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Happy Wednesday! As usual, hump day means there's a hidden theme in today's Tightrope quiz that has something to do with this day in history. Fair warning: today's theme might be a little more obscure than usual, so make sure you have your thinking cap securely fastened before you jump in! If you think you've sussed out today's theme, reply to this email and let us know!

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Happy Wednesday! As usual, hump day means there's a hidden theme in today's Tightrope quiz that has something to do with this day in history. Fair warning: today's theme might be a little more obscure than usual, so make sure you have your thinking cap securely fastened before you jump in!

If you think you've sussed out today's theme, reply to this email and let us know!

Tightrope / DAILY TRIVIA GAME

While serving aboard the whaling ship Lucy Ann, what author participated in a mutiny and had a brief stay in a Tahitian jail?

a

John Steinbeck

b

Joseph Conrad

c

Ernest Hemingway

d

Herman Melville

Reunion / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Reunion

The right words bring them together.

Revealed / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Revealed

Quordle / TODAY'S SCORES

79%	SOLVE RATE
7.6	AVG. GUESSES

Can you beat Quordle?

Octordle / TODAY'S SCORES

81%	SOLVE RATE
11.6	AVG. GUESSES

Can you solve Octordle?

Blossom / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Pick your 12 best words!

	LEVEL Mild
35% OF PLAYERS	BLOSSOM BOSS 300+ PTS

33% OF PLAYERS	MEGA BOSS 350+ PTS

Beat Today's Blossom Scores

The Missing Letter / Wednesday

22 Across

NOUN: "a playing card added to a pack as a wild card"

5 letters

Find Today's Missing Letter

Pilfer

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

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