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August 23, 2026

Good morning! This question knocked out a huge percent of players last week. If you want to know the answer, scroll to the bottom of this email!

In 1975, Mozambique, Cape Verde, and Angola gained independence from what country, ending its 560-year colonial involvement in Africa?

United Kingdom
France
Portugal
Germany

Tightrope / DAILY TRIVIA GAME

At a 1930 Art Institute of Chicago exhibition, Grant Wood was awarded a fifth-place cash prize for what painting, now considered a masterpiece?

a
American Gothic
b
Whistler’s Mother
c
The Scream
d
Nighthawks
Reunion / TODAY'S PUZZLE
Reunion
The right words bring them together.
Play Reunion
Quordle / TODAY'S SCORES

36%

SOLVE RATE

8.5

AVG. GUESSES

Can you beat Quordle?
Octordle / TODAY'S SCORES

59%

SOLVE RATE

12.0

AVG. GUESSES

Can you solve Octordle?
Blossom / TODAY'S PUZZLE
Pick your 12 best words!
LEVEL
Mild
32%
OF PLAYERS
BLOSSOM BOSS
300+ PTS
23%
OF PLAYERS
MEGA BOSS
350+ PTS
Beat Today's Blossom Scores
The Missing Letter / Sunday
16 Across
Hawaii's state bird
4 letters
Find Today's Missing Letter
Pilfer

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

Play Pilfer

The answer is: Portugal!

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