking for a phrase describing applause for an all-feline production of The Nutcracker. Please take a bow if you figured out that such a response would CELEBRATE A CAT BALLET! (How they would cast the Mouse King is still a mystery...) Bravo and brava to everyone who wrote in! Special shout outs to the following people for pouncing on this one so quickly: Barbara Miller in Florham Park, NJ; Lisa Owens in Thunder Bay, ON, Canada; and James Penha in Bali, Indonesia. You are the cat's meow! And if you're interested in more mental jetés, check out our daily picture puzzle, The Loop, here!


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Happy Tuesday! Yesterday, we piqued the curiosity of many Blossom players by asking for a phrase describing applause for an all-feline production of The Nutcracker. Please take a bow if you figured out that such a response would CELEBRATE A CAT BALLET! (How they would cast the Mouse King is still a mystery...) Bravo and brava to everyone who wrote in! Special shout outs to the following people for pouncing on this one so quickly: Barbara Miller in Florham Park, NJ; Lisa Owens in Thunder Bay, ON, Canada; and James Penha in Bali, Indonesia. You are the cat's meow! And if you're interested in more mental jetés, check out our daily picture puzzle, The Loop, here!
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May 26, 2026

Happy Tuesday! Yesterday, we piqued the curiosity of many Blossom players by asking for a phrase describing applause for an all-feline production of The Nutcracker. Please take a bow if you figured out that such a response would CELEBRATE A CAT BALLET! (How they would cast the Mouse King is still a mystery...)

 

Bravo and brava to everyone who wrote in! Special shout outs to the following people for pouncing on this one so quickly: Barbara Miller in Florham Park, NJ; Lisa Owens in Thunder Bay, ON, Canada; and James Penha in Bali, Indonesia. You are the cat's meow!

 

And if you're interested in more mental jetés, check out our daily picture puzzle, The Loop, here!

Tightrope / DAILY TRIVIA GAME

Believed to help it withstand earthquakes, what landmark was partially made with mortar with sticky rice mixed in?

a
Taj Mahal
b
Great Wall of China
c
Great Pyramid of Giza
d
Machu Picchu
Reunion / TODAY'S PUZZLE
Reunion
The right words bring them together.
Play Reunion
Revealed / TODAY'S PUZZLE
Revealed
Play Revealed
Quordle / TODAY'S SCORES

83%

SOLVE RATE

7.5

AVG. GUESSES

Can you beat Quordle?
Octordle / TODAY'S SCORES

70%

SOLVE RATE

11.8

AVG. GUESSES

Can you solve Octordle?
Blossom / TODAY'S PUZZLE
Pick your 12 best words!
LEVEL
Mild
22%
OF PLAYERS
BLOSSOM BOSS
300+ PTS
28%
OF PLAYERS
MEGA BOSS
350+ PTS
Beat Today's Blossom Scores
The Missing Letter / Tuesday
26 Across
NOUN: "a picture or chart that shows the rivers, mountains, streets, etc., in a particular area"
3 letters
Find Today's Missing Letter
Pilfer

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

Play Pilfer

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