The daily literary word game

Lost words.
Found glory.

Great writing has gone missing. Restore the key words, race the clock, and see how your literary instincts stack up.

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Today’s passage01

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen · 1813

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good , must be in want of a wife.”
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Today’s challenge

ClassicPublic domain

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A handful of words have vanished from this beloved passage. Can you put every one back where it belongs?

Blanks
9
Par time
1:50
Difficulty
Classic

Three steps. Zero spoilers.

Read between the lines.

Context is your compass. Instinct is your edge.

  1. 01

    Read the passage

    Key words have been lifted from a piece of public-domain literature.

  2. 02

    Restore the words

    Use meaning, rhythm, memory—or a magnificent guess—to fill every blank.

  3. 03

    Make your mark

    Score for accuracy and speed, then climb the day’s global leaderboard.

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