Wednesday, March 11, 2026
- Words
- 71
- Points
- 301
- Genius
- 210
- Pangram
- 1
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done
verb — (auxiliary) A syntactic marker.
adjective — (of food) Ready, fully cooked.
noun — A synthetic opioid analgesic, used to wean addicts off heroin or other opiate based narcotics, and in chronic pain management.
verb — To perform; to execute.
verb — To cause, make (someone) (do something).
verb — To suffice.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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donee
noun — Someone who receives a gift from a donor.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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donned
verb — (clothing) To put on, to dress in.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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down
noun — A negative aspect; a downer.
verb — To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down, to fell.
adjective — Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
adverb — From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
preposition — From the higher end to the lower of.
noun — (especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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downed
verb — To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down, to fell.
verb — To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
adjective — That has been brought down.
verb — To lower; to put (something) down.
verb — To defeat; to overpower.
verb — To disparage, to put down.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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downtown
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ended
verb — To come to an end
adjective — (in combination) Having (a specified kind or number of) ends.
verb — To finish, terminate.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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endow
verb — To provide with a dower or a dowry.
verb — To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
verb — Followed by with, or rarely by of: to enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.
verb — Usually in the passive: to naturally furnish (with something).
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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endowed
verb — To provide with a dower or a dowry.
adjective — Provided or furnished with something.
verb — To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
verb — Followed by with, or rarely by of: to enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.
verb — Usually in the passive: to naturally furnish (with something).
adjective — Founded by an endowment.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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entente
noun — An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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lend
noun — The lumbar region; loin.
verb — To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
noun — (of a person or animal) The loins; flank; buttocks.
verb — To make a loan.
verb — To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
verb — To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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lent
noun — A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
verb — To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
noun — The second term of the academic year at some British schools.
verb — To make a loan.
verb — To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
verb — To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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letdown
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lone
adjective — Solitary; having no companion.
adjective — Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship.
adjective — Sole; being the only one of a type.
adjective — Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours.
adjective — Unfrequented by human beings; solitary.
adjective — Single; unmarried, or in widowhood.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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loon
noun — An idler, a lout.
noun — Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.
noun — A boy, a lad.
noun — A harlot; mistress.
noun — A simpleton.
noun — A crazy or deranged person.
Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.
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need
noun — A requirement for something; something needed.
verb — To have an absolute requirement for.
noun — Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
verb — To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
verb — (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
verb — To be required; to be necessary.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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needed
verb — To have an absolute requirement for.
adjective — Necessary; being required.
verb — To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
verb — (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
verb — To be required; to be necessary.
verb — To be necessary (to someone).
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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needle
noun — A fine, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, etc.
verb — To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.
noun — Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
noun — A fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle.
noun — A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.
noun — A needle-like leaf found on some conifers.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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needled
verb — To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.
adjective — Covered or armored with needles.
verb — To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.
verb — To form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle.
Appeared in 8 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 25 recorded puzzles.
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neon
noun — The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The lightest of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
adjective — (of a color) That resembles a neon light; extremely bright; fluorescent
noun — A form or sample of the element.
noun — Neon signs or lights, collectively.
noun — A neon tetra fish.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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nettle
noun — Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
verb — Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
noun — Certain plants that have spines or prickles:
noun — Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
noun — Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
verb — To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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newt
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nodded
verb — To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
verb — To briefly incline the head downwards as a cursory greeting.
verb — To sway, move up and down.
verb — To gradually fall asleep.
verb — To signify by a nod.
verb — To make a mistake by being temporarily inattentive or tired
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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node
noun — A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
noun — The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
noun — A leaf node.
noun — A computer or other device attached to a network.
noun — The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; — called also knot.
noun — The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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noel
noun — Christmas
noun — A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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none
noun — A person without religious affiliation.
adverb — To no extent, in no way.
pronoun — Not any of a given number or group.
noun — Those without any religious affiliation: atheists and others outside any organized religion.
noun — A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
noun — The middle of the afternoon, normally between 2 and 4 pm.
Appeared in 23 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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odeon
noun — An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
noun — A theatre or concert hall.
Appeared in 6 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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owned
verb — To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to.
verb — To grant; give.
verb — To have recognized political sovereignty over a place, territory, as distinct from the ordinary connotation of property ownership.
verb — To defeat or embarrass; to overwhelm.
verb — To virtually or figuratively enslave.
verb — To defeat, dominate, or be above, also spelled pwn.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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teen
noun — A teenager.
adjective — Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage
noun — Grief; sorrow; trouble.
verb — To excite; to provoke; to vex; to afflict; to injure.
verb — (provincial) To hedge or fence in; to enclose.
noun — Vexation; anger; hate.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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tenet
noun — An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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tent
noun — A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
verb — To go camping.
noun — Attention; regard, care.
verb — To attend to; to heed
noun — A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.
verb — (sometimes figurative) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.
Appeared in 14 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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tween
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went
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wooden
adjective — Made of wood.
adjective — As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
letdown is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- de×5
- do×6
- en×5
- le×4
- lo×3
- ne×12
- no×10
- od×1
- ol×1
- on×1
- ow×1
- te×9
- to×5
- tw×1
- we×3
- wo×4
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| e | · | 2 | · | 3 | · | 5 |
| l | 4 | 1 | · | 2 | · | 7 |
| n | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | · | 22 |
| o | 1 | 3 | · | · | · | 4 |
| t | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | · | 15 |
| w | 3 | · | 4 | · | · | 7 |
| Σ | 26 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 71 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 210 points of 301 available. The average answer runs 5.2 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18854 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| d | Monday, March 9, 2026 | Monday, January 26, 2026 |
| e | Friday, March 6, 2026 | Friday, February 6, 2026 |
| l | Monday, March 9, 2026 | Sunday, February 22, 2026 |
| n ● | Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | Monday, March 2, 2026 |
| o | Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | Thursday, March 5, 2026 |
| t | Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | Monday, February 9, 2026 |
| w | Saturday, March 7, 2026 | Wednesday, February 25, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 44
- naan 33
- nana 33
- onion 31
- toot 30
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- imam 23
- maim 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- mini 23
- minim 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- 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.
- dene
- denned
- detent
- donne
- donnee
- enol
- enow
- leno
- lenten
- leone
- loden
- lown
- neoned
- nett
- noddle
- noddled
- nolo
- nowt
- tondo
- tonette
- tonlet
- townee
- townlet
- wedeln
- ween
- weened
- wonned
- wonted
- woodnote
- woollen