Word Game: Jan. 26, 2026
TODAY’S WORD — ITALICS (eye-TAL-iks: A type style with slanted characters.)
Average mark 13 words
Time limit 20 minutes
Can you find 17 or more words in ITALICS? The list will be published tomorrow.
SATURDAY’S WORD — HYPNOTIC: hint phonic phony photic phyton picot pinch pinot pint pinto pitch pith pithy piton pity point pointy pony python notch optic thin tiny tonic tony topi topic typo icon inch into itch itchy chin chino chip chit chop city coin copy
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RULES OF THE GAME:
1. Words must be of four or more letters.
2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.
3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.
4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.
Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at kzsaxe@gmail.com.