Daily Word Challenge #15 · October 10, 2026
flair
nounFLAIR
What it means
Flair is a natural ability to do something well, or a stylish, original way of doing things.
Flair in a sentence
He has a real flair for telling stories.
Similar words: talent, knack, style
Where it comes from
From French flair, a hunting dog's sense of smell, from flairer, to smell. The idea of "sniffing out" what works became a word for instinctive talent.
Play puzzle #15 Today's challenge
Quick quiz
1. What does FLAIR mean?
2. Which word is closest in meaning to FLAIR?
3. Which word completes the sentence? "He has a real _____ for telling stories."
Unscramble challenge
Rearrange these letters to make a five-letter word meaning "a large feather or feather-like cloud":
Show the answer
PLUME, from Daily Word Challenge #8.