Slimeantics #43
Daily puzzle · Wednesday, November 4, 2026
These are the seven clues from Slimeantics #43, the daily word game for Wednesday, November 4, 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.
noun · 6 letters: A starchy vegetable that grows underground, often mashed or fried.
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POTATO
Also accepted: SPUD, TATER
Close, for fewer points: YAM, TUBER, CHIPS
In a sentence:
- I mashed a boiled potato with butter and a little salt.
- Farmers dug up the plant and found a lumpy, dirt-covered potato beneath the soil.
noun · 6 letters: A big spotted cat of the South American rainforest.
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JAGUAR
Close, for fewer points: COUGAR, PUMA, OCELOT, TIGER, CHEETAH
- LEOPARD: A leopard is a similar spotted cat of Africa and Asia.
- PANTHER: Panther can mean several big cats, often a black leopard.
In a sentence:
- A jaguar stalked quietly through the rainforest, its spotted coat hidden among the leaves.
- Unlike most cats, the jaguar loves water, swimming rivers and hunting caiman with a powerful bite.
noun · 8 letters: A cross with the figure of Jesus on it.
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CRUCIFIX
Also accepted: ROOD
Close, for fewer points: ICON, ROSARY
In a sentence:
- A small wooden crucifix hung on the wall of the chapel.
- Grandma hung a silver crucifix above her bed, and she prayed beside it every night.
adjective · 9 letters: Full of wild disorder and unrest.
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TURBULENT
Also accepted: TUMULTUOUS, STORMY, VIOLENT, UNSTABLE, UNSETTLED, TROUBLED, RIOTOUS
Close, for fewer points: CHAOTIC, DISRUPTIVE
- ROUGH: Rough means not smooth, so it only partly fits.
In a sentence:
- The turbulent sea tossed the little boat about, with waves swirling and colliding from every direction at once.
- It was a turbulent time in the town, full of arguments and sudden disorder.
noun · 5 letters: A drink of bourbon, sugar, and mint over crushed ice.
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JULEP
Close, for fewer points: SMASH, TODDY, COCKTAIL
In a sentence:
- At the derby party, guests sipped a minty julep from tall glasses of crushed ice.
- The recipe for the Southern julep called for fresh mint, sugar, and plenty of ice.
noun · 9 letters: Great force and passion in the way something is expressed.
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VEHEMENCE
Also accepted: INTENSITY, FERVOUR, ARDOR, ARDOUR, ZEAL
Close, for fewer points: VIGOR, HEAT, FIRE, FERVOR
- FEROCITY: Ferocity implies violent aggression, not just forceful passionate expression.
- FIERCENESS: Fierceness also implies aggressive threat, not simply strong feeling.
- FURY: Fury is intense anger specifically, not force in general expression.
- VIOLENCE: Violence implies physical force or harm, not merely intensity of expression.
- WILDNESS: Wildness suggests untamed chaos, not focused passionate force.
- EMPHASIS: Emphasis is simply stress on a point, without vehemence's emotional intensity.
In a sentence:
- He argued with such vehemence that his face turned red and the crowd stepped back.
- She protested with vehemence, her voice full of passion and force.
noun · 7 letters: Strong public criticism that harms a reputation.
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OBLOQUY
Also accepted: OPPROBRIUM, CALUMNY, DEFAMATION
Close, for fewer points: STIGMA, SCANDAL, NOTORIETY, SCORN, CONTEMPT, DISHONOR, DISHONOUR, SHAME, INFAMY, DISCREDIT, HUMILIATION, ABUSE, SLANDER, CENSURE, CONDEMNATION, DENUNCIATION, VILIFICATION, LIBEL, SMEAR, ODIUM, REPROACH
- DISGRACE: These are possible consequences of public criticism, rather than the criticism itself.
- DISREPUTE: These are possible consequences of public criticism, rather than the criticism itself.
In a sentence:
- The senator faced public obloquy after the scandal, strong criticism that harmed his name.
- She endured years of obloquy and harsh blame from the whole town.