Alphabetical deduction

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Find the word between your alphabetical bounds. Start small and stop as soon as it clicks.

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1 word. Every reveal is your choice.

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Today’s word

What kind of word
Wiktionary lists it as a noun, and also as an adjective.

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What it means
“Girlish; effeminate; sentimental.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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Fill the gap
“That's enough out of you, _____!”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentence selected from Wiktionary, with the answer removed.

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How it starts
The middle letter
The middle letter is S.

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Reveal the answer
MISSY

Puzzle source: Betweenle official game. The date above follows UTC.

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