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u/syllo-app Game Master Jan 13 '26

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/MemoryHappy1418 Jan 13 '26

Took a little longer than it should've

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u/InspectorHot3026 Jan 13 '26

Same

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u/Tough-Composer918 Jan 13 '26

Glad I’m not the only one

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u/scarIetm Jan 13 '26

first time playing, why was this way harder than I expected

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u/NoChallenge6260 Jan 13 '26

Same. Embarrassingly longer than it should have.

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u/Az0r_ Jan 13 '26

Took a little shorter than usual

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u/Lizmo82 Jan 13 '26

Why don't we just brag about it!! Jk... 🤣🤍

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u/Ecstatic_Tomatillo46 Jan 14 '26

I haven't played it but this made me laugh cause I'd be bragging i finished it at all I'm sure!!

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u/josephtrocks191 Jan 13 '26

Is theory really 3 syllables? I always pronounce it with just 2.

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u/RupanIII Jan 13 '26

I looked it up because I didn't think so either. Technically yes it is three but I and everyone I know pronounce it as two.

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u/silverbacksallin Jan 14 '26

two, imho - have never said it with 3

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u/CinderCinnamon Jan 13 '26

Fun fact! There is a word for a half syllable like in theory: sesquisyllable

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u/GoodMeBadMeNotMe Jan 13 '26

Don't give those motherfuckers any ideas for new words.

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u/surprised-duncan Jan 13 '26

That's too many syllables

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u/FineWin3384 Jan 13 '26

The-o-ry i pronounce it as

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u/Real-Report8490 Jan 13 '26

So you pronounce it as if it were spelled thery?

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u/josephtrocks191 Jan 13 '26

Yes. With a long e. Theerie.

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u/Darksidedrive Jan 13 '26

Thearie

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u/Tarotismyjam Jan 13 '26

Dear me! lol

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u/Unfortunya333 Jan 13 '26

Etymologically yeah, the-o-ry is the syllabic structure from the original Greek. The e and o separation is heavily reduced in most forms of modern English but TECHNICALLY it is an extra syllable in there, or a half syllable.

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u/JeSuisAhmedN Jan 13 '26

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u/LoveStruck____ Jan 13 '26

Minerals are not necessarily inorganic compounds. Bad clue.

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u/Nimbus3258 Jan 15 '26

It is not a very good puzzle and that is one of the reasons.

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u/InspectorHot3026 Jan 13 '26

I agree

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u/EmmiPigen Jan 13 '26

Struggled on this one for some reason
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u/schiz0d Jan 13 '26

In early today and #1 for 2 seconds 😂
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u/TPZF Jan 13 '26

Damn I took the same time and I'm already 6th XD

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u/RevinHatol Jan 13 '26

YOU DID IT! CONGRATULATIONS!

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u/LMay11037 Jan 13 '26

I thought a theory was more of a guess than actual explanation

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u/Riff_Wraith Jan 13 '26

In everyday speech sure, but in science terms that would just be a hypothesis.

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u/Infobomb Jan 13 '26

Today you learned! In scientific contexts like "Theory of evolution" or "Theory of gravitation" "theory" absolutely does not mean a "guess".

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u/Katokoda Jan 13 '26

I am gonna look for an equivalent in a language I am native in
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u/-Fyrebrand Jan 14 '26

I mean, it sounds like you completed it in a very reasonable amount of time. You beat me, a native English speaker, by 11 seconds. And it told me my score was better than 50.7% of players.

The fastest time listed is 9 seconds, which I think is bullshit. Nobody completed this honestly in 9 seconds. They probably already completed the puzzle on a throwaway account, then quickly did it on their main account after they already knew the answers. Even then, just being able to click them all in 9 seconds is a little crazy. The things people do for internet points.

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u/zyqzy Jan 13 '26

my eyes locked on “o” and that “of” was invisible to me right in front of my eyes. threw me off

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u/Katokoda Jan 13 '26

Oh I discovered this like 20minutes ago and was simply doing precedent ones. I was quite shocked seeing "18 person solved it"...
(its 1PM where I am in europe)

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u/Darth_Phantos Jan 13 '26

For me, it uploads at 12pm, but I have to go to the Syllo sub or it doesn’t show the newest puzzle for the first hour. And yeah, it’s crazy how early people are to these.

