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Slimeantics #37
Daily puzzle · Thursday, October 29, 2026
These are the seven clues from Slimeantics #37, the daily word game for Thursday, October 29, 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 · 7 letters: Travel from one place to another, often over a long distance.
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JOURNEY
Also accepted: TRIP, ODYSSEY, EXPEDITION
Close, for fewer points: TOUR, EXCURSION, ROUTE, PILGRIMAGE, PASSAGE, VOYAGE, TREK
In a sentence:
The long journey to Grandma's house took two days by train, with three changes and a missed connection. Our journey across the country included stops at a canyon, a lake, and a big city.
Word 2 · Warming up
noun · 4 letters: The colored ring around the pupil of your eye.
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IRIS
Close, for fewer points: CORNEA, RETINA, LENS
SCLERA : SCLERA is the white of the eye around the coloured ringIn a sentence:
The doctor shined a light into my eye and watched the iris widen and narrow to control how much light entered. The blue iris of her eye shone brightly in the sunlight.
Word 3 · Getting there
verb · 7 letters: To hold something dear and care for it lovingly.
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CHERISH
Also accepted: TREASURE, PRIZE, VALUE
Close, for fewer points: NURTURE, GUARD, KEEP
LOVE : Love is the feeling, not specifically holding something dear.ADORE : Adore means to love deeply, usually a person.In a sentence:
I will cherish this old photo of Grandpa, and I have framed it beside my bed. Parents cherish the first words their baby speaks, saving every one in a scrapbook.
Word 4 · Brainy
noun · 4 letters: A soothing cream rubbed on sore skin or lips.
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BALM
Also accepted: SALVE, OINTMENT, LOTION, UNGUENT, LINIMENT
Close, for fewer points: REMEDY, EMBROCATION, GEL, EMOLLIENT
In a sentence:
I rubbed balm on my chapped lips before going out in the cold. Mom dabbed a soothing balm on my sunburned shoulders from a small tin.
Word 5 · Tricky
noun · 9 letters: The chess move that traps the king and ends the game.
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CHECKMATE
Also accepted: MATE
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STALEMATE : STALEMATE also stops the game but it is a draw, with the king not in check.In a sentence:
He moved his bishop to the last open square and announced checkmate, since the king had no escape. I lost the chess match when my opponent said checkmate and took my king.
Word 6 · Wordsmith
adjective · 14 letters: Giving off its own light, like a firefly.
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BIOLUMINESCENT
Also accepted: LUMINESCENT
Close, for fewer points: GLOWING, FLUORESCENT, INCANDESCENT
PHOSPHORESCENT : Phosphorescent means glowing after absorbing light.LUMINOUS : Luminous means shining or glowing in general.In a sentence:
Deep in the ocean, the bioluminescent squid flashed a pattern of blue dots to confuse its hunters. Fireflies are bioluminescent insects that flash tiny lights on summer nights.
Word 7 · Word wizard
noun · 9 letters: The study of images and their symbolic meanings in art.
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ICONOLOGY
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ICONOGRAPHY : ICONOGRAPHY describes and catalogues images, while the clue is about interpreting their meaningSEMIOTICS : SEMIOTICS studies signs and symbols in general, not specifically images in artIn a sentence:
In iconology class, we studied images and the symbolic meanings in old paintings. The scholar's iconology of the painting explained why the dove stood for peace.
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