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Today’s puzzle

Canonical date Monday, October 19, 2026. Group sixteen words into four hidden categories.

2026-10-19

Harbor Threads

A free daily word-connection puzzle mixing Venetian watercraft, fabric textures, linking verbs, and units of language.

Select four words that share a connection.
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Vaporetto

noun/ˌvæpəˈrɛtoʊ/ (approx. vah-puh-RET-oh)

A public waterbus used on the canals and lagoon of Venice, Italy.

“We took the vaporetto from the train station to San Marco.”

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