Word Game: Jan. 31, 2026

TODAY’S WORD — COURSING (KOR-sing: Running game with dogs following by sight.)

Average mark 32 words

Time limit 55 minutes

Can you find 46 or more words in COURSING? The list will be published Monday.

YESTERDAY’S WORD — EXERTION: enter entire erne exert exit rein rent retie riot rite rote roti teen tenor tern tier tine tire tone toner tonier tore torn toxin tree trine trio inert inro inter into intro iron orient oxen next niter noir nori note noter

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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.

​The Mercury News

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