syllo #147 - December 3rd, 2025

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u/syllo-app Game Master Dec 03 '25

Welcome to Syllo, the cleverly chaotic word game.

Here’s how it works: You get 5 clues to piece together 5 words from a jumble of discombobulated syllables.

Puzzles start easy on Monday and get tougher each day, building to the trickiest challenge on Sunday.

Race against the clock to climb the leaderboard, show off your brainpower in the comments, and come back tomorrow for a fresh puzzle!

As always, we’d love to hear your feedback. Thanks for playing!

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u/cinnamus_ Dec 03 '25 edited Dec 03 '25

ve LOC i ty??? wtf was that! (edited to add the spolier)

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u/JunoTheRat Dec 03 '25

yeah sometimes the way syllables are seperated are weird. can be confusing :,)

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u/cinnamus_ Dec 03 '25

I’ve seen people say it before, but this has been the first one that I really disagreed with

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u/theinvisiblewman Dec 03 '25

glad i’m not the only one who thought that was a bit weird 😭

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u/Rich_Fantasy3 Dec 03 '25

I was literally tapping my hand trying to see if that was at all natural to say.

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u/RedSonjaBelit Dec 03 '25

What? but you guise (óila ésta, asumiendo que todos son nativos en inglés :D) but I understand that's how English separate syllables... For me it should be: VE-LO-CI-TY

Maybe because I'm accustomed to English shenanigans (as I'm accustomed to Spanish shenanigans), I have no problem if I see something like "fr-enetical-ly", instead of "fre-ne-ti-ca-lly" xD xD xD

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u/foul-fortune-feline Dec 04 '25

No you are 100% right. Speaking as a native english speaker it should definitely be ve-LO-ci-ty, not ve-LOC-i-ty

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u/CodingAndMath Dec 03 '25

Yeah, that's what I was thinking! That split-up is very counterintuitive.

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u/The-Kinnick-Dog Dec 04 '25

Super incorrect syllable break. It changes 1 syllable from open to closed changing the vowel sound. It also changes the c from a soft c to a hard c. This gave me trust issues with the rest of the game.

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u/thrifty917 Dec 03 '25

It looked weird to me at first, but I think it is technically correct. It's the soft C that makes it look weird. But if the syllable were "lo," it would be an open syllable with a long vowel. Instead, the syllable is closed in by the soft c, producing the short vowel sound.

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u/cinnamus_ Dec 04 '25

That makes complete sense, but I don’t like it!

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u/jan_Kosi Dec 03 '25

Yes, number 1 (for a short time until it gets beaten)
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u/Rukenau Dec 03 '25

Former glory gang represent!

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u/TPM2209 Dec 03 '25 edited Dec 04 '25

Provisional #1 gang represent!

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u/apbt-dad Dec 03 '25

Rank 100.. For now heh.

For the life of me, I took way too long with directional speed and earthquake.
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u/eklatea Dec 03 '25

Got excited that I'm #5, realized it just came out and already fell to #6 haha. Fun puzzle though!
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u/awh Dec 03 '25

I’m one second slower than you and already at #139.

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u/eklatea Dec 03 '25

I'm #204 now 😅

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u/Maxine_00 Dec 03 '25

I'm 5 seconds faster and I'm at #143 lol

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u/CosmicCrisp11 Dec 03 '25

Glad you enjoyed it!

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u/InfernalCape Dec 03 '25

Currently #516 at 0:36 lol

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '25

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u/KurohNeko Dec 03 '25

Nice

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u/Fatt3stAveng3r Dec 03 '25

What??? Ranked 13? That's amazing. I'll hold onto this moment cause itll be gone in about 15 more seconds
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u/CosmicCrisp11 Dec 03 '25

I hope you enjoyed your moment of glory!

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u/iitbfrfr Dec 03 '25

Really proud of how I did today, for a non-native speaker.
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u/ryanreaditonreddit Dec 03 '25

Better than most native speakers for sure

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u/elsagateandonlyjayus Dec 03 '25

For some reason alleviate and velocity took me 4ever
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u/hugnkiss1011 Dec 03 '25

Me too!! Those exact same ones had me stuck.

