Slimeantics #34 clues and answers · Monday, October 26, 2026

These are the seven clues from Slimeantics #34, the daily word game for Monday, October 26, 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 machine that can move and do tasks by itself.

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ROBOT

Also accepted: AUTOMATON, BOT, CYBORG

Close, for fewer points: DRONE

ANDROID: An android is a robot built to look like a human.

In a sentence:

The toy robot walked across the table and beeped by itself.
A factory robot lifts heavy boxes without ever getting tired.

Word 2 · Warming up

noun · 4 letters: A sea mammal with flippers that barks and rests on rocky shores.

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SEAL

Close, for fewer points: WALRUS, OTTER, PINNIPED

In a sentence:

A seal flopped onto the rock and barked at the passing boat.
The seal balanced a ball on its nose and clapped its flippers.

Word 3 · Getting there

noun · 7 letters: The building where a country's ambassador works in a foreign land.

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EMBASSY

Also accepted: CONSULATE

Close, for fewer points: MISSION, LEGATION, CHANCERY

In a sentence:

If you lose your passport abroad, you can ask for help at your country's embassy.
A flag from her homeland flew above the embassy in the foreign capital.

Word 4 · Brainy

noun · 8 letters: The right to take part in choosing leaders in public elections.

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SUFFRAGE

Also accepted: ENFRANCHISEMENT, BALLOT

Close, for fewer points: VOTING, DEMOCRACY, VOICE, SUFFRAGETTE

FRANCHISE: Franchise also means a business license.

In a sentence:

Women marched through the streets for years to win suffrage so they could cast ballots.
In history class we learned that suffrage was once limited, and many adults were not allowed to vote.

Word 5 · Tricky

noun · 8 letters: Clever, playful use of words and their double meanings.

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WORDPLAY

Also accepted: PUNNING, PUN, BANTER, WIT

Close, for fewer points:

RIDDLE: A riddle is a puzzling question.

In a sentence:

The joke about the baker kneading dough was clever wordplay that made us groan and laugh.
He loves wordplay, such as puns and rhymes, and plays with language all day.

Word 6 · Wordsmith

noun · 9 letters: A secret dungeon reached only through a trapdoor in its ceiling.

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OUBLIETTE

In a sentence:

In the legend, the prisoner was dropped through a trapdoor into the dark oubliette.
The castle's oubliette was a secret dungeon that could only be reached through a hatch in the ceiling.

Word 7 · Word wizard

noun · 11 letters: A person who is just beginning to learn a subject.

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ABECEDARIAN

Also accepted: BEGINNER, TYRO, NEOPHYTE, NEWCOMER, STARTER, GREENHORN, ROOKIE, APPRENTICE, STUDENT, PUPIL, TRAINEE, TENDERFOOT, FRESHMAN

Close, for fewer points: AMATEUR, DABBLER, NEWBIE, LAYMAN, RECRUIT, SCHOOLCHILD, FLEDGLING, NOVICE, INITIATE

In a sentence:

As an abecedarian in chess, he was just learning how the pieces moved.
The abecedarian at the piano could only play the first few simple notes.