Slimeantics #25 clues and answers · Saturday, October 17, 2026

These are the seven clues from Slimeantics #25, the daily word game for Saturday, October 17, 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.

Word 1 · Easy peasy

noun · 8 letters: A very high natural rise in the earth's surface.

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MOUNTAIN

Also accepted: MOUNT

Close, for fewer points: SUMMIT, HILL, VOLCANO, ALP, RANGE

PEAK: A peak is the summit, rather than the whole natural rise.

In a sentence:

We hiked up the steep mountain and could see the whole valley from the top.
Snow stays on the top of the mountain all year long.

Word 2 · Warming up

noun · 7 letters: One of the light structures covering a bird's body.

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FEATHER

Also accepted: PLUME, QUILL

Close, for fewer points: DOWN, PLUMAGE, FLUFF

In a sentence:

A white feather floated down from the sky and landed in my hair.
The bird dropped one feather on the path, and I put it in my pocket.

Word 3 · Getting there

adjective · 6 letters: Quick to understand a situation and use it to your advantage.

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ASTUTE

Also accepted: SHREWD, PERCEPTIVE, SHARP, CANNY, SAVVY, CLEVER, SMART

Close, for fewer points: WISE, KEEN, CUNNING, SLY, CRAFTY, WILY

In a sentence:

The astute detective noticed the muddy footprints and guessed who had been there.
An astute shopper spotted that the sale price was actually higher than usual.

Word 4 · Brainy

adjective · 11 letters: Having a damaging effect on health or well-being.

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DELETERIOUS

Also accepted: HARMFUL, INJURIOUS, DETRIMENTAL, DESTRUCTIVE, ADVERSE, NOXIOUS

Close, for fewer points: BAD, TOXIC, HURTFUL, UNHEALTHY, RUINOUS, PERNICIOUS

In a sentence:

Too much candy has a deleterious effect on your teeth.
Staying up all night is deleterious to your health and your grades.

Word 5 · Tricky

adjective · 8 letters: Strange and frightening in a supernatural way.

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ELDRITCH

Also accepted: EERIE, UNCANNY, UNEARTHLY, OTHERWORLDLY, WEIRD, SPOOKY, CREEPY, GHOSTLY, UNNATURAL, PRETERNATURAL, MACABRE

Close, for fewer points: SCARY, ODD, BIZARRE, SINISTER, OMINOUS, MAGICAL

In a sentence:

An eldritch glow came from the old well, strange and spooky in the dark.
The campers heard an eldritch howl from the woods that made the night feel eerie.

Word 6 · Wordsmith

adjective · 6 letters: Free of cloudiness, as water through which you can see.

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LIMPID

Also accepted: TRANSPARENT, CLEAR, TRANSLUCENT, GLASSY, UNCLOUDED, PURE

Close, for fewer points: BRIGHT, SPARKLING, STILL, PLAIN, SIMPLE, PELLUCID, CRYSTALLINE, LUCID

In a sentence:

The limpid pond was so clear that we could see every fish swimming below.
She drank from the limpid spring, whose water was free of any cloudiness.

Word 7 · Word wizard

adjective · 12 letters: Stubbornly disobedient toward lawful authority.

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CONTUMACIOUS

Also accepted: INSUBORDINATE

Close, for fewer points: UNCOOPERATIVE, DIFFICULT, RESISTANT, NAUGHTY, CONTRARY, OBSTINATE, INTRACTABLE, PERVERSE, WAYWARD, UNRULY, REFRACTORY, RECALCITRANT

DEFIANT: These do not specifically refer to disobedience toward lawful authority.
REBELLIOUS: These do not specifically refer to disobedience toward lawful authority.

In a sentence:

The contumacious prisoner stubbornly refused to follow the judge's orders.
A contumacious student ignored the rules again and again and openly defied the teacher.