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The word is a noun and verb

Today's puzzle is a noun and verb, and is related to "upset".
Can you find it in 11 guesses?

Each guess reveals how close you are to the target word semantically, along with a new warm hint. Think "hotter or colder" with meaning, not spelling. And to make it extra challenging, all words are five letters in length.

Lexicle is a daily word puzzle game where you guess the mystery word based on its meaning β€” like Wordle meets "hot or cold".
It challenges your semantic understanding of words.

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All Words Related to Today's Puzzle at a glance

Here's the full list of valid 5-letter words related to the target word, organized by closeness in meaning. Let us know your feedback in the comments below!

Hot Words - Semtantically Close

  • waste
  • wreck
  • sully
  • decay

Warm Words - Semantically Related

  • upset
  • treat
  • stink
  • trash
  • prize
  • foods
  • abuse
  • ruins
  • booty
  • break
  • erode

Tepid Words - Adjacent in Semantic Relation

  • feeds
  • curse
  • drain
  • worms
  • fussy
  • stunt
  • feast
  • bread
  • annoy
  • toxic
  • scrap
  • smear
  • child
  • burst
  • alter
  • gifts
  • smell
  • harms
  • death
  • awful
  • gross
  • whine
  • aging
  • stain
  • cheat
  • goods
  • lousy
  • stale
  • abort
  • wound
  • mommy
  • crops
  • story
  • tasty
  • flunk
  • eaten
  • taste
  • worse
  • fault
  • meats
  • cater
  • leaks
  • chaos
  • bribe
  • movie
  • messy
  • unfit
  • nanny
  • burnt
  • dirty
  • havoc
  • meals
  • tease
  • brine
  • fouls
  • spite
  • steak
  • yeast
  • store
  • cargo
  • wines
  • apple
  • flaws
  • filth
  • favor
  • wrong
  • fruit
  • toxin
  • germs
  • dairy
  • leach
  • soils
  • tempt
  • pests
  • steal
  • broth
  • binge
  • badly