Spooky stuff. 🎃
Today’s puzzle feels a bit out of season, doesn’t it? It screams October. Yet here we are. If you’re stuck unscrambling the fear, read on. The answers are tricky today.
Check out our daily guides for Mini Crossword, Wordle, and Connections if that’s your speed. Or just stick with this ghost train.
What is the theme?
The theme? Heebie-jeebies.
Still confused. Fine. Here’s the clue. Boo! 👻
Need a boost to unlock in-game hints? You don’t need the specific theme words. Just find any four-letter words. Three of them unlock a theme word hint. Try these: WILES, SOOT, BUST, HIVE. Any will do.
The Answers
Here are the words tied to the fear theme. You need to find all of them. Including the big one that spans the grid. I used to think there were always eight answers. I was wrong. The number changes. But eventually, every single letter gets used. No waste.
Non-spangram words:
- CREEPS
- SHIVERS
- JITTERS
- WILLIES
- BUTTERFLIES
Why butterflies? Nervousness counts, right?
The Spangram
This is the long word. The anchor.
GOOSEBUMPS
Find the G on the far left. It’s five letters down. Then wind your way around the grid like a chill up your spine.
Goosebumps are just tiny muscles pulling your hairs up.
Other nightmares
Some puzzles hurt more than others. Dated slang? Terrible. Who even says PHAT anymore? That word burns. Marine biology themes are also killers if you’re not a biologist. BALEEN? RIGHT? Good luck with those.
It’s a grind sometimes. But when the grid lights up, it feels good. Doesn’t it? 🕷️
