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Slimeantics #38
Daily puzzle · Friday, October 30, 2026
These are the seven clues from Slimeantics #38, the daily word game for Friday, October 30, 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 · 4 letters: A device on a door that needs a key to open.
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LOCK
Also accepted: LATCH, BOLT
Close, for fewer points: CLASP, CATCH, COMBINATION
PADLOCK : A padlock is a detachable lock with a U-shaped bar.In a sentence:
Dad turned the key in the lock and opened the front door. Without the key, the lock on the old box would not open.
Word 2 · Warming up
verb · 6 letters: To make a light, silly little ha-ha sound.
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GIGGLE
Also accepted: TITTER, SNICKER, TEE, TWITTER
Close, for fewer points: SNIGGER, CACKLE, SNORT, CHORTLE
LAUGH : Laugh is broader and need not be light or silly.CHUCKLE : A chuckle is usually a low, restrained laugh rather than the light, silly sound in the clue.In a sentence:
Every time we tickled the baby, she let out a tiny giggle and kicked her feet with glee. Try not to giggle during the quiet part of the movie.
Word 3 · Getting there
noun · 10 letters: An amount of something set aside for a particular use.
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ALLOCATION
Also accepted: ALLOTMENT, ALLOWANCE, SHARE, QUOTA, RATION
Close, for fewer points: PORTION, DISTRIBUTION
BUDGET : A budget is a whole spending plan, not one share of it.In a sentence:
The school's allocation for art supplies was set in May and could not be spent on anything else. Each team got an allocation of tickets, and the club kept the extra seats for members.
Word 4 · Brainy
adjective · 5 letters: Expressed in a way that is easy to follow and understand.
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LUCID
Also accepted: CLEAR, INTELLIGIBLE, COHERENT, COMPREHENSIBLE, PLAIN, ARTICULATE
Close, for fewer points: CRISP, SIMPLE, LOGICAL, TRANSPARENT, SENSIBLE
In a sentence:
The teacher gave a lucid explanation that made the hard math problem easy to follow. Her lucid writing lays out each step so plainly that even young readers can grasp every idea.
Word 5 · Tricky
noun · 8 letters: The open yard where chickens and pigs roam near the stables.
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FARMYARD
Also accepted: BARNYARD
Close, for fewer points: FARMSTEAD, PADDOCK
In a sentence:
Chickens pecked in the farmyard, the open space near the barns, as the pigs rolled in the mud. We crossed the muddy farmyard to feed the goats and gather eggs.
Word 6 · Wordsmith
noun · 8 letters: A low storage cabinet, often in an office or dining room.
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CREDENZA
Also accepted: BUFFET, CONSOLE, BUREAU
Close, for fewer points: DRESSER, CUPBOARD, CHEST, HUTCH, DESK
SIDEBOARD : A sideboard is a dining room cabinet for serving dishes.In a sentence:
We kept the dishes in a low credenza in the dining room. A lamp and a family photo sat on top of the office credenza, a long storage cabinet.
Word 7 · Word wizard
noun · 13 letters: The process of thinking through a problem in a logical, step-by-step way.
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RATIOCINATION
Also accepted: REASONING
Close, for fewer points: DEDUCTION, COGITATION
CONCLUSION : A conclusion is the result reached, not the process of reasoning itself.PROPOSITION : A proposition is a single logical statement, not the whole reasoning process.In a sentence:
The detective solved the mystery through careful ratiocination, thinking it through step by logical step. His ratiocination was clear: if the window was locked, then the thief had to come through the door.
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