Words of the week
Aug 31 to Sep 6, 2026
A few words worth knowing from 6 Nectary puzzles, and every pangram, each with its meaning. Today’s puzzle joins the list tomorrow, so nothing here gives it away.
Worth knowing
- diacritic
adjective. capable of distinguishing
From puzzle #2
- vitiate
verb. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From puzzle #4
- riffraff
noun. disparaging terms for the common people
From puzzle #1
- inclining
noun. the act of inclining; bending forward
From puzzle #5
- zinnia
noun. any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
From puzzle #6
- raffia
noun. leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.
From puzzle #1
- imbibing
noun. the act of consuming liquids
From puzzle #5
- peptic
adjective. relating to or promoting digestion
From puzzle #4
The week’s pangrams
- Tuesday, September 1, 2026ftergia
- frigatePerfect
noun. a medium size square rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
- refrigerate
verb. preserve by chilling
- frigatePerfect
- Wednesday, September 2, 2026icordta
- Thursday, September 3, 2026gzlioca
- zoological
adjective. concerning the study of animals and their classification and properties
- zoological
- Friday, September 4, 2026tvcieap
- capacitive
adjective. of or relating to capacitance
- captivate
verb. attract; cause to be enamored
- captivePerfect
noun. a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
- capacitive
- Saturday, September 5, 2026gclbmni
- climbing
noun. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
- climbing
- Sunday, September 6, 2026inyzlga
- analyzing
verb. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- analyzing