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Puzzlenest daily puzzles for Saturday, October 24, 2026

Puzzle #24. Hints, answers and replay links for every daily game on October 24, 2026. Answers are hidden until you tap to show them.

Word Guess

5-letter word

Hints: starts with S, has 2 vowels, and has no repeated letters. Play this word

Show the answer

SHOVE

4-letter word

Hints: starts with L, has 2 vowels, and has no repeated letters. Play this word

Show the answer

LEAN

6-letter word

Hints: starts with P, has 2 vowels, and has a repeated letter. Play this word

Show the answer

PILLOW

7-letter word

Hints: starts with B, has 3 vowels, and has no repeated letters. Play this word

Show the answer

BEATING

Word Groups

The sixteen words were: BRACELET, CHEESE, CUP, EARRING, GRAPEFRUIT, HOE, LEMON, LIME, NECKLACE, ORANGE, PAN, RAKE, RING, SHEARS, SPONGE, TROWEL. Play this puzzle

Show the four groups (easiest first)
  1. Jewelry: RING, NECKLACE, BRACELET, EARRING
  2. Garden tools: RAKE, HOE, SHEARS, TROWEL
  3. Citrus fruits: LEMON, LIME, ORANGE, GRAPEFRUIT
  4. Words before CAKE: CUP, PAN, CHEESE, SPONGE

Mini Crossword

Play this mini

Across

  • 1 Get ready, informally
  • 5 Group of lions
  • 6 Ski cabin
  • 7 Heavenly being with wings
  • 8 Must have

Down

  • 1 Lying face down
  • 2 Long mountain top
  • 3 Bordered
  • 4 Banana skin
  • 5 Scheme
Show the answers

Across

  • 1 PREP
  • 5 PRIDE
  • 6 LODGE
  • 7 ANGEL
  • 8 NEED

Down

  • 1 PRONE
  • 2 RIDGE
  • 3 EDGED
  • 4 PEEL
  • 5 PLAN
■ P R E P
P R I D E
L O D G E
A N G E L
N E E D ■

Word Ladder

Turn NAIL into SEED. Best possible: 5 moves. Play this ladder

Show a shortest ladder

NAIL → SAIL → SAID → SAND → SEND → SEED

Number Nest

  1. Numbers 75, 100, 10, 5, 8, 9. Target 95.
  2. Numbers 100, 10, 25, 7, 5, 11. Target 297.
  3. Numbers 6, 25, 75, 2, 7, 10. Target 441.

Play this Number Nest

Show one exact solution for each target
  1. Target 95: 10 + 9 = 19; 100 − 5 = 95
  2. Target 297: 25 − 5 = 20; 20 + 7 = 27; 27 × 11 = 297
  3. Target 441: 25 + 6 = 31; 75 − 10 = 65; 65 − 2 = 63; 63 × 7 = 441

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