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Hello, Word Lovers!
A football match lasts 90 minutes, but a chess game can stretch on for hours. But did you know the longest officially recorded chess game lasted 269 moves, took more than 20 hours, and still ended in a draw? That was back in 1989. This weekend, the FIFA Club World Cup Final crowns a champion on July 20—a day that also marks World Chess Day, recognized by the United Nations. Enjoy the weekend, and may your next great move be in Lexulous!
🌀 Weekly Word Wonder: HYPNOPOMPIC
Pronunciation: hip-nuh-POM-pik
Parts of Speech: Adjective
Definition: It refers to the transitional state between sleep and wakefulness, when a person is just waking up. During this state, people may experience vivid dreams, hear sounds or briefly feel unable to move (known as sleep paralysis).
Origin:
The word hypnopompic has a fascinating Greek origin:
'Hypno' - comes from the Greek word hypnos (ύπνος), meaning “sleep”. It is also the name of Hypnos in Greek mythology and 'Pompic' - comes from the Greek word pompos (πομπός), meaning “guide”, “escort” or “one who leads”.
Usage:
"Top grandmasters guard against the hypnopompic state before tournaments — those first few minutes of wakefulness where blunders come easy."
"She woke in that hypnopompic fog and immediately saw the winning move she'd missed the night before."
The Longest Chess
That 1989 game was between Yugoslav players Ivan Nikolić and Goran Arsović, played across several days in Belgrade. By move 269, both players had run through their opening repertoires three times over — the game ended in a draw by threefold repetition. The record still stands.
COMMUNITY PUZZLE
A. JUMBLED WORDS
EZOD -
UMSLRBE -
ASTSEI -
MANTRDO -
B. Find the correct terms for these definitions from the box below.
to sooth someone to sleep.
a mythical creature said to bring sleep by sprinkling sand into people’s eyes.
a brief, light sleep.
Term used for animals that stay active at night.
People who cannot sleep at night.
a series of events or pictures which hapen in your mind while you are asleep.
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Last Week's Answers (Edition #34)
A. JUMBLED WORDS
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Jumbled
Answer
1.
SPIRIEN
INSPIRE
2.
MTROOWOR
TOMORROW
3.
ITSMPOMI
OPTIMISM
4.
COUAGER
COURAGE
5.
LIBEVEE
BELIEVE
B. WORD HUNT (from HOPEFULNESS) — open-ended; share your favorites in the comments!
