Past puzzles / Nº 1
Letterbrew Nº 1
Sunday, 4 October 2026
Here is everything from Letterbrew Nº 1. The Wordbrew words were WORSE, CHALK and NIPPY. Quadbrew hid SPARE, BASTE, YIELD and SAUNA, and Linkbrew's trickiest group was “Things you can draw”. Want to try it yourself first? Every past puzzle can still be played for practice.
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Wordbrew words
Three five-letter words, from easy to hard, with six tries for each.
noun something inferior in quality or condition or effect“for better or for worse”
adjective (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability“this road is worse than the first one we took”
noun a soft whitish calcite
verb write, draw, or trace with chalk
adjective a sharp biting taste“a nippy cheese”
Quadbrew words
Four words solved at the same time, with nine guesses shared across all four boards.
verb refrain from harming
adjective thin and fit“the spare figure of a marathon runner”
verb cover with liquid before cooking“baste a roast”
noun a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
verb be the cause or source of
noun production of a certain amount
noun a Finnish steam bath
Linkbrew groups
Sixteen words, four hidden groups of four. From the easiest link to the trickiest:
Pop Quiz answers
GeographyWhich is the largest ocean on Earth?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
The Pacific covers about a third of the planet's surface, more than all the land combined.
SportsIn which sport does 'love' mean a score of zero?
Answer: Tennis
In tennis, a player with no points has 'love'.
SportsWhich board game is believed to have begun in India as chaturanga?
Answer: Chess
Chess is widely traced back to chaturanga, played in India around the 6th century.
GeographyWhat is the longest river in Africa?
Answer: Nile
The Nile flows about 6,650 km north to the Mediterranean Sea.
MythologyIn Norse mythology, what is the giant tree that connects the nine worlds?
Answer: Yggdrasil
Yggdrasil is an immense ash tree. Bifrost is the rainbow bridge.
Synonym Sprint pairs
Ten words, each with one word that means the same. These were the matches:
- happymeansjoyful
- gloomymeansdismal
- vacantmeansempty
- keenmeanseager
- difficultmeanshard
- prudentmeanswise
- fortunatemeanslucky
- sturdymeansstrong
- calmmeanspeaceful
- commencemeansbegin