Thursday, January 15, 2026
- Words
- 37
- Points
- 165
- Genius
- 115
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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died
verb — To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
verb — To (stop living and) undergo (a specified death).
verb — To be so overcome with emotion or laughter as to be incapacitated.
verb — (of a machine) To stop working, to break down.
verb — To be mortified or shocked by a situation.
verb — To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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eddied
verb — To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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eight
noun — The digit/figure 8.
numeral — A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
adjective — The ordinal form of the number eight.
noun — An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.
noun — Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
noun — A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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eighth
noun — The person or thing in the eighth position.
verb — To divide by eight
adjective — The ordinal form of the number eight.
noun — One of eight equal parts of a whole.
noun — An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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gigged
verb — To fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.
verb — To engender.
verb — To engage in musical performances.
verb — To make fun of; to make a joke at someone's expense, often condescending.
verb — To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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height
noun — The distance from the base of something to the top.
noun — The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
noun — The highest point or maximum degree.
noun — A high point.
noun — An area of land at the top of a cliff.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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hide
verb — To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
verb — To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.
noun — The skin of an animal.
noun — A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.
noun — (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.
noun — The human skin.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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thigh
noun — The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
noun — That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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tithe
noun — A tenth.
verb — To give one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:
adjective — Tenth.
noun — A boon (a grant or concession).
verb — To grant, concede.
adjective — Receiving a concession or grant; successful in prayer or request.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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twig
noun — A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
verb — To beat with twigs.
verb — To realise something; to catch on; to recognize someone or something.
verb — To twitch; to pull; to tweak.
verb — To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.
verb — To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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twit
noun — A reproach, gibe or taunt.
verb — To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
noun — A foolish or annoying person.
noun — A euphemism for "twat", a contemptible or stupid person.
noun — A person who twitters, i.e. chatters inanely (see usage notes).
verb — To ignore or killfile (a user on a bulletin board system).
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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wedgie
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weighed
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weight
noun — (physical) Matter, material.
noun — The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
noun — The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by).
verb — To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
noun — A large quantity; a sum.
noun — Celebration of the Eucharist.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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weighted
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whit
noun — The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
preposition — Against.
preposition — In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
preposition — In addition to; as an accessory to.
preposition — Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
preposition — In support of.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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white
noun — The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
verb — To make white; to whiten; to bleach.
adjective — Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
noun — A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.
noun — Any butterfly of the family Pieridae.
noun — White wine.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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wide
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widget
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wigged
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wight
noun — A living creature, especially a human being.
adjective — (except in dialects) Brave, valorous, strong.
noun — A being of one of the Nine Worlds of Heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.
noun — A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity.
noun — A wraith-like creature.
adjective — Strong; stout; active.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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with
adverb — Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
preposition — Against.
noun — A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.
preposition — In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
preposition — In addition to; as an accessory to.
preposition — Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- di×4
- ed×3
- ei×3
- gi×1
- he×1
- hi×2
- th×1
- ti×7
- tw×2
- we×5
- wh×2
- wi×6
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 4 |
| e | 1 | 1 | 3 | · | · | 1 | 6 |
| g | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| h | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 3 |
| t | 4 | 4 | 2 | · | · | · | 10 |
| w | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | · | 13 |
| Σ | 12 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 115 points of 165 available. The average answer runs 5.2 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18521 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| d | Friday, January 9, 2026 | Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
| e | Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | Friday, December 5, 2025 |
| g | Saturday, January 10, 2026 | Saturday, December 20, 2025 |
| h | Friday, January 9, 2026 | Friday, January 9, 2026 |
| i ● | Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | Monday, January 12, 2026 |
| t | Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 |
| w | Wednesday, December 24, 2025 | Friday, October 31, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 44
- naan 33
- nana 33
- onion 31
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 26
- mamma 26
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- imam 22
- maim 22
- bill 22
- mini 22
- minim 22
- lilt 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.
- didie
- digged
- dight
- dighted
- dite
- eide
- giddied
- gied
- gighe
- heigh
- heighth
- hided
- hied
- hight
- highted
- highth
- teiid
- thighed
- titi
- tittie
- twigged
- twitted
- whid
- whidded
- whig
- whited
- widdie
- wite
- wited
- withe
- withed
- witted