Saturday, January 31, 2026
- Words
- 36
- Points
- 134
- Genius
- 93
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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airflow
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airfoil
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aria
noun — A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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aril
noun — A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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farrow
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foofaraw
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lair
noun — A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
noun — A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.
noun — A shed or shelter for domestic animals.
noun — A bed or resting place.
noun — A grave; a cemetery plot.
verb — To rest; to dwell.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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liar
noun — One who tells lies.
noun — A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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lira
noun — The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
noun — The former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro
noun — The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.
noun — The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar)
noun — A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
noun — Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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oral
adjective — Spoken rather than written.
adjective — Relating to the mouth.
noun — Oral sex.
noun — A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
noun — A physical examination of the mouth.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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rail
noun — The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
noun — A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
noun — A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
noun — A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
verb — To criticize severely.
noun — Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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rial
noun — The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
noun — An old gold coin of England.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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roar
noun — A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
verb — To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
verb — To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
noun — A loud resounding noise.
verb — Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
verb — Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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wallaroo
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airflow is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- af×3
- ai×2
- ar×3
- fa×3
- fl×4
- fo×2
- fr×3
- la×1
- li×2
- or×1
- ra×2
- ri×4
- ro×4
- wa×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | · | 8 |
| f | 2 | 7 | 2 | · | 1 | 12 |
| l | 3 | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| o | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| r | 8 | · | 1 | · | 1 | 10 |
| w | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Σ | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 36 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 93 points of 134 available. The average answer runs 5.0 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
| f | Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | Sunday, January 4, 2026 |
| i | Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | Tuesday, January 27, 2026 |
| l | Friday, January 30, 2026 | Friday, January 30, 2026 |
| o | Friday, January 30, 2026 | Wednesday, January 21, 2026 |
| r ● | Friday, January 30, 2026 | Saturday, January 10, 2026 |
| w | Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | Friday, October 31, 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.
- alar
- alfilaria
- farfal
- farl
- faro
- fiar
- filar
- filaria
- filarial
- foliar
- frow
- laari
- lari
- liri
- loral
- oorali
- orra
- raff
- raia
- rolf
- wair
- wirra
- woorali
- woorari