Theme: What Fades, Melts & Vanishes

Discover fleeting feelings, objects, and phenomena that fade, melt, or disappear.

9 themed words All 26 letters covered Vowels shown in gold Consonants hidden in blue
1
  O  
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  1. It has 3 letters.
  2. Its first letter is J.
  3. Its last letter is Y.
  4. A feeling of happiness that can fade as circumstances change.
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J O Y
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A feeling of happiness that can fade as circumstances change.
2
  A  
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  1. It has 3 letters.
  2. Its first letter is W.
  3. Its last letter is X.
  4. A substance commonly used in candles that gradually melts and is consumed as the candle burns.
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W A X
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A substance commonly used in candles that gradually melts and is consumed as the candle burns.
3
  A   E
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  1. It has 4 letters.
  2. Its first letter is H.
  3. Its last letter is E.
  4. A veil of fine particles in the air that can clear as weather changes.
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H A Z E
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A veil of fine particles in the air that can clear as weather changes.
4
    O  
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  1. It has 4 letters.
  2. Its first letter is S.
  3. Its last letter is G.
  4. Polluted atmospheric haze that can disperse as air conditions improve.
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S M O G
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Polluted atmospheric haze that can disperse as air conditions improve.
5
    O U  
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  1. It has 5 letters.
  2. Its first letter is C.
  3. Its last letter is D.
  4. A visible mass of water droplets or ice crystals that may dissipate.
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C L O U D
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A visible mass of water droplets or ice crystals that may dissipate.
6
  U I E  
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  1. It has 5 letters.
  2. Its first letter is Q.
  3. Its last letter is T.
  4. The absence of sound, broken when a noise begins.
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Q U I E T
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The absence of sound, broken when a noise begins.
7
  A   O  
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  1. It has 5 letters.
  2. Its first letter is V.
  3. Its last letter is R.
  4. A gaseous substance that can disperse until it is no longer visible.
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V A P O R
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A gaseous substance that can disperse until it is no longer visible.
8
  U       E
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  1. It has 6 letters.
  2. Its first letter is B.
  3. Its last letter is E.
  4. A delicate sphere of air surrounded by a thin film that suddenly vanishes when it bursts.
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B U B B L E
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A delicate sphere of air surrounded by a thin film that suddenly vanishes when it bursts.
9
    O       A   E
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  1. It has 9 letters.
  2. Its first letter is S.
  3. Its last letter is E.
  4. A delicate ice crystal that falls from the sky and melts when exposed to warmth.
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S N O W F L A K E
Background information
A delicate ice crystal that falls from the sky and melts when exposed to warmth.

Did You Know?

📚 Melting snow
Snowflakes form when water vapor freezes into ice crystals in clouds.
📚 Candle wax
In a burning candle, melted wax is drawn into the wick and vaporized.
📚 Bubble films
Soap bubbles burst when their thin liquid film breaks.
📚 Clearing skies
Clouds can disappear when droplets evaporate into surrounding air.