Word Game: Feb. 16, 2026
by Kathleen Saxe · The Mercury NewsGetting your Trinity Audio player ready...
TODAY’S WORD — DRIVEL (DRIH-vul: Nonsense.)
Average mark 18 words
Time limit 25 minutes
Can you find 22 or more words in DRIVEL? The list will be published tomorrow.
SATURDAY’S WORD — PHYSICAL: pail palsy physic pica play hail haply hasp sail scalp scaly ship slap slay slip spacy spay spicy splay sylph caliph cash chai chap chaps chia chip clap clash clasp clay clip achy apish apishly ashy aspic lacy laic lash lisp
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RULES OF THE GAME:
1. Words must be of four or more letters.
2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.
3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.
4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.
Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at kzsaxe@gmail.com.
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