Spelling Bee Answers

delve

Etymology 1

verb

To dig the ground, especially with a shovel.
To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
To dig, to excavate.

Etymology 2

noun

A pit or den.

delved

verb

To dig the ground, especially with a shovel.
To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
To dig, to excavate.

delving

verb

To dig the ground, especially with a shovel.
To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
To dig, to excavate.

noun

The act of one who delves.

noun

The shaking of tin ore in a sieve held underwater so that the waste flows out, leaving the tin behind.

devein

verb

To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp).

deveined

verb

To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp).

adjective

Having had the veins removed.

deveining

verb

To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp).

devil

noun

An evil creature.
(with article) The chief devil; Satan.
A fictional image of a man, usually red or orange in skin color; with a set of horns on his head, a pointed goatee and a long tail and carrying a pitchfork; that represents evil and portrayed to children in an effort to discourage bad behavior.
The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
(with an article, as an intensifier) Hell.
A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.
A dust devil.
(Christian Science) An evil or erring entity.
(in compounds) A barren, unproductive and unused area.
A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.
A Tasmanian devil.
An endurance event where riders who fall behind are periodically eliminated.

verb

To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
To annoy or bother.
To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
To prepare (food) with spices, making it spicy:

deviled

verb

To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
To annoy or bother.
To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
To prepare (food) with spices, making it spicy:

adjective

Possessed by the Devil
Grilled with a piquant sauce

deviling

Etymology 1

verb

To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
To annoy or bother.
To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
To prepare (food) with spices, making it spicy:

Etymology 2

noun

A young devil.

dive

Etymology 1

noun

A jump or plunge into water.
A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.
A downward swooping motion.
A swim under water.
A decline.
A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
A deliberate fall after a challenge.

verb

To swim under water.
To jump into water head-first.
To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
To descend sharply or steeply.
(especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
To explore by diving; to plunge into.
To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.

Etymology 2

noun

Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
A person who may be considered or who considers herself (or by extension himself) much more important than others, has high expectations of others and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.

Etymology 3

noun

A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature.

dived

verb

To swim under water.
To jump into water head-first.
To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
To descend sharply or steeply.
(especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
To explore by diving; to plunge into.
To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.

divide

noun

A thing that divides.
An act of dividing.
A distancing between two people or things.
A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.

verb

To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
To share (something) by dividing it.
(with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
To be a divisor of.
To separate into two or more parts.
Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.
To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
To break friendship; to fall out.
To have a share; to partake.
To vote, as in the British parliament and other legislatures, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
To mark divisions on; to graduate.
To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.

divided

verb

To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
To share (something) by dividing it.
(with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
To be a divisor of.
To separate into two or more parts.
Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.
To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
To break friendship; to fall out.
To have a share; to partake.
To vote, as in the British parliament and other legislatures, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
To mark divisions on; to graduate.
To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.

adjective

Separated or split into pieces
Having conflicting interests or emotions
Disunited
(of a road) separated into lanes, that move in opposite directions, by a median

dividend

noun

A number or expression that is to be divided by another.
A pro rata payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually).
Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)

dividing

verb

To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
To share (something) by dividing it.
(with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
To be a divisor of.
To separate into two or more parts.
Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.
To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
To break friendship; to fall out.
To have a share; to partake.
To vote, as in the British parliament and other legislatures, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
To mark divisions on; to graduate.
To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.

noun

An act of division.

adjective

Serving to divide or separate.

divine

Etymology 1

noun

One skilled in divinity; a theologian.
A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.
(often capitalized, with 'the') God or a god, particularly in its aspect as a transcendental concept.

adjective

Of or pertaining to a god.
Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.
Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.
Beautiful, heavenly.
Foreboding; prescient.
(of souls) immortal; elect or saved after death
Relating to divinity or theology.

Etymology 2

verb

To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.
To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.
To search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod.
To render divine; to deify.

divined

verb

To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.
To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.
To search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod.
To render divine; to deify.

adjective

Made divine, made holy.

diving

verb

To swim under water.
To jump into water head-first.
To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
To descend sharply or steeply.
(especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
To explore by diving; to plunge into.
To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.

noun

The action of the verb to dive in any sense.
The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.
Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment.
The act of pretending to be tripped or brought to the ground by an opposition player in order to secure a undeserved penalty.

adjective

That or who dives or dive.

divining

verb

To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.
To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.
To search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod.
To render divine; to deify.

noun

The action of the verb to divine in any sense.

adjective

That or who divines (in any sense of the verb).

