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Puzzle #1593 · 2025-10-29
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Hint 1 – structure
Hint 2 – letters
Hint 3 – extra detail
Reveal answer
Puzzle #1593 · 2025-10-29
Today's answer is most often used as a noun. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants, and it uses five different letters. Its Scrabble score is 6.
Definition & origin
GLARE — An intense, blinding light.
Structurally this is a normal‑difficulty answer with no special traps or double letters. Careful play and solid starters should keep most streaks safe.
Starter words that lined up well today
Strong opening words for this puzzle included SLATE (covers the letters l, a, e), CRANE (covers the letters r, a, e) and TRACE (covers the letters r, a, e). If you opened with one of these, you were already probing several of the key letters in the answer.