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Slimeantics #29
Daily puzzle · Wednesday, October 21, 2026
These are the seven clues from Slimeantics #29, the daily word game for Wednesday, October 21, 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.
Play #29
Word 1 · Easy peasy
noun · 4 letters: A tall cereal plant with yellow kernels on the cob.
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CORN
Also accepted: MAIZE
Close, for fewer points: GRAIN
WHEAT : WHEAT is a different cereal crop.In a sentence:
We ate buttery corn on the cob at the summer picnic. Farmers harvest corn in the fall when the tall stalks turn golden.
Word 2 · Warming up
noun · 6 letters: A narrow strip of fabric used for tying or decoration.
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RIBBON
Close, for fewer points: BOW, TAPE, SASH, STREAMER, BAND
In a sentence:
She tied a pink ribbon around the gift box and made a bow. The winner got a blue ribbon pinned to her shirt at the fair.
Word 3 · Getting there
noun · 9 letters: The pressurized outfit an astronaut wears outside a spacecraft.
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SPACESUIT
In a sentence:
The astronaut put on her bulky spacesuit before stepping out into the void. A pressurized spacesuit gives the traveler air and warmth in the emptiness above.
Word 4 · Brainy
verb · 5 letters: To stare angrily at someone.
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GLARE
Also accepted: GLOWER, SCOWL, FROWN
Close, for fewer points: GAZE, SQUINT, LOWER, SNEER
In a sentence:
My sister will glare at me if I touch her toys. Do not glare at the referee, just accept his call.
Word 5 · Tricky
noun · 5 letters: Bold courage and nerve, a slangy word.
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MOXIE
Also accepted: GUMPTION, PLUCK, SPUNK, DARING, SPIRIT, AUDACITY, BACKBONE, METTLE, BRAVERY
Close, for fewer points: VIGOR, ENERGY, PEP, VERVE, ZEAL, DRIVE, BRAVADO, CHUTZPAH
GRIT : Grit is determination to keep going, rather than boldness.GUTS : Guts is slang for courage, without the sense of nerve or boldness.In a sentence:
The little girl had moxie, and she bravely stood up to the bigger kids. It takes moxie to speak up in a crowd, which shows bold nerve.
Word 6 · Wordsmith
noun · 12 letters: A word or phrase blurted out to express sudden emotion.
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INTERJECTION
Also accepted: EXCLAMATION, EXCLAIMING
In a sentence:
"Ouch!" is an interjection that people blurt out when something hurts. The teacher underlined the interjection Wow in the sentence, a word that shows sudden emotion.
Word 7 · Word wizard
verb · 8 letters: To argue stubbornly over small, unimportant details.
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PETTIFOG
Also accepted: QUIBBLE, BICKER, SQUABBLE, NIGGLE
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DEBATE : Debate is a structured argument over real issues, not petty squabbling.In a sentence:
Let's not pettifog over the exact color of the napkins, since it does not matter. The two lawyers would pettifog for hours, arguing stubbornly over tiny details.
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