Archive · Puzzle #74
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
LexSweep
LexSweep #74 from Tuesday, August 4, 2026 runs at the early-week difficulty band. Early-week LexSweep puzzles use higher-frequency words and more guessable vowel patterns than the weekend ceiling produces. The format is the same — symmetric 5x5 square, same dictionary, same single-deductive-path validator — but the calibration favors a faster solve.
Early-month LexSweep entries open the calendar month and are useful starting points for new players building a streak from a clean date. Puzzle #74 fits in the continuous archive numbering, but the first week of a month makes a natural anchor for streak-tracking.