Past Daily Challenge
September 18, 2026
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Question 1 · noun
Beef cattle with extended pointed growths on the head
Answer: longhorn
Original choices and explanations
- aardvark
- a nocturnal African mammal that eats termites
- cockatoo
- A crested parrot from Australia
- longhorn
- Beef cattle with extended pointed growths on the head
- mongoose
- A nimble mammal that preys on snakes and rodents
Question 2 · noun
A tool for measuring the distance between points
Answer: calliper
Original choices and explanations
- rudiment
- A remaining part from an earlier stage
- ohmmeter
- An instrument that measures electrical resistance
- ironware
- Metal tools and household utensils
- calliper
- A tool for measuring the distance between points
Question 3 · noun
Responsive singing between two parts of a choir
Answer: antiphony
Original choices and explanations
- antiphony
- Responsive singing between two parts of a choir
- sforzando
- A musical direction for a strong initial attack
- hymeneal
- A wedding hymn
- triskele
- A symbol of three bent lines radiating from a center
Question 4 · adjective
Long, thin, and cylindrical like a worm
Answer: vermiform
Original choices and explanations
- aneroid
- Operating without liquid
- vermiform
- Long, thin, and cylindrical like a worm
- petrous
- Stonelike in hardness
- capitate
- Abruptly enlarged and rounded at the tip
Question 5 · noun
A sixteenth-century court dance with short advances and retreats
Answer: courante
Original choices and explanations
- notturno
- A pensive lyrical piece of music
- landler
- A slow Austrian dance in triple time
- courante
- A lively court dance from the 16th century
- berceuse
- A gentle song meant to lull a child asleep
Definitions and examples adapted from Princeton WordNet and the Open English WordNet team’s 2025 data. Lexifour rewrites clues and explanations and blanks example sentences; this archive preserves the game’s original wording and choice order. License and attribution notices; Open English WordNet development is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Reference: McCrae, Rademaker, Bond, Rudnicka, and Fellbaum (2019), English WordNet 2019 – An Open-Source WordNet for English.
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