At first glace it looks like a mistake has been made. The question implies that the Secret Word is 5 letters long yet there are 6 symbols.
Then we have this compass with odd letters at each point.
No mistake! It's the direction from symbol to symbol that indicates the letter of the Secret Word. So find each symbol on the grid then take note of the direction you have to travel to get from the first to the second symbol, the second to the third symbol and so on.
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You see that you have to go to the right to get from Symbol 1 to Symbol 2. Looking at the compass we can see that the letter at the point to the right is N. That's the first letter of the Secret Word!
Do the same from Symbol 3 to Symbol 4 and you get O. Continue with the rest of the letters.
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SOLUTION: Highlight this text to reveal the answer --> NOVEM, from the Latin meaning nine. November was the ninth month until January and February were added to the Roman calendar making November the eleventh month.
