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ACDIRYL

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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  • acyclic

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • airily

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • allay

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    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • ally

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    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • aril

    noun — A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • carryall

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  • cilia

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    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • clad

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • clay

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • cyclic

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • cyclical

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • cyclically

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • daily

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • dally

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • daylily

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • 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.

  • diddly

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • dill

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    Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

  • dilly

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • dillydally

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • drill

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • dryly

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  • icily

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • idly

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • idyl

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • idyll

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • idyllic

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • idyllically

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  • iliac

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    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • illy

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • lacy

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • lady

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • laic

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    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • laical

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    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • lilac

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    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • lily

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • railcar

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  • rally

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • rial

    noun — The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.

    noun — An old gold coin of England.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • rill

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • riyal

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    Appeared in 2 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

4567891011Σ
a 2123···· 8
c 321·2·1· 9
d 2511··1· 10
i 33·1···1 8
l 9211·1·· 14
r 323221·· 13
Σ 2215884221 62

The numbers

Genius today takes 207 points of 296 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
84th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
87th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

422 today34.5% all-time515 today22.8% all-time68 today20.0% all-time78 today12.1% all-time84 today6.3% all-time92 today2.5% all-time102 today1.2% all-time111 today0.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast 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

  1. noon 41
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 28
  5. toot 27
  6. loll 27
  7. mama 24
  8. mamma 24
  9. cocoon 23
  10. nene 23
  11. acacia 22
  12. acai 22
  13. bill 22
  14. loon 22
  15. aria 21
  16. onto 21
  17. toon 21
  18. cancan 21
  19. canna 21
  20. neon 21
  21. none 21
  22. olio 21
  23. anon 20
  24. lull 19
  25. 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.