Tuesday, January 6, 2026
- Words
- 53
- Points
- 245
- Genius
- 171
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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abort
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airboat
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arbitrator
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attar
noun — An essential oil extracted from flowers.
noun — A perfume made from this oil.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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aviator
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bait
noun — Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
noun — Anything which allures; something used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something
verb — To attract with bait; to entice.
verb — To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
noun — Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.
verb — To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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orbit
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ratatat
noun — A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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riot
noun — Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.
verb — To create or take part in a riot; to raise an uproar or sedition.
noun — The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object.
noun — A wide and unconstrained variety.
noun — Excessive and expensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry.
verb — To act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of feasting, luxury, etc.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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root
noun — The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
verb — To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
noun — An act of sexual intercourse.
verb — To turn up or dig with the snout.
verb — (with "for" or "on") To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.)
noun — A root vegetable.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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roti
noun — A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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rotor
noun — A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump.
noun — The wing of a helicopter or similar aircraft.
noun — A quantity having magnitude, direction and position.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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tabor
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tart
adjective — Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
noun — A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
noun — A prostitute.
verb — To practice prostitution
adjective — (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
adjective — Sharp; keen; severe.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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tartar
noun — A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.
noun — A fearsome or angrily violent person.
noun — A hard yellow deposit on the teeth.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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tibia
noun — The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
noun — The second segment from the end of an insect's leg, between the femur and tarsus.
noun — The third segment from the end of an arachnid's leg, between the patella and metatarsus.
noun — A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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toot
noun — The noise of a horn or whistle.
verb — To stand out, or be prominent.
noun — A toilet.
noun — (by extension) A fart; flatus.
noun — Cocaine.
noun — A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.
Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.
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tori
noun — A topological space which is a product of two circles.
noun — One who executes a technique against the training partner, or uke.
noun — The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a shape consisting of a ring with a circular cross-section: the shape of an inner tube or hollow doughnut.
noun — (in combination, n-torus, 4-torus, etc.) The product of the specified number of circles.
noun — A molding which projects at the base of a column and above the plinth.
noun — The end of the peduncle or flower stalk to which the floral parts (or in the Asteraceae, the florets of a flower head) are attached; receptacle, thalamus.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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torii
noun — A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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toro
noun — A traditional Japanese lantern.
noun — Rapanea salicina, a species of shrub or small tree native to New Zealand.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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tort
noun — An injury or wrong.
adjective — Tart; sharp.
adjective — Stretched tight; taut.
noun — A tortoise.
noun — A tortoiseshell (animal with coloured markings on fur).
noun — A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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trio
noun — A group of three people or things.
noun — A group of three musicians.
noun — A piece of music written for three musicians.
noun — A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
noun — Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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trot
noun — Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.
noun — Heroin (drug).
noun — An ugly old woman, a hag.
verb — To move along briskly; specifically, to move at a pace between a walk and a run.
noun — A genre of Korean pop music employing repetitive rhythm and vocal inflections.
noun — A supporter of Trotskyism.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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vibrato
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vibrator
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vibrato is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ab×2
- ai×1
- ao×1
- ar×1
- at×2
- av×2
- ba×1
- bi×1
- bo×2
- br×1
- io×1
- ob×1
- or×3
- ra×4
- ri×2
- ro×5
- ta×7
- ti×2
- to×6
- tr×6
- vi×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | · | 5 | 1 | 2 | · | · | 1 | 9 |
| b | 4 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 5 |
| i | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| o | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| r | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | · | · | · | 11 |
| t | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 21 |
| v | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| Σ | 17 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 171 points of 245 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17558 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Monday, January 5, 2026 | Monday, January 5, 2026 |
| b | Friday, January 2, 2026 | Monday, December 29, 2025 |
| i | Monday, January 5, 2026 | Tuesday, December 30, 2025 |
| o | Monday, January 5, 2026 | Saturday, December 6, 2025 |
| r | Sunday, January 4, 2026 | Sunday, November 16, 2025 |
| t ● | Thursday, January 1, 2026 | Wednesday, December 31, 2025 |
| v | Friday, December 19, 2025 | Friday, December 19, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- onion 30
- naan 30
- nana 30
- toot 28
- loll 28
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- cocoon 23
- acacia 23
- acai 23
- loon 23
- nene 23
- olio 23
- bill 22
- neon 22
- none 22
- lilt 21
- till 21
- tilt 21
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
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.
- abator
- abattoir
- airt
- babbitt
- barrator
- batt
- bitt
- boart
- bort
- bota
- bott
- brit
- britt
- obviator
- ottar
- ottava
- otto
- rabat
- rabato
- rato
- riata
- rota
- roto
- tatar
- tiro
- titbit
- titi
- titrator
- toit
- tora
- torot
- torr
- viator
- vita
- vitiator
- vitta