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Slimeantics #31
Daily puzzle · Friday, October 23, 2026
These are the seven clues from Slimeantics #31, the daily word game for Friday, October 23, 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 · 8 letters: Everything that exists, including all stars, planets, and galaxies.
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UNIVERSE
Also accepted: COSMOS, CREATION, MACROCOSM
Close, for fewer points: SPACE, WORLD, NATURE, EXISTENCE
In a sentence:
Scientists study stars and galaxies to learn about the universe. The universe is so big that light takes years to cross it.
Word 2 · Warming up
noun · 11 letters: Land outside towns, with farms, fields, and woods.
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COUNTRYSIDE
Also accepted: COUNTRY
Close, for fewer points: SCENERY, WOODLAND
FARMLAND : Farmland is only the land used for farming.In a sentence:
On Sunday, we drove through the green countryside past farms and cows. She grew up in the quiet countryside, far from the noisy city.
Word 3 · Getting there
noun · 7 letters: A slip of paper showing that you paid.
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RECEIPT
Also accepted: VOUCHER
Close, for fewer points: BILL, STUB
INVOICE : An invoice is a bill asking for payment.TICKET : A ticket shows you may enter, so it only partly fits.In a sentence:
Keep the receipt in case you need to return the shoes. The cashier handed me a receipt showing the total I paid.
Word 4 · Brainy
noun · 6 letters: A sudden feeling of fear.
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FRIGHT
Also accepted: SCARE, SHOCK, ALARM, TERROR, PANIC, HORROR, START, JOLT
Close, for fewer points: DREAD, DISMAY, JITTERS, NERVES, TREPIDATION
In a sentence:
She jumped in fright when the door slammed. The loud clap of thunder gave me a fright.
Word 5 · Tricky
noun · 8 letters: A spiral-shaped fossil shell of an extinct sea creature.
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AMMONITE
Also accepted: AMMONOID
In a sentence:
On the cliff I found an ammonite, a spiral fossil of an ancient sea animal. The museum case held an ammonite whose curled shell was millions of years old.
Word 6 · Wordsmith
noun · 12 letters: Winning by bending the rules without quite breaking them.
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GAMESMANSHIP
Also accepted: ONEUPMANSHIP
Close, for fewer points: CUNNING
CHEATING : Cheating is breaking the rules.TACTICS : Tactics are plans to win, so it only partly fits.In a sentence:
The player's gamesmanship, bending the rules without breaking them, helped him win. Pretending to be injured to waste time was pure gamesmanship, and everyone in the crowd booed.
Word 7 · Word wizard
adjective · 7 letters: Suffering from stomach pain and general fussiness, especially in a baby.
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COLICKY
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GASSY : Gassy just means full of intestinal gas, not necessarily in pain or crying.FLATULENT : Flatulent specifically refers to passing intestinal gas, not general fussiness or pain.In a sentence:
The colicky baby cried for hours with a sore tummy, fussy and hard to soothe. We stayed up all night with our colicky newborn, who had stomach pain.
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