{"id":3861,"date":"2026-07-06T07:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3861"},"modified":"2026-07-06T07:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:07:28","slug":"word-game-july-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3861","title":{"rendered":"Word Game: July 5, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>TODAY\u2019S WORD \u2014 LEOPARD (LEH-perd: A large, strong cat with black spots.)<\/p>\n<p>Average mark 47 words<\/p>\n<p>Time limit 60 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Can you find 66 or more words in LEOPARD?<\/p>\n<p>TODAY\u2019S WORD \u2014 LEOPARD: lade lard lead leap load loader lode lope loper lord lore earl oared older opal opera oral ordeal pale paler pare pareo parol parole peal pear pearl pedal plea plead pled plod polar pole poler pore preload prod adore aero alder aloe aped aper rale read real reap redo reload repo road rode role rope dale dare deal dear doer dole dope doper drape drole drop<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3860\">Who\u2019s playing in the World Cup today? TV schedule for July 5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!<\/p>\n<p>RULES OF THE GAME:<\/p>\n<p>1. Words must be of four or more letters.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of \u201cs,\u201d such as \u201cbats\u201d or \u201cdies,\u201d are not allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3858\">Erling Haaland scores twice to beat Brazil, send Norway into World Cup quarterfinals for 1st time<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Additional words made by adding a \u201cd\u201d or an \u201cs\u201d may not be used. For example, if \u201cbake\u201d is used, \u201cbaked\u201d or \u201cbakes\u201d are not allowed, but \u201cbake\u201d and \u201cbaking\u201d are admissible.<\/p>\n<p>4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3856\">SF Giants can\u2019t hold late late, waste four homers \u2013 two by Devers \u2013 in loss to Rockies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at kzsaxe@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TODAY\u2019S WORD \u2014 LEOPARD (LEH-perd: A large, strong cat with black spots.) Average mark 47 words Time limit 60 minutes Can you find 66 or more words in LEOPARD? 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