After a long period of puzzlement, I finally thought of a word that fit: HINGE. This was a very lucky move, as it not only turned 'N' green but gave me two yellows with 'I' and 'G'. Only one ...

Perhaps one day the New York Times will need to start recycling old words, but there's an awful lot of viable five-letter words to choose from, so for now you can feel free to use this archive to ...