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Jun. 13th, 2025 08:44 amThere are few small pleasures in life quite like settling in with a challenging crossword puzzle on a quiet afternoon. Most of the time it's a smooth, pleasant journey, but today, I hit a real wall.
The clue was for a 4-letter word: "A short, sharp, sleepy buzz." Simple enough, I thought. But the crossing letters meant the word had to contain a 'Z'. My mind went completely blank. I cycled through 'doze', 'fuzz', 'buzz'... but none fit the letter pattern I had.
After staring at the grid for what felt like an eternity, I finally gave in and turned to my digital toolkit. For these specific kinds of stumpers, I have a handy 4-letter word resource I keep bookmarked. It's incredibly clean and focused, without all the clutter of a full dictionary. I just asked it to show me 4-letter words containing 'Z'.
And there it was, almost instantly: ZIZZ.
Of course! That little jolt of recognition, the "aha!" moment when you see a word you'd completely forgotten, is exactly why I love these games so much. It's like finding a little linguistic treasure.
It's always fun to dust off a word you haven't thought of in years. Has anyone else stumbled upon a delightfully obscure word recently, either through a puzzle or just by chance? I'd love to add it to my mental collection!
The clue was for a 4-letter word: "A short, sharp, sleepy buzz." Simple enough, I thought. But the crossing letters meant the word had to contain a 'Z'. My mind went completely blank. I cycled through 'doze', 'fuzz', 'buzz'... but none fit the letter pattern I had.
After staring at the grid for what felt like an eternity, I finally gave in and turned to my digital toolkit. For these specific kinds of stumpers, I have a handy 4-letter word resource I keep bookmarked. It's incredibly clean and focused, without all the clutter of a full dictionary. I just asked it to show me 4-letter words containing 'Z'.
And there it was, almost instantly: ZIZZ.
Of course! That little jolt of recognition, the "aha!" moment when you see a word you'd completely forgotten, is exactly why I love these games so much. It's like finding a little linguistic treasure.
It's always fun to dust off a word you haven't thought of in years. Has anyone else stumbled upon a delightfully obscure word recently, either through a puzzle or just by chance? I'd love to add it to my mental collection!