divvied

verb

To divide into portions.

eleven

noun

A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc.
A football team of eleven players; the starting lineup.
Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, imitating someone who forgets to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.
A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten.

numeral

The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.

endive

noun

A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).

enliven

verb

To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.

enlivened

verb

To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.

enlivening

verb

To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.

envied

adjective

That is the object of envy.

verb

To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.
To have envious feelings (at).
To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge.
To show malice or ill will; to rail.
To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
To hate.
To emulate.

even

Etymology 1

noun

(diminutive) An even number.

verb

To make flat and level.
To equal.
To be equal.
To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
To set right; to complete.
To act up to; to keep pace with.

adjective

Flat and level.
Without great variation.
Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
(of an integer) Divisible by two.
(of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
On equal terms of a moral sort; quits.
Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
Associate; fellow; of the same condition.

adverb

Exactly, just, fully.
In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.
Emphasizing a comparative.
Signalling a correction of one's previous utterance; rather, that is.

Etymology 2

noun

Evening.

evened

Etymology 1

verb

To make flat and level.
To equal.
To be equal.
To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
To set right; to complete.
To act up to; to keep pace with.

Etymology 2

verb

To occur; to happen; to come to pass.

evening

Etymology 1

noun

The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.
The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.
A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.
A party or gathering held in the evening.

Etymology 2

verb

To make flat and level.
To equal.
To be equal.
To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
To set right; to complete.
To act up to; to keep pace with.

Etymology 3

verb

To occur; to happen; to come to pass.

evil

Etymology 1

noun

Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief.
A malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil (scrofula).

adjective

Intending to harm; malevolent.
Morally corrupt.
Unpleasant, foul (of odour, taste, mood, weather, etc.).
Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous.
Having harmful qualities; not good; worthless or deleterious.
Undesirable; harmful; bad practice

Etymology 2

adverb

Wickedly, evilly, iniquitously
Injuriously, harmfully; in a damaging way.
Badly, poorly; in an insufficient way.

give

Etymology 1

noun

The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.

verb

(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
(ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
To yield slightly when a force is applied.
To collapse under pressure or force.
To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
To lead (onto or into).
To provide a view of.
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
To grant power or permission to; to allow.
To devote or apply (oneself).
To become soft or moist.
To shed tears; to weep.
To have a misgiving.
To be going on, to be occurring

Etymology 2

noun

A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.

given

verb

(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
(ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
To yield slightly when a force is applied.
To collapse under pressure or force.
To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
To lead (onto or into).
To provide a view of.
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
To grant power or permission to; to allow.
To devote or apply (oneself).
To become soft or moist.
To shed tears; to weep.
To have a misgiving.
To be going on, to be occurring

noun

A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.

adjective

Already arranged.
Currently discussed.
Particular, specific.
Assumed as fact or hypothesis.
(with to) Prone, disposed.

preposition

Considering; taking into account.

giving

verb

(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
(ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
To yield slightly when a force is applied.
To collapse under pressure or force.
To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
To lead (onto or into).
To provide a view of.
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
To grant power or permission to; to allow.
To devote or apply (oneself).
To become soft or moist.
To shed tears; to weep.
To have a misgiving.
To be going on, to be occurring

noun

The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
A gift; a benefaction.
The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.

adjective

Having the tendency to give; generous

inveigle

verb

To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
To obtain through guile or cunning.

inveigled

verb

To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
To obtain through guile or cunning.

inveigling

verb

To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
To obtain through guile or cunning.

ivied

adjective

Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant.

levee

Etymology 1

noun

An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
The steep bank of a river.
The border of an irrigated field.
A pier or other landing place on a river.

verb

To keep within a channel by means of levees.

Etymology 2

noun

The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest.
A reception of visitors held after getting up.
A formal reception, especially one given by royalty or other leaders.

verb

To attend the levee or levees of.

level

noun

A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
Degree or amount.
Achievement or qualification.
Distance from the root node of a tree structure.
One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.
A numeric value that quantifies a character's experience and power.
A floor of a multi-storey building.
An area of almost perfectly flat land.
A school grade or year.

verb

To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
To progress to the next level.
To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone).
To make the score of a game equal.
To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.
To adjust or adapt to a certain level.
(usually with "with") To speak honestly and openly with.

adjective

The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
Unvaried in frequency.
Unvaried in volume.
Calm.
In the same position or rank.
Straightforward; direct; clear.
Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.
Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection; monotonic.
Perpendicular to a gravitational force.

