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Good morning! A lot of you proved up to yesterday's Tightrope challenge by pointing out that the theme running through all the questions was the wall which once ran through Berlin.Shoutout to three of our fastest historical sleuths: Mary Kennedy in Louisville, KY; Aimee in Starkville, MS; and Bryan Prior in Erie, PA. Thanks to everyone who wrote in!


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Good morning! A lot of you proved up to yesterday's Tightrope challenge by pointing out that the theme running through all the questions was the wall which once ran through Berlin.Shoutout to three of our fastest historical sleuths: Mary Kennedy in Louisville, KY; Aimee in Starkville, MS; and Bryan Prior in Erie, PA. Thanks to everyone who wrote in!
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Encyclopaedia Britannica

August 13, 2026

Good morning! A lot of you proved up to yesterday's Tightrope challenge by pointing out that the theme running through all the questions was the wall which once ran through Berlin.

Shoutout to three of our fastest historical sleuths: Mary
 Kennedy in Louisville, KY; Aimee in Starkville, MS; and Bryan Prior in Erie, PA. Thanks to everyone who wrote in!

Tightrope / DAILY TRIVIA GAME

The oldest and deepest lake in the world with a wide variety of plants and animals, Lake Baikal, has been called “the Galapagos of” what country?

a
China
b
Russia
c
Australia
d
Ecuador
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

7.5

AVG. GUESSES

Can you beat Quordle?
Octordle / TODAY'S SCORES

84%

SOLVE RATE

11.4

AVG. GUESSES

Can you solve Octordle?
Blossom / TODAY'S PUZZLE
Pick your 12 best words!
LEVEL
Hard
18%
OF PLAYERS
BLOSSOM BOSS
300+ PTS
1%
OF PLAYERS
MEGA BOSS
350+ PTS
Beat Today's Blossom Scores
The Missing Letter / Thursday
19 Across
Role for Harrison
4 letters
Find Today's Missing Letter
Pilfer

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

Play Pilfer

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