Friday, January 23, 2026
- Words
- 38
- Points
- 173
- Genius
- 121
- Pangram
- 1
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bedeck
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bedecked
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blocked
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booked
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cellblock
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clock
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clocked
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cockle
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coldcock
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coldcocked
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deck
noun — Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
verb — To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
verb — (sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
noun — The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.
noun — A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.
noun — A pack or set of playing cards.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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decked
verb — To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
verb — (sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
adjective — Adorned or embellished.
verb — To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.
verb — To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result.
verb — (sometimes with out) To decorate (something).
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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deke
noun — A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.
verb — To avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topic; often by using trickery.
noun — As in hockey, a fake or other move to confuse other players on a team.
noun — A quick detour.
verb — To execute a deke in ice hockey or other sports.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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eked
verb — Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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kook
noun — An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
noun — (kiteboarding, wakeboarding) A boardsport participant who lacks style or skill; a newbie who acts as if they are better at the sport than they are.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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lock
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locked
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looked
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blocked is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- be×3
- bl×3
- bo×3
- ce×1
- cl×2
- co×9
- de×5
- do×2
- ek×1
- ke×2
- ko×1
- le×1
- lo×5
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 9 |
| c | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| d | 3 | 1 | 3 | · | · | · | · | 7 |
| e | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| k | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| l | 3 | · | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | 6 |
| Σ | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 121 points of 173 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19174 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| b | Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | Monday, December 29, 2025 |
| c | Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| d | Monday, January 19, 2026 | Monday, January 19, 2026 |
| e | Thursday, January 22, 2026 | Friday, December 5, 2025 |
| k ● | Monday, January 19, 2026 | Friday, November 14, 2025 |
| l | Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| o | Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | Wednesday, January 21, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- onion 31
- toot 31
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 23
- onto 23
- toon 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- neon 23
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.
- becked
- belleek
- cleek
- cleeked
- cockled
- codebook
- coked
- deckel
- dekko
- kebbock
- kebob
- keck
- kecked
- keckle
- keckled
- keek
- keeked
- kobo
- kobold
- koel
- kolo
- koodoo
- leke