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Happy Thursday! Congrats to everyone who discerned that the hidden thread in yesterday's Tightrope was the August 19, 1883 birthday of legendary designer Coco Chanel! (Mata Hari was a popular, if incorrect, guess.)Shoutout to three of our fastest solvers: Shirley Marriott in Lecanto, Florida; Victoria Harris in Tupelo, MS; and Judy in Botswana. Thanks to everyone who wrote in!

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August 20, 2026

Happy Thursday! Congrats to everyone who discerned that the hidden thread in yesterday's Tightrope was the August 19, 1883 birthday of legendary designer Coco Chanel! (Mata Hari was a popular, if incorrect, guess.)

Shoutout to three of our fastest solvers: Shirley Marriott in Lecanto, Florida; Victoria Harris in Tupelo, MS; and Judy in Botswana. Thanks to everyone who wrote in!

Tightrope / DAILY TRIVIA GAME

The pyramid at the center of what landmark has 91 steps on each side and one additional step, meaning there’s a step for every day of the year?

a

Taj Mahal

b

Angkor Wat

c

Acropolis

d

Chichén Itzá

Reunion / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Reunion

The right words bring them together.

Revealed / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Revealed

Quordle / TODAY'S SCORES

81%	SOLVE RATE
7.8	AVG. GUESSES

Can you beat Quordle?

Octordle / TODAY'S SCORES

64%	SOLVE RATE
11.9	AVG. GUESSES

Can you solve Octordle?

Blossom / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Pick your 12 best words!

	LEVEL Medium
35% OF PLAYERS	BLOSSOM BOSS 300+ PTS

1% OF PLAYERS	MEGA BOSS 350+ PTS

Beat Today's Blossom Scores

The Missing Letter / Thursday

10 Across

Ernest or elephant ending

3 letters

Find Today's Missing Letter

Pilfer

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

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