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Classic v2-48: answers

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Updated September 27, 2026

Immutable board v2-48 · Required S

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ANALOGIST · NOSTALGIA

4 letters

ALAS adverb
by bad luck WordNet
ALSO adverb
in addition WordNet
GAST verb
To frighten. Wiktionary
GIST noun
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work WordNet
LAST adjective
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining WordNet
LATS noun
the basic unit of money in Latvia WordNet
LIAS noun
A type of blue limestone present in parts of southern England and Wales. Wiktionary
LIST noun
a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) WordNet
LOST adjective
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered WordNet
OAST noun
a kiln for drying hops WordNet
ONST adverb
once Wiktionary
SAGA noun
a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account WordNet
SAGO noun
powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener WordNet
SAIL verb
traverse or travel on (a body of water) WordNet
SALT noun
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) WordNet
SANG noun
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng WordNet
SATI noun
Alternative form of suttee — The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion. Wiktionary
SIAL noun
the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum WordNet
SIGN noun
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) WordNet
SILO noun
a cylindrical tower used for storing silage WordNet
SILT verb
become chocked with silt WordNet
SING verb
deliver by singing WordNet
SLAG verb
convert into slag WordNet
SLAT noun
a thin strip (wood or metal) WordNet
SLIT noun
a long narrow opening WordNet
SLOG verb
work doggedly or persistently WordNet
SLOT noun
a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable WordNet
SNAG verb
catch on a snag WordNet
SNIT noun
a state of agitated irritation WordNet
SNOG verb
touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. WordNet
SNOT noun
nasal mucus WordNet
SOIL noun
the state of being covered with unclean things WordNet
SONG noun
a short musical composition with words WordNet
STAG noun
adult male deer WordNet

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AGIST verb
To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same. Wiktionary
ALIAS noun
a name that has been assumed temporarily WordNet
ALIST noun
An association list. Wiktionary
ANGST noun
an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom WordNet
ATLAS noun
a collection of maps in book form WordNet
GLANS noun
a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris WordNet
LITAS noun
the basic unit of money in Lithuania WordNet
NASAL adjective
of or in or relating to the nose WordNet
SAIGA noun
goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis WordNet
SAINT noun
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization WordNet
SALON noun
gallery where works of art can be displayed WordNet
SATIN noun
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back WordNet
SLAIN noun
people who have been slain (as in battle) WordNet
SLANG verb
fool or hoax WordNet
SLANT verb
lie obliquely WordNet
SLING verb
hurl as if with a sling WordNet
SNAIL noun
freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell WordNet
SOLAN noun
very large white gannet with black wing tips WordNet
STAIG noun
Scots: stag (the animal) Wiktionary
STAIN verb
color with a liquid dye or tint WordNet
STING noun
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung WordNet
STONG noun
An area of land equivalent to a quarter of an acre; a rood; a stang. Wiktionary

6 letters

ASLANT adverb
at an oblique angle WordNet
GASLIT adjective
Illuminated by burning gas. Wiktionary
INSTAL verb
set up for use WordNet
LOSING verb
present participle of lose: fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense WordNet
SATANG noun
100 satangs equal 1 baht in Thailand WordNet
SATING verb
present participle of sate: fill to satisfaction WordNet
SIGNAL noun
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message WordNet
SLOGAN noun
a favorite saying of a sect or political group WordNet
SOLING verb
present participle of sole: put a new sole on WordNet
SONATA noun
a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms WordNet
STINGO noun
Any strong beer. Wiktionary
TONSIL noun
either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx WordNet
TOSING verb
present participle and gerund of tose — To pull apart or asunder; touse. Wiktionary

7 letters

AGNOSIA noun
inability to recognize objects by use of the senses WordNet
AGONIST noun
the principal character in a work of fiction WordNet
LASTING adjective
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place WordNet
SALTING noun
the act of adding salt to food WordNet
SLATING noun
a severely critical attack WordNet
STALING verb
present participle of stale: urinate, of cattle and horses WordNet

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SALTOING verb
present participle of salt: add salt to WordNet

9 letters

ANALOGIST noun
someone who looks for analogies or who reasons by analogy WordNet
NOSTALGIA noun
longing for something past WordNet

All 78 eligible answers in this edition are listed. Every eligible discovery counts; milestones do not require particular answers.

Meanings from WordNet (licence) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0). Some wording is adapted.

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