Monday, February 9, 2026
- Words
- 58
- Points
- 220
- Genius
- 154
- Pangram
- 1
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atilt
adjective — At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
adverb — At an angle from the vertical or horizontal; at the point of falling over.
preposition — Diagonally over or across.
adverb — Tilting or as if tilting (charging with a lance, like a knight on horseback in a joust).
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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clot
noun — A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
verb — To form a clot or mass.
noun — A solidified mass of any liquid.
noun — A silly person.
verb — To cause to clot or form into a mass.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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coattail
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cocktail
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coital
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colt
noun — A young male horse.
verb — To horse; to get with young.
noun — A young crane (bird).
noun — A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice.
noun — A short piece of rope once used by petty officers as an instrument of punishment.
noun — A young camel or donkey.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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coot
noun — Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
noun — A foolish or eccentric fellow
noun — (with the) A success; something excellent.
noun — Body louse (Pediculus humanus).
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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illicit
noun — A banned or unlawful item.
adjective — Not approved by law, but not invalid.
adjective — Breaking social norms.
adjective — Unlawful.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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licit
adjective — Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
adjective — Explicitly established or constituted by law.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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lilt
noun — A cheerful or melodious accent when speaking.
noun — Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
noun — A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.
verb — To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
verb — To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
verb — To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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loot
noun — A kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove the scum from brine-pans in saltworks.
noun — The act of plundering.
verb — To steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence.
noun — Plunder, booty, especially from a ransacked city.
noun — Any prize or profit received for free, especially Christmas presents
noun — Items dropped by defeated enemies.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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lotto
noun — A game of chance similar to bingo
noun — A lottery
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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tail
noun — The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
noun — The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything.
noun — (chiefly in the plural) The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.
noun — The tail-end of an object, e.g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin.
verb — To follow and observe surreptitiously.
noun — The latter part of a time period or event, or (collectively) persons or objects represented in this part.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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tailcoat
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tali
noun — The bone of the ankle.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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tall
adjective — (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
adjective — (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.
adjective — (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
adjective — (of a cup of coffee) A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces.
noun — (possibly nonstandard) Someone or something that is tall.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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ticktock
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till
preposition — Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
conjunction — Until, until the time that.
noun — A cash register.
noun — A removable box within a cash register containing the money.
noun — The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift.
verb — To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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tilt
verb — To slope or incline (something); to slant.
verb — To be at an angle.
noun — A slope or inclination.
noun — The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
verb — To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck or losses).
noun — The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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toil
noun — Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
verb — To labour; work.
noun — Trouble, strife.
noun — (usually in plural) A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey.
verb — To struggle.
verb — To work (something); often with out.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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toll
noun — Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
verb — To impose a fee for the use of.
noun — The act or sound of tolling
verb — To ring (a bell) slowly and repeatedly.
verb — To draw; pull; tug; drag.
verb — To take away; to vacate; to annul.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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tool
noun — A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
verb — To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
noun — Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.
noun — Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
noun — A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
noun — A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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toolkit
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toot
noun — The noise of a horn or whistle.
verb — To stand out, or be prominent.
noun — A toilet.
noun — (by extension) A fart; flatus.
noun — Cocaine.
noun — A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.
Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- al×3
- at×4
- ca×3
- cl×1
- co×8
- il×1
- io×1
- it×1
- ki×1
- la×1
- li×2
- lo×2
- oc×1
- ta×14
- ti×6
- to×9
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 4 | 1 | · | · | 7 |
| c | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| i | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · | 3 |
| k | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| l | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 5 |
| o | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| t | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 29 |
| Σ | 28 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 58 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 154 points of 220 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17231 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Saturday, February 7, 2026 | Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
| c | Friday, February 6, 2026 | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| i | Sunday, February 8, 2026 | Sunday, February 8, 2026 |
| k | Friday, January 23, 2026 | Friday, January 23, 2026 |
| l | Sunday, February 8, 2026 | Friday, January 30, 2026 |
| o | Saturday, February 7, 2026 | Thursday, February 5, 2026 |
| t ● | Sunday, February 8, 2026 | Thursday, January 29, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 41
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 28
- toot 28
- loll 27
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- 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
- lilt 20
- till 20
- tilt 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.
- acta
- alkalotic
- atactic
- atlatl
- calcitic
- catalatic
- catalo
- cattalo
- citola
- clitic
- cloot
- coact
- colitic
- cotta
- ictic
- ikat
- illitic
- kata
- koto
- latakia
- lati
- litai
- litotic
- lota
- loti
- lotic
- ocotillo
- oiticica
- oolitic
- otic
- otitic
- otto
- taka
- tala
- tallol
- talooka
- tical
- ticktack
- tictac
- tictoc
- tilak
- titi
- toit
- tola