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Slimeantics #10
Daily puzzle · Friday, October 2, 2026
These are the seven clues from Slimeantics #10, the daily word game for Friday, October 2, 2026. Each slime reads a definition, and you guess the word it describes, from the easiest level to the hardest. You can play this puzzle now, or tap any clue to see its answer, the other words the game accepted, and the word in a sentence.
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Word 1 · Easy peasy
noun · 6 letters: A piece of ground where flowers or vegetables are grown.
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GARDEN
Close, for fewer points: BACKYARD, ALLOTMENT, ORCHARD
YARD : These describe an area of ground without requiring flowers or vegetables.PLOT : These describe an area of ground without requiring flowers or vegetables.In a sentence:
Grandpa grows tomatoes and carrots in his garden behind the house. Bees buzzed around the roses in the garden all afternoon.
Word 2 · Warming up
noun · 6 letters: A covered container with a spout and handle, used for boiling water.
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KETTLE
Also accepted: TEAKETTLE
Close, for fewer points: TEAPOT, URN, CAULDRON
POT : A pot need not have a spout, as this clue requires.In a sentence:
Dad filled the kettle and set it on the stove to boil water for tea. The kettle whistled loudly when the water started to boil.
Word 3 · Getting there
adjective · 8 letters: Free from noise or disturbance, like a lake on a windless morning.
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TRANQUIL
Also accepted: CALM, PEACEFUL, SERENE, QUIET, STILL, RESTFUL, UNDISTURBED, HUSHED
Close, for fewer points: RELAXED, MELLOW, SOOTHING, IDYLLIC, GENTLE, PLACID
In a sentence:
The lake was tranquil at dawn, with no wind or sound but birdsong. She loves the tranquil library, where nobody shouts and everything is still.
Word 4 · Brainy
adjective · 9 letters: Lacking any serious purpose or value.
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FRIVOLOUS
Also accepted: SILLY, TRIVIAL, FLIPPANT, FROTHY, FLIGHTY, UNSERIOUS
Close, for fewer points: FOOLISH, IDLE, MINOR, LIGHT, GIDDY, SHALLOW, FACETIOUS
PETTY : These can concern small-mindedness or lack of depth, rather than a lack of serious purpose.SUPERFICIAL : These can concern small-mindedness or lack of depth, rather than a lack of serious purpose.In a sentence:
Buying a fifth pair of sparkly sunglasses seemed frivolous, serving no real purpose. She spent her money on frivolous things, like a toy that she never played with.
Word 5 · Tricky
adjective · 9 letters: Lasting for a very short time.
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EPHEMERAL
Also accepted: FLEETING, BRIEF, TRANSIENT, MOMENTARY, TRANSITORY, PASSING, EVANESCENT, FUGITIVE, IMPERMANENT, FLASH
Close, for fewer points: FADING, FRAGILE, VOLATILE, FLIMSY, MORTAL
TEMPORARY : Temporary need not mean very short-lived.In a sentence:
A rainbow is ephemeral, since it appears for a few minutes and then fades away. Soap bubbles are ephemeral and last only a moment before they pop.
Word 6 · Wordsmith
adjective · 10 letters: Breezily untroubled; not worried at all.
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INSOUCIANT
Also accepted: NONCHALANT, CAREFREE, CASUAL, UNCONCERNED, BLASE, EASYGOING, RELAXED, INDIFFERENT, AIRY
Close, for fewer points: CALM, COOL, CARELESS, FLIPPANT, JAUNTY, BLITHE, LIGHTHEARTED
In a sentence:
He strolled into class late with an insouciant grin, not worried at all about the bell. The insouciant cat napped in the sun, breezily untroubled by the barking dogs.
Word 7 · Word wizard
noun · 11 letters: A folding canopy on a stick that keeps the rain off.
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BUMBERSHOOT
Also accepted: UMBRELLA, BROLLY
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PARASOL : A parasol is designed mainly to shade someone from the sun.In a sentence:
She opened her bright yellow bumbershoot as soon as the rain began. Grandpa carried his old black bumbershoot, a folding canopy on a stick, in case of showers.
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