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The answer

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

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What it means
“In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.”

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Fill the gap
“The lion caught a gnu to feed its _____.”

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How it ends
How it starts
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YOUNG

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For YOUNG, the pattern Y___G fixes positions 1 and 5. It matches 2 of 14757 words in our independent five-letter dictionary: YOKEG, YOUNG.

No other word in this dictionary differs from this answer at just one position.

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Also on January 5, 2026

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The resumed schedule starts at number 143 on 4 October 2022. Both document ID and the publisher's index must match. Earlier paused-era puzzles are outside this contract.

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