Friday, January 30, 2026
- Words
- 20
- Points
- 66
- Genius
- 46
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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ghoul
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hourlong
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hurl
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loll
verb — To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
verb — To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.
verb — To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way.
Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.
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longhorn
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loon
noun — An idler, a lout.
noun — Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.
noun — A boy, a lad.
noun — A harlot; mistress.
noun — A simpleton.
noun — A crazy or deranged person.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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lull
noun — A period of rest or soothing.
verb — To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
noun — A period of reduced activity; a respite
noun — A period without waves or wind.
noun — An extended pause between sets of waves.
verb — To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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lulu
noun — A remarkable person, object or idea.
noun — A very attractive or alluring person.
noun — A very bad mistake or error.
noun — A fixed allowance paid to a legislator in lieu of reimbursement for actual expenses.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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null
noun — A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
verb — To nullify; to annul.
adjective — Having no validity; "null and void"
noun — Zero quantity of expressions; nothing.
noun — Something that has no force or meaning.
noun — The ASCII or Unicode character (␀), represented by a zero value, that indicates no character and is sometimes used as a string terminator.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- gh×1
- gl×1
- go×1
- gu×1
- ho×1
- hu×2
- lo×6
- lu×3
- nu×1
- oo×1
- ro×1
- un×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| h | 2 | · | · | · | 1 | 3 |
| l | 7 | · | · | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| o | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| r | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| u | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 46 points of 66 available. The average answer runs 4.9 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17359 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| g | Thursday, January 29, 2026 | Thursday, January 22, 2026 |
| h | Thursday, January 29, 2026 | Friday, January 9, 2026 |
| l ● | Thursday, January 29, 2026 | Wednesday, January 28, 2026 |
| n | Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | Friday, January 2, 2026 |
| o | Thursday, January 29, 2026 | Wednesday, January 21, 2026 |
| r | Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | Saturday, January 10, 2026 |
| u | Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | Saturday, December 27, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 29
- toot 28
- loll 28
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- cocoon 23
- loon 23
- nene 23
- acacia 22
- acai 22
- bill 22
- neon 22
- none 22
- olio 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- lull 20
- lulu 20
- lilt 20
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.
- glogg
- gluon
- hollo
- holloo
- hullo
- lorgnon
- lorn
- lough
- lour
- nolo
- nurl