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Suriname & Bitcoin in Connections: “TERM” Endings Explained
SURINAME, RECORD LABEL, RUB-A-DUB and BITCOIN hide NAME, LABEL, DUB and COIN at their ends.
RUB-A-DUB in Connections: What It Means and Why DUB Matters
RUB-A-DUB means a drumming sound, while the puzzle separately uses DUB in its naming sense.
SPAM in Connections: Canned Meat, Not Junk Messages
The puzzle uses SPAM as the canned meat and groups it with other things that come in cans.
INNIE in Spelling Bee: Is It a Word and What Does It Mean?
INNIE is a real informal word for an inward-curving belly button and an accepted September 22 answer.
QUOIN Is a Word—Why Isn’t It in the Sept. 22 Spelling Bee?
QUOIN is a real word and fits the available letters, but it is absent from the day’s accepted-answer list.
QUININE in Spelling Bee: Meaning, Pronunciation & Spelling
QUININE is an accepted answer, pronounced roughly KWY-nine in U.S. English, and is not the pangram.
ENBY in Spelling Bee: It Means “N-B,” Not ENVY
ENBY is pronounced like “N-B,” refers to a nonbinary person and is a valid September 21 Spelling Bee answer.
HIGHTAILED in Quartiles: HI + GH + TAI + LED
The four tiles are HI + GH + TAI + LED, forming the one-word past tense HIGHTAILED.
ANNAL vs. ANNEAL in Spelling Bee: Record vs. Heat Treatment
ANNAL is a yearly record; ANNEAL is a heat-treatment verb. Both fit the September 21 letter set.
HELIACAL vs. HELICAL in Spelling Bee: Sun vs. Spiral
HELIACAL relates to the Sun, while HELICAL means spiral-shaped. Both are valid words in the same puzzle.
TILTH Meaning in Spelling Bee: TILL vs. TILLAGE
TILTH describes the condition of cultivated soil, while TILLAGE is the process of working the soil.
WAXEN in Quordle: Meaning, Wordle History & WAKEN Difference
WAXEN is a September 21 Quordle answer and a former Wordle answer, but it is not the September 21 Wordle answer.
BEET in Connections: Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin & Vivaldi
BEET, BRAH, CHOP and VIVA are the first four letters of four famous composers’ surnames.
NEAR DARK in Connections: Why HOVER Isn’t in the Vampire Movie Group
NEAR DARK is a vampire movie; HOVER is a real movie too, but the puzzle uses HOVERBOARD instead.