Slimeantics #27 clues and answers · Monday, October 19, 2026

These are the seven clues from Slimeantics #27, the daily word game for Monday, October 19, 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 · 5 letters: A vast body of salt water separating continents.

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OCEAN

Also accepted: SEA, MAIN, DEEP

Close, for fewer points: ATLANTIC, PACIFIC, BRINE

In a sentence:

Whales swim in the deep blue ocean far from any shore.
We crossed the ocean on a ship, and for days we saw only water.

Word 2 · Warming up

noun · 7 letters: A flower, especially one on a fruit tree.

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BLOSSOM

Also accepted: BLOOM

Close, for fewer points: BUD, PETAL, FLORA

In a sentence:

A pink blossom opened on the cherry tree and filled the air with a sweet scent.
Bees buzzed from one blossom to another, collecting nectar.

Word 3 · Getting there

adjective · 5 letters: Not moving or able to act on its own.

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INERT

Also accepted: MOTIONLESS, IMMOBILE, STATIONARY, LIFELESS, STATIC, DORMANT

Close, for fewer points: IDLE, DEAD, PASSIVE, SLUGGISH, TORPID, LIMP

INACTIVE: Inactivity need not imply an inability to act on one's own.
STILL: Still means not moving at the moment, not unable to act on its own.

In a sentence:

The robot lay inert on the floor until someone switched it on.
Helium is an inert gas that does not burn or react with most things.

Word 4 · Brainy

adjective · 7 letters: Acting as though other people are beneath you.

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HAUGHTY

Also accepted: ARROGANT, DISDAINFUL, PROUD, SUPERCILIOUS, CONDESCENDING, SNOBBISH, SNOOTY, LOFTY, IMPERIOUS, CONCEITED, SUPERIOR

Close, for fewer points: SMUG, VAIN, POMPOUS, ALOOF, UPPITY, STUCK

In a sentence:

The haughty cat looked down on the puppy as if it were beneath her.
He gave a haughty sniff, acting as though he was better than us.

Word 5 · Tricky

adjective · 7 letters: Sharp and biting in tone or taste.

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ACERBIC

Also accepted: CAUSTIC, TART, ACID, ACIDIC, CUTTING, MORDANT, TRENCHANT, SCATHING, ACRID, SOUR

Close, for fewer points: BITTER, HARSH, SARCASTIC, SNIDE, CRUEL, POINTED, TESTY, SARDONIC, ASTRINGENT, VITRIOLIC

In a sentence:

The critic's acerbic review was sharp and biting, and it stung the author.
The lemon had an acerbic taste that made my whole face pucker.

Word 6 · Wordsmith

adjective · 8 letters: Inspiring awe through a sense of the divine or mysterious.

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NUMINOUS

Also accepted: SPIRITUAL, HOLY, SACRED, MYSTICAL, TRANSCENDENT, HEAVENLY, SUPERNATURAL, OTHERWORLDLY, UNEARTHLY, AWESOME, SUBLIME, UNCANNY, MAGICAL

Close, for fewer points: RELIGIOUS, ETHEREAL, EERIE, GODLY, CELESTIAL

In a sentence:

The quiet cathedral had a numinous glow that filled visitors with awe and mystery.
At dawn the misty mountain seemed numinous, as if some holy spirit lived there.

Word 7 · Word wizard

verb · 9 letters: To give a faint or preliminary outline of something.

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ADUMBRATE

Close, for fewer points: IMPLY, INSINUATE, DRAFT, OBSCURE, OVERSHADOW, DESCRIBE, SUGGEST, HINT, INTIMATE, FORECAST, PREDICT, HERALD, DELINEATE, SILHOUETTE, SHADE, SKETCH

FORESHADOW: Foreshadowing hints at a future event rather than giving an outline.

In a sentence:

The coach will adumbrate his plan with a rough outline on the whiteboard.
The author used the first chapter to adumbrate what would happen in the rest of the book.