Friday, February 6, 2026
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- 61
- Points
- 260
- Genius
- 182
- Pangram
- 1
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acne
noun — A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
noun — A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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amen
noun — An instance of saying ‘amen’.
verb — To say amen.
adverb — At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
interjection — An expression of strong agreement. Often, though dated, in the phrase "Amen to that".
noun — A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)
verb — To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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cane
noun — A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof
noun — The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool
verb — To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement
noun — A rod-shaped tool or device, somewhat like a cane
noun — Split rattan, as used in wickerwork, basketry and the like
verb — To make or furnish with cane or rattan.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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egging
verb — To throw eggs at.
verb — To encourage, incite.
noun — The act of pelting with eggs.
verb — To dip in or coat with beaten egg.
verb — To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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emceeing
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encaging
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enema
noun — An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
noun — The fluid so injected.
noun — A device for administering such an injection.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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engine
noun — A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
verb — To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.
noun — A tool; a utensil or implement.
noun — A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
noun — A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
noun — The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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gene
noun — A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
noun — A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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genie
noun — A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
noun — A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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genii
noun — Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.
noun — A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
noun — Extraordinary mental capacity.
noun — Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.
noun — The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.
noun — A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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gimme
noun — That which is easily obtained, or certain to occur.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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mane
noun — Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
noun — Long or thick hair of a person's head.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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mean
verb — To lament.
verb — To intend.
adjective — Common; general.
noun — (now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
adjective — Having the mean (see noun below) as its value.
verb — To convey (a meaning).
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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meme
noun — Something, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, including quizzes, basic pictures, video templates etc.
noun — A myth circulating as truth; something ineffective presented as effective, or similar.
noun — Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
verb — To turn into a meme; to use a meme, especially to achieve something in real life.
verb — To create and use humorous memes.
verb — To joke around.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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menacing
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mien
noun — Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
noun — A specific facial expression.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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mime
noun — A form of acting without words; pantomime.
noun — A pantomime actor.
verb — To act without words.
verb — To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
verb — To mimic.
noun — A person who mimics others in a comical manner.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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mine
pronoun — My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me.
noun — A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
noun — An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
noun — Any source of wealth or resources.
verb — To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.
noun — A machine or network of machines used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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name
noun — Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
verb — (ditransitive) To give a name to.
noun — Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
noun — Reputation.
noun — An abusive or insulting epithet.
noun — A person (or legal person).
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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nene
noun — The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
Appeared in 26 recorded puzzles.
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nice
noun — Niceness.
adjective — Pleasant, satisfactory.
adverb — Nicely.
interjection — Used to signify a job well done.
verb — To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.
adjective — Of a person: friendly, attractive.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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niece
noun — A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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nine
noun — The digit or figure 9.
numeral — A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
noun — A playing card with nine pips.
noun — A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
noun — (usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).
noun — A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×2
- ag×1
- am×1
- an×3
- ca×4
- ci×1
- eg×1
- em×3
- en×7
- ga×3
- ge×3
- gi×1
- ic×2
- im×3
- in×2
- ma×5
- me×9
- mi×5
- na×1
- ne×1
- ni×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 1 | 3 | · | · | · | 7 |
| c | 3 | · | 2 | · | · | · | 5 |
| e | · | 2 | 5 | · | 4 | · | 11 |
| g | 3 | 3 | 1 | · | · | · | 7 |
| i | · | 3 | 2 | 1 | · | 1 | 7 |
| m | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | · | 19 |
| n | 4 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 5 |
| Σ | 23 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 61 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 182 points of 260 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19259 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Tuesday, February 3, 2026 | Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
| c | Tuesday, February 3, 2026 | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| e ● | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | Saturday, January 24, 2026 |
| g | Sunday, February 1, 2026 | Thursday, January 22, 2026 |
| i | Thursday, February 5, 2026 | Tuesday, January 27, 2026 |
| m | Thursday, February 5, 2026 | Tuesday, January 13, 2026 |
| n | Thursday, February 5, 2026 | Friday, January 2, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 26
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- cocoon 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 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.
- aecia
- agee
- agene
- aggie
- amice
- amie
- amine
- ammine
- anaemia
- anaemic
- caeca
- cannie
- ceca
- cine
- emic
- enamine
- encaenia
- encina
- engining
- gaeing
- gaen
- gagmen
- gane
- geeing
- gemma
- gemmae
- gemming
- genic
- gieing
- gien
- gimmie
- imine
- immane
- immanence
- incage
- mamie
- mammae
- mammee
- mammie
- manege
- meinie
- menage
- minae
- nance
- nannie
- neem
- nema