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Letterbrew Nº 5

Thursday, 8 October 2026

Here is everything from Letterbrew Nº 5. The Wordbrew words were MEANT, PLANK and PITHY. Quadbrew hid DRAWN, ENTRY, CURRY and WITTY, and Linkbrew's trickiest group was “___cracker”. 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.

MEANTEasy

verb past tense and past participle of “mean”

PLANKMedium

noun a stout length of sawn timber

verb cover with planks“The streets were planked”

PITHYHard

adjective concise and full of meaning“welcomed her pithy comments”

Quadbrew words

Four words solved at the same time, with nine guesses shared across all four boards.

DRAWNBoard 1

adjective showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

ENTRYBoard 2

noun an item inserted in a written record

CURRYBoard 3

noun (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice

verb season with a mixture of spices

WITTYBoard 4

adjective combining clever conception and facetious expression“his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent”

Linkbrew groups

Sixteen words, four hidden groups of four. From the easiest link to the trickiest:

___workHOME, TEAM, FRAME, NETEasiest group
Ways to cookFRY, BOIL, GRILL, ROASTMedium group
Toolbox itemsHAMMER, DRILL, SPANNER, PLIERSTricky group
___crackerFIRE, NUT, SAFE, CHRISTMASTrickiest group

Pop Quiz answers

  1. MathsWhat is the value of pi to two decimal places?

    Answer: 3.14

    Pi is about 3.14159.

  2. GeographyWhat is the capital of Argentina?

    Answer: Buenos Aires

    Buenos Aires sits on the Río de la Plata. Santiago is Chile's capital.

  3. General KnowledgeWhat is the fastest land animal?

    Answer: Cheetah

    Cheetahs can briefly reach about 100 km/h.

  4. TechnologyIn a web address, what does HTTP stand for?

    Answer: HyperText Transfer Protocol

    HTTP is the protocol browsers use to fetch web pages.

  5. HistoryIn which year did the Titanic sink?

    Answer: 1912

    The Titanic sank in April 1912 on its first voyage.

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Synonym Sprint pairs

Ten words, each with one word that means the same. These were the matches:

  • hastenmeanshurry
  • angrymeansfurious
  • novicemeansbeginner
  • contemplatemeansconsider
  • quarrelmeansargument
  • mistakemeanserror
  • warymeanscautious
  • replenishmeansrefill
  • yearnmeanslong
  • adoremeanslove