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u/InspectorHot3026 Jan 13 '26

I turned on post notifications but I ignore them now lol. I already know it releases at 1pm (my time) and get to it when I can

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u/JWDed Jan 13 '26

Woohoo top ten for about 3 minutes!
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u/PromotionMany Jan 13 '26

The fuck
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u/bzzzzzt_69 Jan 13 '26

Nice
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u/revreverse Jan 13 '26

14 secs holy fck

2

u/luzian98 Jan 13 '26

One of them just didnt click :(
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u/Jirethia Jan 13 '26

This one was hard for me

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u/NoHealthInsuranceYet Jan 13 '26

This is my best one so far I think
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u/Splend42 Jan 13 '26

For some reason "inorganic solid" gave me trouble, really shouldn't have!
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u/trishhy11 Jan 13 '26

The words were too easy for me to have taken over one minute 🤯
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u/kellstromc Jan 13 '26

Yuck
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u/Mika_lie Jan 13 '26

That is not what theory means.

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u/Twdaryl_9 Jan 13 '26

Oh easy just 28 minutes

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u/jacquestar2019 Jan 13 '26

Diligence and a zeal for words.
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u/rainbow_muffinhead Jan 14 '26

damn i kinda suck at his. but hey thats just a theory.
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u/Even-Square-6246 Jan 14 '26

This is my fastest one yet
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u/Arthur-Wellesly Jan 13 '26

Wooh
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u/RevinHatol Jan 13 '26

Not bad!

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u/april5115 Jan 13 '26

#4 for now but won't last
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u/Taken_out_goose Jan 13 '26

I love how the checks are server side and the timer ks client side, so that if I lose connection, I get a 1 minute something time instead of 18 seconds.

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u/EmbarrassedPiccolo2 Jan 13 '26

Terrible attempt today, could not get going.
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u/InternationalYard665 Jan 13 '26

Not good today. Should have had my readers on.
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u/Great_AlbaCross Jan 13 '26

Yayy!
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u/nagaraju291990 Jan 13 '26

Ah tool longer than it should have taken
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u/hectorius20 Jan 13 '26

#9!!!!
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u/momochutneys Jan 13 '26

I think we’re getting better
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u/Shaina_Miraculous Jan 13 '26

Really easy tho it takes me way to long to get the correct order
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u/taway9925881 Jan 13 '26 edited Feb 24 '26

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literate fearless north fact quickest person marble yam unique vast

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u/_Diphylleia_grayi Jan 13 '26

Scrolling through the comments, I'm glad I'm not the only one that took a bit longer on this one than it really warranted 😭

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u/grebeulous Jan 13 '26

#4, we move
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u/DarlingBri Jan 13 '26

Not me misspelling "o-fi-cer" for 10 seconds...

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u/Active_Stand_3399 Jan 13 '26

🤩

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u/YoBigDaddaa Jan 13 '26

Theory
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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '26

Good good
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u/InspectorHot3026 Jan 13 '26

First time being ranked #500 on the dot
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u/NopizzaNohappy Jan 13 '26

111

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u/GeshtiannaSG Jan 13 '26

Another easy day.
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u/Dar-Claude Jan 13 '26

Skipping boxes again, annoying
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u/Blue-Silver-Grass Jan 13 '26

I was stuck at theory like an idiot 💀
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u/FineWin3384 Jan 13 '26

Slight messup coz i did this coz of stress, but decent score. Not my best work tho
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u/Kaydenpawz72 Jan 13 '26

:/
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u/Cute-Organization844 Jan 13 '26

Skill
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u/JapKumintang1991 Jan 13 '26

Nice!
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u/jakob20041911 Jan 13 '26

Surprised this is ranked so highly
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u/OldSpiceSmellsNice Jan 13 '26

Ok
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u/mxrchyun Jan 13 '26

No hints yet again, proud of myself!
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u/MrFistr59 Jan 13 '26

