Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Words
- 61
- Points
- 363
- Genius
- 254
- Pangrams
- 4
Official answers
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anal
adjective — Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
adjective — Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
adjective — Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
noun — Anal sex.
noun — Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
adjective — (of a vein) Proximate to the thorax.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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analytic
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analytical
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analytically
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annal
noun — The record of a single event or item.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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anti
adjective — Opposed to something.
noun — A person opposed to a concept or principle.
preposition — Alternative form of anti-
adjective — That has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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attain
verb — To gain (an object or desired result).
verb — To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
verb — To reach in excellence or degree.
verb — To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.
verb — To get at the knowledge of.
verb — To reach a person after being behind them.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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canal
noun — An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
noun — A tubular channel within the body.
verb — To dig an artificial waterway in or to (a place), especially for drainage
verb — To travel along a canal by boat
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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cancan
noun — A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
verb — To dance the cancan.
noun — (motocross) A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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canna
noun — Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
noun — A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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clan
noun — A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.
noun — Any group defined by family ties with some sort of political unity.
noun — A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.
noun — A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain
noun — A badger colony.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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initial
adjective — Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
noun — In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit.
noun — The first letter of a word or a name.
verb — To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
noun — A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
adjective — Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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lain
verb — To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
verb — To be placed or situated.
verb — To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
verb — Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
verb — Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
verb — Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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lanai
noun — (Florida) A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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lantana
noun — Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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lint
noun — Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
verb — To perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors.
noun — A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
noun — The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.
noun — Raw cotton ready for baling.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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naan
noun — A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.
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nail
noun — The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
noun — A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.
verb — To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
verb — To drive a nail.
verb — To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.
verb — To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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nana
noun — (term of endearment) one's grandmother
noun — A banana
noun — A fool
noun — A nanny
Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.
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natal
adjective — Of or relating to birth.
adjective — Of or relating to the buttocks.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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natant
adjective — Floating or swimming (in water)
adjective — In a horizontal position, as if swimming
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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niacin
noun — A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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taint
verb — To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
noun — A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish
noun — A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food
verb — To spoil (food) by contamination.
noun — Infection; corruption; deprivation
noun — A marker indicating that a variable is unsafe and should be subjected to additional security checks.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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tannin
noun — Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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tint
verb — To shade, to color.
noun — A slight coloring.
noun — A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
noun — A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
noun — A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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titan
noun — Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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titanically
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- an×8
- at×1
- ca×8
- cl×5
- cy×4
- in×6
- la×3
- li×3
- na×9
- ni×2
- ta×4
- ti×8
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 2 | 2 | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | 1 | 9 |
| c | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 17 |
| i | · | 1 | 2 | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 6 |
| l | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 6 |
| n | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 11 |
| t | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | 12 |
| Σ | 12 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 61 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 254 points of 363 available. The average answer runs 6.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | Friday, December 12, 2025 |
| c | Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | Sunday, December 28, 2025 |
| i | Tuesday, December 30, 2025 | Tuesday, December 30, 2025 |
| l | Tuesday, December 30, 2025 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| n ● | Monday, December 29, 2025 | Friday, December 26, 2025 |
| t | Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | Wednesday, December 31, 2025 |
| y | Sunday, December 28, 2025 | Thursday, December 11, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 41
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 28
- toot 27
- loll 27
- mama 24
- mamma 24
- cocoon 23
- nene 23
- acacia 22
- acai 22
- bill 22
- loon 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- neon 21
- none 21
- olio 21
- anon 20
- lull 19
- lulu 19
Valid words the Bee rejected
Dictionary words the Bee never takes
Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.
- acini
- acinic
- aclinic
- actin
- actinal
- actinia
- actinian
- actinic
- actinically
- alan
- alanin
- alant
- alanyl
- allicin
- anaclitic
- anality
- analyticity
- ancilla
- anil
- anilin
- anility
- anna
- anta
- antically
- anticity
- anticlinal
- anticly
- attaint
- ayin
- cain
- callan
- callant
- caninity
- cantala
- cantic
- canty
- catlin
- clinal
- clinally
- cyanic
- cyanin
- cyanitic
- incitant
- inia
- inly
- inti
- lallan
- lanital
- latinity
- lattin
- liana
- linac
- linin
- linn
- liny
- nancy
- natantly
- nill
- nitty
- nyala
- tain
- tantalic
- tincal
- tinnily
- titania
- titian