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Going the distance

Happy Saturday! Yesterday we asked for a three-letter word and a four-letter word that commonly go with "race," using only yesterday's Blossom letters. We are now ready to wave the checkered flag and reveal that we were looking for RAT and DRAG! Thanks to everyone who crossed the finish line by writing in to us! And for responding in record time, here is a well-deserved victory lap for the following racers: Angel from Easton, PA; Karen Eschmann in Racine, WI; and Debbie in St. Pete, FL. If you are interested in more common phrases that share a word, check out this quiz!


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Happy Saturday! Yesterday we asked for a three-letter word and a four-letter word that commonly go with "race," using only yesterday's Blossom letters. We are now ready to wave the checkered flag and reveal that we were looking for RAT and DRAG! Thanks to everyone who crossed the finish line by writing in to us! And for responding in record time, here is a well-deserved victory lap for the following racers: Angel from Easton, PA; Karen Eschmann in Racine, WI; and Debbie in St. Pete, FL. If you are interested in more common phrases that share a word, check out this quiz!
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May 23, 2026

Happy Saturday! Yesterday we asked for a three-letter word and a four-letter word that commonly go with "race," using only yesterday's Blossom letters. We are now ready to wave the checkered flag and reveal that we were looking for RAT and DRAG! 

 

Thanks to everyone who crossed the finish line by writing in to us! And for responding in record time, here is a well-deserved victory lap for the following racers: Angel from Easton, PA; Karen Eschmann in Racine, WI; and Debbie in St. Pete, FL.

 

If you are interested in more common phrases that share a word, check out this quiz!

 

Tightrope / DAILY TRIVIA GAME

Who called his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, his “rose without a thorn,” though their turbulent marriage lasted only 18 months?

a
King Henry VIII
b
Larry King
c
Napoleon
d
William Shakespeare
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