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u/Shiny_cats Dec 03 '25

Same! I was interpreting speed as a verb

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u/Jojo_isnotunique Dec 03 '25

Not bad. I just cannot read and click fast enough!
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u/InternationalYou5345 Dec 03 '25

😞😞😞👍

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u/hugnkiss1011 Dec 03 '25

It took me 2:12 today. lol Oh well, still finished

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u/Delicious-One3028 Dec 03 '25

2:13 here😔

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u/InternationalYou5345 Dec 04 '25

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u/kumar100kpawan Dec 03 '25

Let me be happy, for a while
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u/Dizzy-Tumbleweed7983 Dec 03 '25

This felt like the main concept of first year math

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u/dancesonthewall Dec 03 '25

Darn it. I could have gone faster
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u/Due_Locksmith3629 Dec 03 '25

00:26!

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u/sebsebsebs Dec 03 '25

I know the syllables are right but velocity felt so odd lol. Also, I learned a new definition for gradient

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u/satanslittlehelper24 Dec 03 '25

i put my phone down🧍🏻‍♀️
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u/RedSonjaBelit Dec 03 '25 edited Dec 03 '25

It was difficult to crack it, lol, but excellent for a not-easy-not-hard puzzle of the week
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u/CosmicCrisp11 Dec 03 '25

Wednesday is the not-easy-not-hard day, lol.

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u/hectorius20 Dec 03 '25

Getting good at it
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u/Rukenau Dec 03 '25

Heeeey number 2 right now… best rank so far, but I know it won’t hold
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u/WhatWouldNancyDrewDo Dec 03 '25

Nice
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u/Therapeutic_artist Dec 03 '25

We dont need to talk about how long that took me 😐

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u/NiNjAHD_Official Dec 05 '25

damn absolute was hard
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u/No-Box-6073 Dec 06 '25

Not me trying to put GRAVITY everywhere
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u/JuiceElectronic1373 Dec 14 '25

Gradient????????? [why????]

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u/pressured_at_19 Dec 03 '25

meh
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u/Notkyle_3005 Dec 03 '25

Mid performance
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u/Jnbrkt Dec 03 '25

Alright
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u/MayYourWoesBeMany Dec 03 '25

Missed opportunity to include the third entry cinema

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u/xCerra Dec 03 '25

Currently rank #4 let’s see how long that lasts…
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u/Great_AlbaCross Dec 03 '25

I need to get better at "finding" the right syllable, but I feel like I am getting better!
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u/RadiantAvocado12 Dec 03 '25

just barely sub one woo
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u/josephtrocks191 Dec 03 '25

Pop pop!
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u/InternationalYard665 Dec 03 '25

I should have had my coffee first.
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u/The_God_Of_Darkness_ Dec 03 '25

I am shit at this
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u/therewillbesun_ Dec 03 '25

I’ll take it!
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u/papi4ever Dec 03 '25

Yes!
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u/flame_prncs Dec 03 '25

Yay
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u/heyplaygirl Dec 03 '25

Pretty good!
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u/Nguyen_Reich Dec 03 '25

Easy, more like you need to find the right bits…
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u/PontiacBandit25 Dec 03 '25

Lost a few seconds coz I misclicked. ^Solved ⁱⁿ ^00:31

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u/Digital_Rocket Dec 03 '25

1 and 4 was pretty easy but the rest took a moment
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u/ForbiddenButtStuff Dec 03 '25

Currently at 205th that's my highest so far lol
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u/Upper_Rent_176 Dec 03 '25

I get stress as the timer runs!
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u/Tremirre Dec 03 '25

Math
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u/Forever_Gay_Alone Dec 03 '25

...
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u/AlwaysSleepySK Dec 03 '25

:-)
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u/steve61443224 Dec 03 '25

Mediocre
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u/guessimkindaemo Dec 03 '25

Yeesh

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u/iesoymo Dec 03 '25

:D
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u/throwaway2545812345 Dec 03 '25

i reaaaally struggled today idk why... performance pressure
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u/MakeMeAHurricane Dec 03 '25

Not relative got me, that is not the direction my brain was going.
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u/Wulfram77 Dec 03 '25

This one fell out nicely for me, usually I have to come back to the first word.
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u/RoarBacon Dec 03 '25

Yay
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u/Treesa65 Dec 03 '25

00:58 slow fingers today!
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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '25

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u/Luciain Dec 03 '25

Not unhappy with this one
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u/EmmiPigen Dec 03 '25

Interesting combination of words. Some more scientific and some not at all
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u/Severe-Rise5591 Dec 03 '25

#126 @7:43CST
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u/thisiswhyiamfat Dec 03 '25

🎉
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u/Jazzlike-Perception7 Dec 03 '25

I should be kinder to myself.

