Monday, March 16, 2026
- Words
- 38
- Points
- 225
- Genius
- 157
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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ceiling
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excellence
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excelling
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exiling
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gelling
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legging
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negligee
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negligence
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niggle
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Words by first two letters
- ce×1
- cl×3
- eg×1
- en×1
- ex×3
- ge×4
- gi×4
- gl×1
- ic×1
- in×4
- le×2
- li×4
- ne×3
- ni×6
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| e | · | · | 2 | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| g | 2 | 2 | · | 4 | 1 | · | · | 9 |
| i | · | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 5 |
| l | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 6 |
| n | 3 | 1 | 2 | · | 2 | · | 1 | 9 |
| Σ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 157 points of 225 available. The average answer runs 6.3 letters.
Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
58th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
33rd percentile
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| c | Sunday, March 15, 2026 | Thursday, March 12, 2026 |
| e | Thursday, March 12, 2026 | Friday, February 6, 2026 |
| g | Saturday, March 14, 2026 | Wednesday, March 4, 2026 |
| i | Sunday, March 15, 2026 | Friday, March 13, 2026 |
| l | Sunday, March 15, 2026 | Sunday, March 15, 2026 |
| n ● | Thursday, March 12, 2026 | Wednesday, March 11, 2026 |
| x | Sunday, March 8, 2026 | first recorded time |
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.
- celling
- cine
- cline
- engining
- exigence
- exine
- geeing
- genic
- gieing
- gien
- gingeli
- gingelli
- gingili
- gingilli
- ingle
- leggin
- licence
- licencee
- licencing
- lignin
- ling
- linin
- linn
- neglige
- nellie
- nielli
- nill
- nilling
- nixe
- nixie
- xenic