Saturday, January 17, 2026
- Words
- 59
- Points
- 292
- Genius
- 204
- Pangram
- 1
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aptly
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lorry
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loyalty
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orally
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paltry
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partly
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patly
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payroll
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poorly
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portly
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portrayal
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raptly
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rattly
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royal
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royally
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royalty
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tartly
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totally
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- al×3
- ap×2
- ar×3
- lo×5
- oa×1
- or×2
- pa×12
- pl×2
- po×7
- pr×1
- py×1
- ra×4
- ro×6
- ta×4
- to×1
- tr×2
- ty×2
- ya×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 5 | 1 | · | · | · | 8 |
| l | · | 3 | · | 2 | · | · | 5 |
| o | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | 3 |
| p | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | · | 1 | 23 |
| r | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | · | 10 |
| t | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 9 |
| y | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 12 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 59 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 204 points of 292 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Friday, January 16, 2026 | Thursday, January 8, 2026 |
| l | Friday, January 16, 2026 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| o | Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | Wednesday, January 14, 2026 |
| p | Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | Sunday, January 11, 2026 |
| r | Saturday, January 10, 2026 | Saturday, January 10, 2026 |
| t | Thursday, January 15, 2026 | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 |
| y ● | Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | 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.
- alary
- allopatry
- allotropy
- allotypy
- allyl
- arrayal
- aryl
- atalaya
- atopy
- lolly
- lollypop
- loppy
- lory
- lyart
- lytta
- palatally
- pally
- paly
- papyral
- parroty
- paty
- payor
- platy
- playa
- plotty
- poly
- polypary
- potatory
- propyl
- propyla
- prototypal
- protyl
- pyrola
- pyrrol
- raya
- rooty
- ryot
- tarty
- tolyl
- tory
- toyo
- trollopy
- trolly
- trotyl
- typal
- typp
- typy