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Theme clue
Say my name.
Clue words for earning hints
To reveal in-game hints, find non-theme words on the board. TechRadar lists MOAN, SLANT, STALE, LAST, THORN, and POLL as clue words. WordHint lists a different set, including AERO, EYES, FERN, GAME, HATE, IRON, LAME, LANE, LASH, LAST, LEFT, and LEST; the lists reported by these guides are not identical.
Spangram hint
The spangram describes words with different spellings that share a pronunciation. It has ten letters and touches the top and bottom edges of the board. TechRadar places its first letter at the top of the fourth column and its last letter at the bottom of the fourth column.
Spangram and answers
Spangram: HOMOPHONES
- ATOM
- FILL
- GALE
- HAIRY
- MERRY
- PEAT
- RUSTLE
- WHINNY
How the words connect
The theme uses ordinary words that sound like given names. Some matches are clearer than others, and pronunciation can affect how convincing a pair seems.
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Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problemsFix Now →Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitchesFind Drivers →Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errorsFree Scan →- FILL / PHIL, GALE / GAIL, and PEAT / PETE: TechRadar gives these as examples of the name sound-alikes.
- HAIRY / HARRY: TechRadar’s author describes this as an imperfect match rather than a straightforward homophone.
- MERRY / MARY: Coverage suggests this pairing, though pronunciation varies.
- ATOM: TechRadar raises ADAM and TOM as possible intended names but does not establish which, if either, is intended.
- RUSTLE and WHINNY: WordHint describes them as sounding like familiar given names but does not identify a definitive name for either. Other coverage and discussion commonly read WHINNY as WINNIE or WINNY; the reviewed guides do not establish a canonical match.
The complete answer set is corroborated by three secondary answer guides. The specific name intended behind several entries is less certain than the word list itself.
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