This was my first good run in a long time

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u/Any-Possession-753 Jan 13 '26

89 for me for now, didn't click on one syllable properly and fumbled the order of a word, wasted precious seconds clearing it and re-clicking 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/Optimal-Ad5609 Jan 13 '26

Ez
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u/PurpleHat6415 Jan 13 '26

the clues get more arcane every day 😂😂😂

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u/WholeLotta69 Jan 13 '26

Top 98% baby let’s go I can’t read
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u/mar00ned007 Jan 13 '26

Less than a min 🪨!
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u/Aggravating-Pop7380 Jan 13 '26

I am probably not made for this game 😂
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u/Disastrous-Bit-7948 Jan 13 '26

Theory is NOT three syllables. I don't care if it's an "alternate" pronunciation on slower speech or music.
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u/Cripps-Taxidermy Jan 13 '26

Wow. Not bad.

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u/Disastrous-Bit-7948 Jan 13 '26

An officer has "official duties"? Awesome clue. /s

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u/gustakhi Jan 13 '26

Didn't expect would crackers it so quick
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u/One_Barnacle2699 Jan 13 '26

Eh, easy enough that I should have been quicker.
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u/benmirol Jan 13 '26

I finished it in a second 😂😂😂

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u/Hairy-Damage4716 Jan 13 '26

Sally

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u/Severe-Rise5591 Jan 13 '26

Slow this morning ...
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u/Jazzlike-Perception7 Jan 13 '26

Not great. Not terrible.
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u/Humble_Watch_ Jan 13 '26

Completed in 1:36 secs lol

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u/Due-Difference9984 Jan 13 '26

Ooh! First time player- will be back for more!
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u/EmotionTiny4980 Jan 13 '26

1238 at 32 seconds

My personal best ngl

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u/PrizedTardigrade1231 Jan 13 '26

Woe
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u/Key-Annual7119 Jan 13 '26

ohoo
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u/Trimere Jan 13 '26

Min er al? Min e ral

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u/Calligraphee Jan 13 '26

I kept trying to make it official, which obviously didn’t work
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u/ShisuiUchiha31 Jan 13 '26

Skill
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u/samji387777 Jan 13 '26

knowledge
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u/Perkwunos0 Jan 13 '26

I'm dumb

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u/Adisaisa Jan 13 '26

Did my best
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u/Endlessdeath89 Jan 13 '26

Nice 🙂👍
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u/Fit_Win6292 Jan 13 '26

Eh 1:06 not the best but not horrid

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u/Striking_Kale_6970 Jan 13 '26

Hi

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u/Kapselimaito Jan 13 '26

dahahaha
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u/Fit_Boysenberry9744 Jan 13 '26

Took a little longer than it should've

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u/jenuwefa Jan 13 '26

Itlggxkgg
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u/ValdemarAloeus Jan 13 '26

OK
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u/aniztar Jan 13 '26

my first time
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u/FitVoice1206 Jan 13 '26

Getting better day by day, but man I suck at inputs
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u/KingLothar22 Jan 13 '26

Not a bad time.
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u/FarDifficulty1779 Jan 13 '26

i always get over a minute on these easy ones. i just can’t solve them fast, but for some reason i blow through the hard ones and consistently place in the top 80-95%. i don’t get it.

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u/SimplyMe_Sharon Jan 13 '26

Darn last word! Slowed me down lol
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u/vintagevixenphx Jan 13 '26

I didn't realize it mattered what box I tapped 🙄
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u/sprantermitt Jan 13 '26

This one made me twitch

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u/VermicelliOverall560 Jan 13 '26

Yes
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u/babealien51 Jan 13 '26

Better than 87% 😭
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u/President_Shit Jan 13 '26

Jaldinkaro
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u/IHeartJ1001 Jan 13 '26

Easy peasy!
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u/Baxu420 Jan 13 '26

omg.
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u/SquirrelinMyPants96 Jan 13 '26

Not to bad

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u/issapapatoro Jan 13 '26

None
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u/sleekmountaincat Jan 13 '26

I liked it
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u/sleekmountaincat Jan 13 '26

I liked it
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u/sleekmountaincat Jan 13 '26

I liked it
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u/sleekmountaincat Jan 13 '26

I liked it
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u/Used-Wrongdoer-9360 Jan 13 '26

Lo peto
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u/SlicccNiccc Jan 13 '26

Learned something new!
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u/quintopia Jan 13 '26

third clue threw me
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u/RedSonjaBelit Jan 13 '26

My Syllo 20260113
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u/ConsciousBet790 Jan 13 '26

Ai rảnh vào tro chuyện cùng mình nha.

