Sunday, February 22, 2026
- Words
- 42
- Points
- 212
- Genius
- 148
- Pangram
- 1
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glug
noun — The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.
verb — To flow in noisy bursts.
noun — The amount of liquid issued when the "glug" sound is heard.
verb — To quickly swallow liquid.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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gull
noun — A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.
noun — A cheating trick; a fraud.
verb — To deceive or cheat.
noun — Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.
noun — One easily cheated; a dupe.
noun — (Oxford University slang) A swindler or trickster.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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gurgling
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inkling
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killing
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knurl
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krill
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liking
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linking
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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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luring
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lurk
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lurking
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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.
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ruling
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unliking
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unlink
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unlinking
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lurking is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
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Words by first two letters
- gi×4
- gl×3
- gr×2
- gu×3
- in×1
- ki×3
- kn×1
- kr×1
- li×5
- lu×11
- ni×1
- nu×1
- ri×2
- ru×1
- un×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | · | 12 |
| i | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| k | 2 | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | 5 |
| l | 6 | · | 4 | 5 | 1 | · | 16 |
| n | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | 2 |
| r | 1 | · | 2 | · | · | · | 3 |
| u | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Σ | 14 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 42 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 148 points of 212 available. The average answer runs 5.9 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18385 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| g | Friday, February 20, 2026 | Thursday, January 22, 2026 |
| i | Saturday, February 21, 2026 | Sunday, February 8, 2026 |
| k | Monday, February 16, 2026 | Friday, January 23, 2026 |
| l ● | Friday, February 20, 2026 | Friday, February 13, 2026 |
| n | Saturday, February 21, 2026 | Wednesday, February 18, 2026 |
| r | Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | Tuesday, February 3, 2026 |
| u | Friday, February 20, 2026 | Friday, February 20, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 43
- onion 31
- naan 31
- nana 31
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 26
- mamma 26
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- nene 24
- olio 24
- cocoon 23
- loon 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- imam 22
- maim 22
- cancan 22
- canna 22
- bill 22
- mini 22
- minim 22
- lilt 21
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.
- gingili
- gingilli
- guggling
- guiling
- iglu
- inulin
- kilning
- knurling
- lignin
- ling
- linin
- linn
- liri
- lungi
- nill
- nilling
- nulling
- nurl
- nurling
- rilling
- runkling
- ungluing