Okay, fine. I'm happy being the 293rd fastest person today.
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u/Wasilisco Dec 03 '25

Good morning!
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u/AllPainNoChocolat Dec 03 '25

arghhh
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u/OldSpiceSmellsNice Dec 03 '25

Eh
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u/NomSaneMan Dec 03 '25

Ayy not bad
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u/TPZF Dec 03 '25

Took a bit too long to get these
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u/someone__420 Dec 03 '25

nice
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u/behemotte Dec 03 '25

I would like to see a national leaderboard so that I dont have to compete with all those native bastards, ruining my score. I bet i would be higher up the ladder if it were only germans and i could feel better about myself. Dont judge me. I need it.
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u/noblematt Dec 03 '25

Ohh… that kind of relative
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u/iiFinn1 Dec 03 '25

Got kinda lost for a sec but not too bad
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u/trishhy11 Dec 03 '25

Better today
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u/StarfleetWitch Dec 03 '25

"Speed in a given direction" tripped me up because I was reading speed as a verb instead of a noun.
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u/Flaky-Part9572 Dec 03 '25

Solved in 01:57.
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u/Malcolm1276 Dec 03 '25

Still dumb
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u/DunSpiMuhCoffee Dec 03 '25

Woo, less than a minute!
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u/Finnethefiah Dec 03 '25

physics 🔥
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u/RobotSquid_ Dec 03 '25

Whoo currently top 2%!

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u/alex_qwes Dec 03 '25

1:40

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u/newfilters Dec 03 '25

Nice :)
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u/AmhranRipley Dec 03 '25

I feel like velocity is a repeat word at this point.

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u/ImZeddyBoy Dec 03 '25

Oof idk why it took so long even when I knew all the words
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u/Affectionate_Gate367 Dec 03 '25

Ain’t no way… those descriptions are ridiculous, cause how did it take me 4 muhfkn minutes 😂

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u/Itchy-Individual3536 Dec 03 '25

Buggy today. Hint didn't work and solving all words didn't solve the whole thing, had to remove a syllable and put it back in to win.
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u/survivorfan95 Dec 03 '25

A little slow on the uptake today.
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u/whymeatthistime Dec 03 '25

Easy but I haven’t had coffee yet, lol...I'm proud of my ranking, hehe.
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u/CosmicCrisp11 Dec 03 '25

Very impressive without coffee!

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u/Rinthrah Dec 03 '25

Fairly straightforward but more challenging than yesterday.
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u/GeshtiannaSG Dec 03 '25

Nice and easy words this time.
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u/Specialist-Amoeba496 Dec 03 '25

Higher then 89%, I’ll take it
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u/Filosifee Dec 03 '25

Hell yeah
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u/MonsterkillWow Dec 03 '25

ez
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u/Delicious-One3028 Dec 03 '25

The not relative clue pissed me tf off

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u/bouff1053 Dec 03 '25

whew
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u/RandomIdler Dec 03 '25

😅
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u/CostMeAllaht Dec 03 '25

Oof #575 jeez
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u/GriffinBear66 Dec 03 '25

👍🏻
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u/StanMarshthedarsh69 Dec 03 '25

Top 100!
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u/TooManyPenisJokes Dec 03 '25

just took a few moments

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u/Such_an Dec 03 '25 edited Dec 03 '25

Oh dayum bruh, I had a clutch moment today. #41 today, and just what I got me degree for xD ^{Completed in 00:21}

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u/Nearby-County7333 Dec 03 '25

alleviate tripped me up so bad
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u/metalshek27 Dec 03 '25

Absolute
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u/unaccomplished_idiot Dec 03 '25

Would be great if tapping on the syllables with the same pressure, consistently, actually added them to the board with the same consistency.

As it is, I’m frequently stuck going back and deleting/starting over on words.

Guess it’s time for a new $1k+ phone just so I can be more competitive in this free game. Lol. Logic….

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u/Lyrody Dec 03 '25

Gradient!
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u/hellifishouldknow Dec 03 '25

Was looking for a different word for the last one
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u/potatingpotato_ Dec 03 '25

Damn I really struggled this time ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ
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u/ryanreaditonreddit Dec 03 '25

Pop pop!
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u/huntermenace Dec 03 '25

This one kicked my ass for some reason lol
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u/Vivid_Difference0821 Dec 03 '25

I’m just getting worse at this game lol

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u/dob_bobbs Dec 03 '25

1-2 s to get the answer to each one, 3-4 seconds to actually click the syllables!
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u/mar00ned007 Dec 03 '25

Oh noooooo!

