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Welcome to the weekend! This week, the hardest Loop puzzle was the one we published yesterday, so if you want a hint, scroll to the bottom of this email!


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Encyclopaedia Britannica

August 29, 2026

Welcome to the weekend! This week, the hardest Loop puzzle was the one we published yesterday, so if you want a hint, scroll to the bottom of this email!

Tightrope / DAILY TRIVIA GAME

What sports equipment was traditionally white or black prior to 1972, when a brighter color was introduced to improve TV viewing?

a
Hockey pucks
b
Field goal posts
c
Baseball bats
d
Tennis balls
Reunion / TODAY'S PUZZLE
Reunion
The right words bring them together.
Play Reunion
Revealed / TODAY'S PUZZLE
Revealed
Play Revealed
Quordle / TODAY'S SCORES

86%

SOLVE RATE

7.7

AVG. GUESSES

Can you beat Quordle?
Octordle / TODAY'S SCORES

58%

SOLVE RATE

12.1

AVG. GUESSES

Can you solve Octordle?
Blossom / TODAY'S PUZZLE
Pick your 12 best words!
LEVEL
Medium
25%
OF PLAYERS
BLOSSOM BOSS
300+ PTS
7%
OF PLAYERS
MEGA BOSS
350+ PTS
Beat Today's Blossom Scores
The Missing Letter / Saturday
9 Across
Surrounding glows
5 letters
Find Today's Missing Letter
Pilfer

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

Play Pilfer

Loop hint: Disney's famous "Sleeping Beauty Castle" is based on the 19th-century Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany.

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