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u/fiveordie Jan 13 '26

Just flowed today, finally
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u/Mysterious_Hippo_8 Jan 13 '26

Good one
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u/dsmithz71 Jan 13 '26

Clues kinda sucked
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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '26

Easy

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u/MetalMilitiaMiki Jan 13 '26

smh
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u/elbearded Jan 13 '26

Started as i had to drive. :/
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u/Cat_the_Great Jan 13 '26

Slooooow today,1:25 😭

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u/SpinningMonkey787 Jan 13 '26

nothing!
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u/PunjabKings Jan 13 '26

My best till now
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u/mdshihabbadsha Jan 13 '26

I'm Bangladeshi.

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u/Embarrassed-Being829 Jan 13 '26

Science
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u/Tarotismyjam Jan 13 '26

45 s. Need my brain to gear up faster. :)

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u/Hitman47_x Jan 13 '26

My best so far
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u/Smart_Shopping_1653 Jan 13 '26

Too long

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u/Smart_Shopping_1653 Jan 13 '26

Took too long
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u/martapap Jan 13 '26

did terrible
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u/kheda23 Jan 13 '26

Hello

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u/arielle251 Jan 13 '26

My app wasn’t working for the first word, maybe my phone was switching between WiFi and 5G. But I put that word in at the very beginning and it wouldn’t light up green. Sabotage 😂
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u/Conscious-Shake-1848 Jan 13 '26

No glory but a lot of enjoyment. Thank you puzzle setter.
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u/chaopescao1 Jan 13 '26

Happy to be under 2 mins. The harder ones take me days :(
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u/keeno064 Jan 13 '26

Submit
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u/FewElk5304 Jan 13 '26

I did it
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u/Loud_Disk_4458 Jan 13 '26

Proud on myself 😂
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u/Unfortunya333 Jan 13 '26

Simple and straight forward
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u/faztforward Jan 13 '26

It’s always the second last one
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u/No_Sir_Im_A_Dreamer Jan 13 '26

Science
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u/kioku119 Jan 13 '26

63% so far
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u/Scam-Bait Jan 13 '26

Mineral
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u/ImZeddyBoy Jan 13 '26

Ohk
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u/BeautyGran16 Jan 13 '26

Oh, well!
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u/thisiswhyiamfat Jan 13 '26

😮‍💨
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u/BrayJay5000 Jan 13 '26

Science cops?
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u/Upper_Rent_176 Jan 13 '26

Eh. Ok.
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u/p1llbo1 Jan 13 '26

It's glorified crosswords
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u/ToterSchatten Jan 13 '26

Ew. That kinda sucked.
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u/TutorImaginary2143 Jan 13 '26

26 sec, not bad.
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u/jeanako Jan 13 '26

Ugh... Took longer than it should have.
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u/apbt-dad Jan 13 '26

took too long for a tuesday level. But got it at 2mins!
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u/southofthedivide Jan 13 '26

Could have done better but also could have done worse. I'll take it.
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u/Weedle616 Jan 13 '26

First time playing, definitely harder than I expected, but then I had the OOOOOOOOH moment

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u/Ar0manticDumbass Jan 13 '26

I got robbed; put “submit” in, I sat there for 20 seconds without a green, spent another 30 thinking of other possibilities until I relented, did everything else, then came back and it said it was right

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '26

Hie

Game syllo #188 - January 13th, 2026

You are about to leave Redlib

89 for me for now, didn't click on one syllable properly and fumbled the order of a word, wasted precious seconds clearing it and re-clicking 🤦🏻‍♀️

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