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Happy Humpday! It's Wednesday, so there's a secret theme running through all of today's Tightrope questions.

If you think you know what it is, reply to this email and let us know!

Tightrope / DAILY TRIVIA GAME

Featuring gentle Adam and his wild brother Charles, which famous novel recreates a portion of the biblical book of Genesis?

Song of Solomon

The Sun Also Rises

East of Eden

Absalom, Absalom!

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Reunion / TODAY'S PUZZLE

The right words bring them together.

Play Reunion

Revealed / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Play Revealed

Quordle / TODAY'S SCORES

81%	SOLVE RATE
7.8	AVG. GUESSES

Can you beat Quordle?

Octordle / TODAY'S SCORES

58%	SOLVE RATE
12.0	AVG. GUESSES

Can you solve Octordle?

Blossom / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Pick your 12 best words!

	LEVEL Mild
23% OF PLAYERS	BLOSSOM BOSS 300+ PTS

34% OF PLAYERS	MEGA BOSS 350+ PTS

Beat Today's Blossom Scores

The Missing Letter / Wednesday

34 Across

Cicely or Mike

4 letters

Find Today's Missing Letter

Pilfer

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

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