Thursday · Week 2026-W28
Skein answer for July 9, 2026
Stuck on the Thursday, July 9, 2026 puzzle? Work down the hints below and stop as soon as you've got it. Nothing is revealed until you open it.
Hints, least to most revealing
1Give me the shape of the wordReveal
5 letters, 2 vowels. One letter appears more than once.
2Give me the first letterReveal
The answer starts with M.
3Give me a clueReveal
Perez Prado was crowned this genre's "King" in 1950s dance halls. (noun)
4Give me the last letterReveal
The answer ends with O.
5Give me the definitionReveal
A fast Cuban dance and Afro-Cuban musical genre developed in the 1930s and 40s, related to its slower Cuban cousin.
6Just tell me the answerReveal
MAMBO