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Letterbrew Nº 6

Friday, 9 October 2026

Here is everything from Letterbrew Nº 6. The Wordbrew words were SHOWN, PLAID and WHIZZ. Quadbrew hid ELITE, MANGE, CLEAT and POLAR, and Linkbrew's trickiest group was “___chair”. 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.

SHOWNEasy

verb past participle of “show”

PLAIDMedium

noun a cloth having a crisscross design

WHIZZHard

noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

verb make a soft swishing sound

Quadbrew words

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

ELITEBoard 1

noun a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

adjective selected as the best

MANGEBoard 2

noun a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair

CLEATBoard 3

noun a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe)

verb provide with cleats“cleat running shoes for better traction”

POLARBoard 4

adjective having a pair of equal and opposite charges

Linkbrew groups

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

Things with keysPIANO, MAP, LAPTOP, CAREasiest group
___noteBANK, FOOT, SICK, KEYMedium group
___smithLOCK, GOLD, BLACK, WORDTricky group
___chairARM, WHEEL, HIGH, DECKTrickiest group

Pop Quiz answers

  1. ScienceWhat is the most abundant gas in the Sun?

    Answer: Hydrogen

    The Sun is about three-quarters hydrogen by mass.

  2. CultureThe tango dance comes from which country?

    Answer: Argentina

    Tango began in the late 1800s around Buenos Aires and Montevideo.

  3. ScienceWhat is the chemical symbol for gold?

    Answer: Au

    Au comes from the Latin word for gold, aurum. Ag is silver.

  4. MathsWhat is 15% of 200?

    Answer: 30

    10% of 200 is 20 and 5% is 10, so 15% is 30.

  5. MythologyWho leapt across the sea to Lanka to find Sita?

    Answer: Hanuman

    Hanuman crossed the ocean to Lanka and found Sita in the Ashoka grove.

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Synonym Sprint pairs

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

  • mimicmeansimitate
  • earnestmeanssincere
  • fastmeansquick
  • immensemeansvast
  • astonishmeansamaze
  • mendmeansrepair
  • silentmeansquiet
  • resilientmeanstough
  • imitatemeanscopy
  • unitemeansjoin