Saturday, March 21, 2026
- Words
- 48
- Points
- 176
- Genius
- 123
- Pangram
- 1
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eleven
noun — A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc.
numeral — The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
noun — A football team of eleven players; the starting lineup.
noun — Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, imitating someone who forgets to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.
noun — A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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epee
noun — A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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even
noun — (diminutive) An even number.
verb — To make flat and level.
adjective — Flat and level.
adverb — Exactly, just, fully.
noun — Evening.
verb — To equal.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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levee
noun — An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
verb — To keep within a channel by means of levees.
noun — The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest.
verb — To attend the levee or levees of.
noun — The steep bank of a river.
noun — The border of an irrigated field.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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level
noun — A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
verb — To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
adjective — The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
noun — A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
noun — Degree or amount.
noun — Achievement or qualification.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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lineup
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lune
noun — A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
noun — A concave figure formed by the intersection of the arcs of two circles on a plane, or on a sphere the intersection between two great semicircles.
noun — (hawking) A leash for a hawk.
noun — Anything crescent-shaped.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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lupine
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nene
noun — The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
Appeared in 26 recorded puzzles.
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nine
noun — The digit or figure 9.
numeral — A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
noun — A playing card with nine pips.
noun — A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
noun — (usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).
noun — A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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peep
verb — To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.
noun — A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
noun — A quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird.
verb — To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
noun — A feeble utterance or complaint.
verb — To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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peeve
noun — An annoyance or grievance.
verb — To annoy; vex.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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pipe
noun — Meanings relating to a hollow conduit.
noun — Meanings relating to a smoking implement.
noun — Meanings relating to a wind instrument.
verb — To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.
verb — To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
verb — To create or decorate with piping (icing).
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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uneven
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unpile
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unveil
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veep
noun — (US politics) The Vice President of the United States; the office of Vice President of the United States, especially during an election cycle where several are in the running for the nomination.
noun — Any vice president (in a corporation, organization, etc.)
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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venue
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vulpine
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vulpine is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- el×1
- en×2
- ep×1
- ev×2
- in×1
- le×2
- li×7
- lu×2
- ne×1
- ni×3
- pe×6
- pi×5
- pl×1
- pu×1
- un×5
- ve×5
- vi×2
- vu×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 6 |
| i | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| l | 5 | 4 | 2 | · | · | 11 |
| n | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | · | 4 |
| p | 8 | 2 | 2 | · | 1 | 13 |
| u | · | 1 | 3 | 1 | · | 5 |
| v | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 8 |
| Σ | 23 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 48 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 123 points of 176 available. The average answer runs 5.0 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19259 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| e ● | Friday, March 20, 2026 | Friday, February 6, 2026 |
| i | Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | Friday, March 13, 2026 |
| l | Tuesday, March 17, 2026 | Sunday, March 15, 2026 |
| n | Thursday, March 19, 2026 | Thursday, March 19, 2026 |
| p | Thursday, March 12, 2026 | Friday, February 27, 2026 |
| u | Tuesday, March 17, 2026 | Friday, March 6, 2026 |
| v | Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 26
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- cocoon 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- neon 23
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.
- levin
- levulin
- lieve
- lippen
- lunule
- neep
- nellie
- neve
- nevi
- nielli
- nieve
- peepul
- pein
- pele
- penni
- pennine
- pilei
- pilule
- pinene
- pinnule
- unlive
- uppile
- veepee
- veinule
- venin
- venine
- villein
- vive