Past Daily Challenge
September 20, 2026
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Question 1 · verb
Cut letters or a design into a surface
Answer: engrave
engrave the pen with the owner's name
Original choices and explanations
- engrave
- Cut letters or a design into a surface
- postmark
- To stamp mail with its mailing date
- dropkick
- Strike a falling sphere just as it touches the ground
- overstep
- To go beyond a limit or boundary
Question 2 · verb
Openly condemn or brand as disgraceful
Answer: stigmatise
Original choices and explanations
- prevaricate
- To speak evasively to mislead
- stigmatise
- Openly condemn or brand as disgraceful
- exculpate
- To declare someone not guilty
- proscribe
- To officially forbid something
Question 3 · noun
A fore-and-aft sail supported by a spar
Answer: spritsail
Original choices and explanations
- hautbois
- A slender woodwind instrument with a conical bore and double reed
- mangonel
- A medieval catapult powered by people pulling ropes
- spritsail
- A fore-and-aft sail supported by a spar
- portiere
- A heavy curtain hung across a doorway
Question 4 · adjective
Spotted or blotched
Answer: maculate
Original choices and explanations
- mephitic
- Having a foul, poisonous smell
- petaloid
- Resembling a flower petal
- hyaloid
- Glasslike in transparency
- maculate
- Spotted or blotched
Question 5 · noun
Repetition at the ends of successive lines or sentences
Answer: epiphora
Original choices and explanations
- epiphora
- Repetition at the ends of successive lines or sentences
- eurythmy
- Expressive body movements used to interpret musical rhythm
- maiolica
- Decorated tin-glazed earthenware
- notturno
- A pensive lyrical piece of music
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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