4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed. Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at kzsaxe@gmail.com.

TODAY’S WORD — MEPHITIC (MEPHITIC: meh-FIH-tik: Foul-smelling.) Average mark 15 words Time limit 20 minutes Can you find 21 or more words in MEPHITIC? The list will be published tomorrow.