Slimeantics #44
Daily puzzle · Thursday, November 5, 2026
These are the seven clues from Slimeantics #44, the daily word game for Thursday, November 5, 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 small, sweet, flat baked treat, often with chocolate chips.
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COOKIE
Also accepted: BISCUIT, COOKY
Close, for fewer points: CRACKER, WAFER, BROWNIE
In a sentence:
- After school, I dunked a cookie in my glass of cold milk.
- Please save me one flat, chewy cookie with chocolate chips from the jar on the counter.
noun · 5 letters: A desert animal with one or two humps on its back.
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CAMEL
Close, for fewer points: LLAMA, ALPACA, BACTRIAN
- DROMEDARY: A dromedary is specifically the one-humped kind.
In a sentence:
- A camel can walk for days across the dunes with very little to drink.
- We rode a camel at the desert fair, swaying from side to side.
noun · 9 letters: A book of information for tourists visiting a place.
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GUIDEBOOK
Also accepted: HANDBOOK, MANUAL, BAEDEKER, COMPANION, ITINERARY
Close, for fewer points: ATLAS, MAP, BROCHURE, ALMANAC, DIRECTORY, TRAVELOGUE, GUIDE
In a sentence:
- We read the guidebook to find the best museums and restaurants for tourists visiting the city.
- The guidebook listed every sight worth seeing, with notes on prices and handy travel tips.
noun · 8 letters: Tiny steamed grains of semolina, from North African cooking.
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COUSCOUS
Close, for fewer points: BULGUR, QUINOA, RICE, PASTA
In a sentence:
- For dinner we ate couscous, which looks like tiny grains, with vegetables and spiced stew.
- The cook steamed the couscous until it was soft and fluffy, then poured the sauce over it.
noun · 6 letters: A soft glow on a surface that reflects light.
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LUSTER
Also accepted: LUSTRE, SHEEN, GLOSS, SHININESS, SHINE
In a sentence:
- The polished pearl had a soft luster, a gentle glow that reflected the light.
- After a good rubbing with polish, the old table regained its luster and looked brand new.
noun · 8 letters: The partly shaded region around the darkest part of a shadow.
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PENUMBRA
Close, for fewer points:
- UMBRA: UMBRA is the darkest core of a shadow, not the partly lit edge around it
In a sentence:
- During the eclipse, we stood in the penumbra, where the shadow was only partly dark.
- The edge of the shadow, called the penumbra, was fuzzy and lighter than the center.
noun · 8 letters: The pleasant heat of the sun on a cold winter day.
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APRICITY
Close, for fewer points:
- WARMTH: These do not specify the warmth of sunshine on a cold winter day.
- SUNSHINE: These do not specify the warmth of sunshine on a cold winter day.
- SUNLIGHT: These do not specify the warmth of sunshine on a cold winter day.
In a sentence:
- On the freezing morning, we basked in the apricity beside the south wall, where the sun's gentle heat reached us.
- He sat on the porch step to soak up the apricity on a cold winter day.