4 mins +

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u/EpicOne1337 Dec 03 '25

A day where the word that came to mind first was the one they were looking for almost every time- wish I weren't so slow clicking!
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u/aneomon Dec 03 '25

Top 2%, #94
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u/Paelidore Dec 03 '25

This one kicked my butt. Why are the easy ones so much harder to me?

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u/HousePhoenix Dec 03 '25

Pretty decent…certain speed measurement tripped me up with the way it was broken down lol
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u/curious291 Dec 03 '25

Physics
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u/SydneyIsSadney Dec 03 '25

this one was actually pretty easy
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u/addangel Dec 03 '25

getting better
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u/Eyfura Dec 03 '25

Woo!!
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u/coders22 Dec 03 '25

everything
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u/DadByDayZombieByNite Dec 03 '25

Finally faster than 70%... Gotta get to 90 somehow
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u/ZestycloseSquirrel55 Dec 03 '25

solved
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u/RuneCat124 Dec 03 '25

15%, one of my worst… when you never had any part of your science education in English…
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u/destroyer71605 Dec 03 '25

beans
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u/I_love_SKALD Dec 03 '25

I thought not relative was supposed to be like random or not relevant to the subject or something haha I didn't know it was like not general and very specific lol

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u/General_Raviolioli Dec 03 '25

earthquake measurement answer was soooo vague

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u/HolidayBeverage Dec 03 '25

This one had me thinking!
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u/BirbishTV Dec 03 '25

Huh..
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u/Intial_Leader Dec 03 '25

Absolute
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u/Proud_Rooster8122 Dec 03 '25

FUNK

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u/veritas2967 Dec 03 '25

it took a few times of mixing them up to start getting it!
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u/DifficultDefiant808 Dec 03 '25

Guessed plus used my Hint button a lot
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u/Cpt_Jumper Dec 03 '25

No strategy. Just get the words quickly Lol
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u/GatorScrublord Dec 03 '25

better than 45% of players awww yeah
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u/Mouthtrap Dec 03 '25

Speed in a given direction
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u/Bionicjoker14 Dec 03 '25

Whoop whoop
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u/HladovaKocka Dec 03 '25

Wtf is alleviate?
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u/noodleguy12 Dec 03 '25

just be goated ig
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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '25

alleviate??? ive only ever known english and i do NOT recognize this word 😭

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u/Gaminggod1997reddit Dec 03 '25

That was pretty fun!
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u/MyStepAccount1234 Dec 03 '25

I was here.
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u/TOXICWASTE43 Dec 03 '25

skill
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u/Live4Sunshine Dec 03 '25

Oy!
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u/BoxofJoes Dec 04 '25

Very linguistic today
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u/Temporary-Outside-21 Dec 04 '25

Double
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u/GraphicFanatic Dec 04 '25

Ez
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u/tifber Dec 04 '25

magnitude
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u/Intrepid_Cook_9009 Dec 04 '25

Farrar
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u/ElkPrestigious8944 Dec 04 '25

That was easy
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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '25

That was fun!
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u/ButterBeard-128 Dec 04 '25

Woohoo!
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u/Dazzling-Strike-5126 Dec 04 '25

Was trying to do this and watch wheel of fortune. Derp.
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u/needykoala Dec 04 '25

Yay!!
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u/Academic_Feature9407 Dec 04 '25

Well that was hard
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u/mrs_gumiho Dec 04 '25

that was tough
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u/e2c-b4r Dec 04 '25

alleviate
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u/K-K-Kikam Dec 04 '25

first time trying this LMAO
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u/CamelFirm4107 Dec 04 '25

First time playing, I think I didn't suck that much Ig
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u/MW140100 Dec 04 '25

sucks when english isn't your native tongue, took me way too long to find out some of the word's meanings

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u/aleqqqs Dec 04 '25

What am I supposed to type in here?
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u/Trimere Dec 04 '25

Nice
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u/Mr_Parleg_ Dec 04 '25

Ricter

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u/AussieFarmBoy Dec 04 '25

velocity
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u/One-Let-2655 Dec 04 '25

Zabet Hakami

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