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🎁 Christmas Quest - Level 1
The word is a noun and verb

Today's puzzle is a noun and verb, and is related to "smoky".
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

  • scent
  • whiff
  • stink
  • sense
  • aroma
  • sniff
  • taste

Warm Words - Semantically Related

  • smoky
  • fecal
  • burnt
  • soaps
  • noses
  • mints
  • smoke
  • farts
  • funky
  • onion
  • skunk
  • woody
  • nasal
  • feces
  • sewer
  • sweat
  • thyme
  • spice
  • hound
  • cumin
  • snout
  • stale
  • herbs
  • cigar
  • nosed
  • fumes
  • fishy
  • pinot
  • snuff
  • basil
  • decay
  • gases
  • sinus
  • roses
  • meaty
  • cedar
  • vapor
  • foods
  • lilac

Tepid Words - Adjacent in Semantic Relation

  • trace
  • diner
  • latte
  • attic
  • milky
  • spray
  • yeast
  • bulbs
  • pears
  • lemon
  • stove
  • aware
  • trees
  • daisy
  • fungi
  • baked
  • lawns
  • human
  • dumps
  • baths
  • blood
  • awful
  • dryer
  • hunts
  • fires
  • peach
  • genes
  • petal
  • bloom
  • broil
  • chips
  • broth
  • woods
  • alert
  • vials
  • olive
  • snoop
  • meats
  • dusty
  • beets
  • soups
  • paint
  • moods
  • infer
  • cocoa
  • humid
  • candy
  • brine
  • mower
  • bagel
  • masks
  • wipes
  • nerve
  • cream
  • jerky
  • swamp
  • opium
  • toast
  • choke
  • beach
  • mouth
  • death
  • cooks
  • baker
  • waste
  • steak
  • socks
  • organ
  • floss
  • pasta
  • trash
  • mouse
  • vodka
  • rusty
  • sharp
  • pines
  • drain
  • roast
  • brain
  • colds
  • filth
  • shark
  • lungs
  • toxin
  • snort
  • leaks
  • fruit
  • aired
  • ovens
  • crops
  • plume
  • bread
  • faint
  • vomit
  • drool
  • tacos
  • grass
  • vents
  • wines
  • curry
  • tasty
  • grime
  • barns
  • salsa
  • grape
  • catch
  • donut
  • piggy
  • goats
  • caves
  • tombs
  • evoke
  • spoil
  • drink
  • bacon
  • acute
  • lousy
  • chefs
  • creme
  • enjoy
  • fried
  • pests
  • flies
  • pizza
  • algae
  • cakes
  • faded
  • potty
  • apple
  • hints
  • crabs
  • ramen
  • meals
  • eaten
  • gross
  • clean
  • molds
  • fouls
  • mucus
  • ghoul
  • resin
  • fudge
  • bears
  • farms
  • spicy
  • books
  • dates
  • poppy
  • clams
  • amber
  • yummy
  • puppy
  • flesh
  • fresh
  • aging
  • syrup
  • gland
  • juicy
  • diets
  • drugs
  • feast
  • flora
  • fades
  • sauna
  • moths
  • gravy
  • hunch
  • licks
  • lunch
  • salty
  • harsh
  • crave
  • doggy
  • emits
  • tulip
  • fries
  • beers
  • puffs
  • sweet
  • bland
  • pores
  • ducts
  • toxic
  • arson
  • cider
  • tempt
  • chili