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Blossom #18 (October 22, 2026): best plan and answers

The flower from Thursday, October 22, 2026: H in the centre with A D E L M N. 40 words, best possible 312 points, 2 pangrams. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Blossom #18 offers 40 words to choose twelve from, 12 of them seven letters or longer and 2 pangrams; the longest is DEADHEADED (10 letters). The best possible twelve score 312 points. In that plan 12 of the twelve words use the bonus petal, walking it through A, D, E, L, M and N, and the single best-scoring word of the plan is worth 41. Ranks are shares of this flower's best, so the thresholds below belong to #18 alone.

Blossom #18 in numbers

LettersH A D E L M N (centre H)
Words available40
Words of 7+ letters12
Pangrams2
Best possible score312
Words in the best plan that use the bonus petal12 of 12
Best single word in the plan41 points
Rarer words accepted31

Rank thresholds for #18

RankPoints
Seed0
Sprout47
Bud94
Bloom156
Bouquet218
Garden265
Perfect garden312

Blossom #18: the best possible plan

312 points with these twelve words in this order (the bonus petal starts on A and moves alphabetically after each word that uses it).

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  1. 1Manhandled+1038bonus A
  2. 2Deadheaded+2041bonus D
  3. 3Menhaden+1025bonus E
  4. 4Handheld+520bonus L
  5. 5Handmade+520bonus M
  6. 6Manhandle+1035bonus N
  7. 7Headland+1025bonus A
  8. 8Deadhead+1530bonus D
  9. 9Headmen+1022bonus E
  10. 10Handled+517bonus L
  11. 11Headman+517bonus M
  12. 12Hennaed+1022bonus N

Blossom #18: every word

Show every word (40 words)

Pangrams in bold; the number is the word's base points before the bonus petal. Tap a word for its definition.

Rare words (31)

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