Monday, March 2, 2026
- Words
- 44
- Points
- 215
- Genius
- 150
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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cocoon
noun — The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
verb — To envelop in a protective case
noun — Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.
verb — To withdraw into such a case.
Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.
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continuity
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cottony
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county
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cynic
noun — A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.
adjective — Cynical (in all senses)
noun — A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.
adjective — Relating to the Dog Star.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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into
preposition — To or towards the inside of.
preposition — To or towards the region of.
preposition — Against, especially with force or violence.
preposition — Indicates transition into another form or substance.
preposition — After the start of.
preposition — Interested in or attracted to.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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intuit
verb — To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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intuition
noun — Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
noun — A perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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ninny
noun — A silly or foolish person.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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noon
noun — The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.
verb — To relax or sleep around midday
noun — The letter ن in the Arabic script.
noun — Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
noun — The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.
noun — The highest point; culmination.
Appeared in 44 recorded puzzles.
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notion
noun — Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
noun — A sentiment; an opinion.
noun — Sense; mind.
noun — An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
noun — Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, either for attachment to garments or as a tool, such as a button, zipper, or thimble.
noun — Inclination; intention; disposition.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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noun
noun — (grammar, narrow sense) A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
verb — To convert a word to a noun.
noun — (grammar, now rare, broad sense) Either a word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality or idea, or a word that modifies or describes a previous word or its referent; a substantive or adjective, sometimes also including other parts of speech such as numeral or pronoun.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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onion
noun — A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
noun — The bulb of such a plant.
noun — The genus as a whole.
noun — A ball.
noun — A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
Appeared in 31 recorded puzzles.
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onto
adjective — (of a function) Assuming each of the values in its codomain; having its range equal to its codomain.
preposition — Upon; on top of.
preposition — Aware of.
preposition — Being an onto function with a codomain of (see below).
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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tinny
adjective — Of or pertaining to or resembling tin.
noun — A can of beer.
adjective — Pertaining to the thinness and cheapness of tin or similar-looking metals, in contrast to a heavier, more valuable metal.
adjective — Pertaining to a thin, unpleasant sound recalling that of tin being rapped.
noun — A small open aluminium boat.
noun — Small package of drugs wrapped in foil.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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tint
verb — To shade, to color.
noun — A slight coloring.
noun — A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
noun — A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
noun — A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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tiny
noun — A small child; an infant.
adjective — Very small.
noun — Anything very small.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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toon
noun — A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
noun — A southeast Asian and Australian tree (Toona ciliata or Toona australis) of the mahogany family with fragrant dark red wood and flowers that yield a dye.
noun — A town.
noun — A melody.
noun — A player's avatar or visible character in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
noun — The wood of this tree.
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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tuition
noun — A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college).
noun — The training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor.
noun — Care, guardianship.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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tunic
noun — A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
noun — Any covering, such as seed coat or the organ that covers a membrane.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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tycoon
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unit
noun — An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.
noun — A measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household; an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a group of dwellings is in one or more single storey buildings, usually arranged around a driveway.
noun — A standard measure of a quantity.
noun — An item which may be sold singly.
noun — A unit of alcohol.
noun — The number one.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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unity
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unto
preposition — Up to, indicating a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it.
conjunction — Up to the time or degree that; until.
preposition — To, indicating an indirect object.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- co×11
- cy×1
- ic×2
- in×3
- io×1
- ni×1
- no×4
- nu×2
- on×3
- ti×4
- to×3
- tu×2
- ty×1
- un×6
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | · | · | 2 | 12 |
| i | 2 | 1 | 2 | · | · | 1 | · | 6 |
| n | 2 | 2 | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | 7 |
| o | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| t | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 10 |
| u | 2 | 3 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 6 |
| Σ | 12 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 150 points of 215 available. The average answer runs 5.5 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18933 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| c | Friday, February 27, 2026 | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| i | Sunday, March 1, 2026 | Saturday, February 28, 2026 |
| n ● | Sunday, March 1, 2026 | Wednesday, February 18, 2026 |
| o | Saturday, February 28, 2026 | Tuesday, February 24, 2026 |
| t | Thursday, February 26, 2026 | Monday, February 9, 2026 |
| u | Sunday, February 22, 2026 | Friday, February 20, 2026 |
| y | Thursday, February 26, 2026 | Saturday, February 7, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 44
- naan 33
- nana 33
- onion 31
- toot 30
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- mini 23
- minim 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- mitt 22
- onto 22
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.
- cion
- coition
- concinnity
- coni
- conicity
- conin
- conn
- continuo
- conto
- cony
- coon
- cunt
- cutin
- cyton
- iconicity
- inconcinnity
- inconnu
- incony
- inion
- inti
- intinction
- inunction
- ionicity
- nicotin
- nicotinic
- ninon
- niton
- nitty
- noncounty
- nonionic
- ontic
- outcount
- tonicity
- toyon
- tunny
- unci
- uncini
- unco
- uncoy
- yoni
- yonic