leveled

verb

To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
To progress to the next level.
To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone).
To make the score of a game equal.
To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.
To adjust or adapt to a certain level.
(usually with "with") To speak honestly and openly with.

leveling

verb

To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
To progress to the next level.
To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone).
To make the score of a game equal.
To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.
To adjust or adapt to a certain level.
(usually with "with") To speak honestly and openly with.

noun

The process of making something level.
The process of measuring levels to establish heights and altitudes.

levied

verb

To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority.
To draft someone into military service.
To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription. etc.
To wage war.
To raise, as a siege.
To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up.

live

Etymology 1

verb

To be alive; to have life.
To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
To survive; to persevere; to continue.
To cope.
To pass life in a specified manner.
To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
(followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

Etymology 2

noun

Life

adjective

(only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
Being in existence; actual
Having active properties; being energized.
Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
Taken from a living animal.
Imparting power; having motion.
Still in active play.
Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.
(of a performance or speech) In person.
(entertainment, performing) Recorded in front of an audience and not having been edited after recording.
Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
(circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
Being in a state of ignition; burning.
Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing.
Vivid; bright.

adverb

Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
Of making a performance or speech, in person.

lived

verb

To be alive; to have life.
To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
To survive; to persevere; to continue.
To cope.
To pass life in a specified manner.
To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
(followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

adjective

(in combination) Having a specified duration of life.

liven

Etymology 1

verb

To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.

Etymology 2

verb

To be alive; to have life.
To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
To survive; to persevere; to continue.
To cope.
To pass life in a specified manner.
To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
(followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

livened

verb

To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.

livening

verb

To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.

livid

adjective

Having a dark, bluish appearance.
Pale, pallid.
So angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious.

living

verb

To be alive; to have life.
To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
To survive; to persevere; to continue.
To cope.
To pass life in a specified manner.
To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
(followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

noun

The state of being alive.
(plural, with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who are alive.
Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood
A style of life.
(canon law) A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.

adjective

Having life.
In use or existing.
Of everyday life.
True to life.
Used as an intensifier.

vegged

verb

To vegetate; to engage in complete inactivity; to rest

veggie

noun

A vegetable.
A vegetarian.

adjective

Vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians
Vegetable-like.

vegging

verb

To vegetate; to engage in complete inactivity; to rest

veil

noun

Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
The calyptra of mosses.
A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
Velum (A circular membrane round the cap of medusa)
A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.

verb

To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
To conceal as with a veil.

veiled

verb

To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
To conceal as with a veil.

adjective

Covered by a veil.
Partly hidden or concealed.

veiling

verb

To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
To conceal as with a veil.

noun

The act of covering with a veil.
Material for making veils.

vein

noun

A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
(in plural) The entrails of a shrimp.
In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.
The nervure of an insect’s wing.
A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.
A topic of discussion; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc.
A style, tendency, or quality.
A fissure, cleft or cavity, as in the earth or other substance.

verb

To mark with veins or a vein-like pattern.

veined

verb

To mark with veins or a vein-like pattern.

adjective

(sometimes in combination) Having veins or veinlike markings.

veining

verb

To mark with veins or a vein-like pattern.

noun

An arrangement of veins or veinlike markings.

veld

noun

The open pasture land or grassland of South Africa and neighboring countries.

vend

Etymology 1

noun

The act of vending or selling; a sale.
The total sales of coal from a colliery.

verb

To hawk or to peddle merchandise.
To sell wares through a vending machine.

Etymology 2

noun

The letter Ꝩ/ꝩ, used in Old Norse, related to the rune wynn (ᚹ, whence also Latin-script Ƿ/ƿ) but with the bowl open at the top, like a y.

vended

verb

To hawk or to peddle merchandise.
To sell wares through a vending machine.

vending

verb

To hawk or to peddle merchandise.
To sell wares through a vending machine.

vied

verb

To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
To rival (something), etc.
To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
To stake; to wager.
To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.

vigil

noun

An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
A period of observation or surveillance at any hour.
The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.
A quiet demonstration in support of a cause.

vile

adjective

Morally low; base; despicable.
Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid.

vine

noun

The climbing plant that produces grapes.
Any plant of the genus Vitis.
(by extension) Any similar climbing or trailing plant.

vivid

noun

A felt-tipped permanent marker.

adjective

(of perception) Clear, detailed or powerful.
(of an image) Bright, intense or colourful.
Full of life, strikingly alive.

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Sunday, June 28, 2026

Number of Pangrams: 3

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Number of Answers: 67

Points Needed for Genius: 278

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