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Daily Challenge #996

🏷 Today: Category Word Puzzle

Today: animals. · 6 guesses · +20 XP

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  1. TodayIntermediate
    Category Word Puzzle

    Today: animals.

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  2. +1dBeginner
    Daily Wordle

    Today's official puzzle.

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  3. +2dIntermediate
    Speed Word Challenge

    Solve under 90 seconds.

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    Rare 5-letter words only.

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  6. +5dIntermediate
    Theme Challenge

    Today's theme: nature & weather.

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    Synonym Sprint

    Match meanings, fast.

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VOWEL

noun · /ˈvaʊ.əl/

A speech sound made without obstructing the vocal tract.

"Most starting words use two vowels."

Etymology
Latin vocalis — 'vocal'.
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consonant, phoneme, syllable
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