October 22, 2026Shared word: CHIP
CategoriesA Little Damage: NICK, CHIP, DENT · Golf Shots: PUTT, CHIP, DRIVE · Snack Aisle: PRETZEL, CHIP, CRACKER · Computer Parts: RAM, CHIP, BOARD
October 21, 2026Shared word: TAP
CategoriesWhere Your Beer Comes From: BOTTLE, TAP, KEG · Ways to Get Someone's Attention: NUDGE, TAP, WHISTLE · Dance Styles: JAZZ, TAP, SWING · ___ Water: TONIC, TAP, HOLY
October 20, 2026Shared word: BAT
CategoriesHalloween Decorations: PUMPKIN, BAT, SKELETON · To Knock Away: SWAT, BAT, SLAP · Things You Swing at a Ball: CLUB, BAT, RACKET · Things You Do With Your Eyes: BLINK, BAT, WINK
October 19, 2026Shared word: LEAD
CategoriesPencil Parts: ERASER, LEAD, FERRULE · To Guide: GUIDE, LEAD, STEER · Toxic Metals: MERCURY, LEAD, CADMIUM · What a Journalist Wants: TIP, LEAD, SCOOP
October 18, 2026Shared word: MINT
CategoriesItem Conditions: PRISTINE, MINT, USED · Places Full of Money: BANK, MINT, VAULT · Herbs: BASIL, MINT, SAGE · To Create: MAKE, MINT, FORGE
October 17, 2026Shared word: TRUNK
CategoriesElephant Parts: TUSK, TRUNK, EAR · Car Parts: HOOD, TRUNK, BUMPER · Tree Parts: BARK, TRUNK, ROOT · U in the Middle, No Other Vowels: PLUMB, TRUNK, BLUSH
October 16, 2026Shared word: JACK
CategoriesNothing at All (as in "You Don't Know ___"): ZIP, JACK, SQUAT · Places to Plug In: OUTLET, JACK, PORT · Roadside Emergency Gear: FLARE, JACK, TIRE IRON · ___ Rabbit: PETER, JACK, ROGER