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.

Josh Wardle launched the enthralling puzzle game Wordle more than four years ago in 2021. Since then, Wordle's popularity has made it one of the biggest word games in recent memory. Wardle initially ...