Sunday, March 15, 2026
- Words
- 62
- Points
- 296
- Genius
- 207
- Pangrams
- 2
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acidly
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acridly
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acrylic
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aril
noun — A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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call
noun — A telephone conversation.
verb — (heading) To use one's voice.
noun — A decision or judgement.
noun — The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
noun — A cry or shout.
noun — A short visit, usually for social purposes.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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calla
noun — The calla lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica.
noun — A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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carryall
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dial
noun — A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
noun — A clock face.
verb — To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.
verb — To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone.
noun — A sundial.
noun — A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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dryly
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idyllically
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laid
verb — To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
verb — To produce and deposit an egg.
verb — To have sex with.
verb — To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
verb — To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
verb — To state; to allege.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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lair
noun — A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
noun — A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.
noun — A shed or shelter for domestic animals.
noun — A bed or resting place.
noun — A grave; a cemetery plot.
verb — To rest; to dwell.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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lard
noun — Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
verb — To garnish or strew, especially with reference to words or phrases in speech and writing.
verb — To stuff (meat) with bacon or pork before cooking.
noun — Fatty meat from a pig; bacon, pork.
verb — To smear with fat or lard.
verb — To fatten; to enrich.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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liar
noun — One who tells lies.
noun — A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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lira
noun — The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
noun — The former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro
noun — The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.
noun — The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar)
noun — A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
noun — Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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lyric
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lyrical
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lyrically
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racial
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racially
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racily
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radial
noun — A radial tire / radial tyre.
adjective — Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.
adjective — Developing uniformly on all sides.
adjective — Moving along a radius.
adjective — Of, or relating to the radius bone.
adjective — Of, or relating to the radius (vein), and/or the wing areas next to it.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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radially
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radical
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radically
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rail
noun — The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
noun — A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
noun — A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
noun — A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
verb — To criticize severely.
noun — Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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railcar
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rial
noun — The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
noun — An old gold coin of England.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
acridly is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×4
- ai×1
- al×2
- ar×1
- ca×3
- ci×1
- cl×2
- cy×3
- da×3
- di×5
- dr×2
- ic×1
- id×5
- il×2
- la×7
- li×4
- ly×3
- ra×10
- ri×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | · | · | · | · | 8 |
| c | 3 | 2 | 1 | · | 2 | · | 1 | · | 9 |
| d | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 10 |
| i | 3 | 3 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 8 |
| l | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 14 |
| r | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 13 |
| Σ | 22 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 62 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 207 points of 296 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Friday, March 13, 2026 | Tuesday, March 3, 2026 |
| c | Friday, March 13, 2026 | Thursday, March 12, 2026 |
| d | Thursday, March 12, 2026 | Monday, January 26, 2026 |
| i | Friday, March 13, 2026 | Friday, March 13, 2026 |
| l ● | Saturday, March 14, 2026 | Sunday, February 22, 2026 |
| r | Saturday, March 14, 2026 | Saturday, March 14, 2026 |
| y | Monday, March 9, 2026 | Saturday, February 7, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 41
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 28
- toot 27
- loll 27
- mama 24
- mamma 24
- 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
- anon 20
- lull 19
- lulu 19
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.
- aalii
- acaricidal
- acyl
- alar
- alary
- alcaic
- alcid
- alicyclic
- alidad
- aliya
- allyl
- allylic
- aridly
- arrayal
- aryl
- calcar
- calcaria
- calcic
- caldaria
- caracal
- carl
- cicala
- ciliary
- clary
- craal
- cyclicly
- dicyclic
- dicycly
- dirl
- drail
- drily
- dyadically
- ilia
- iliad
- ilial
- laari
- lacily
- laically
- laird
- lairdly
- lall
- lardy
- lari
- liard
- lidar
- liri
- lyard
- radialia
- yald
- yill