Wednesday, April 1, 2026
- Words
- 26
- Points
- 143
- Genius
- 100
- Pangram
- 1
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bumming
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bump
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bumping
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gumming
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imbuing
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impinging
verb — To make a physical impact on.
verb — To interfere with.
verb — To have an effect upon, especially a negative one.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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impugn
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impugning
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miming
verb — To act without words.
verb — To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
noun — A performance in mime.
verb — To mimic.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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mini
adjective — Miniature, tiny, small.
noun — A miniskirt.
noun — A minicomputer.
Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.
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minim
noun — A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
noun — Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like.
noun — A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.
noun — A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.
noun — A little man or being; a dwarf.
noun — A small fish; a minnow.
Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.
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minimum
noun — The lowest limit.
adjective — To the lowest degree.
noun — The smallest amount.
noun — A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
noun — A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
noun — The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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mining
noun — The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.
verb — To remove (ore) from the ground.
verb — To dig into, for ore or metal.
noun — Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof-of-work
noun — The activity of placing explosives underground, rigged to explode
verb — To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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mugging
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muumuu
noun — A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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nimbi
noun — A circle of light; a halo.
noun — A gray rain cloud.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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numb
verb — To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).
adjective — Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.
verb — To cause (a feeling) to be less intense.
verb — To cause (the mind, faculties, etc.) to be less acute.
verb — To become numb (especially physically).
adjective — Emotionally unable to feel or respond in a normal way.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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numbing
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pimp
noun — Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
verb — To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.
adjective — Excellent, fashionable, stylish
numeral — Five in Cumbrian and Welsh sheep counting
noun — A man who can easily attract women.
verb — To prostitute someone.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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pimping
verb — To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.
noun — The practise of procuring prostitutes.
adjective — Little or petty.
verb — To prostitute someone.
verb — To excessively customize something, especially a vehicle, according to ghetto standards (also pimp out).
verb — To ask progressively harder and ultimately unanswerable questions of a resident or medical student (said of a senior member of the medical staff).
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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pumping
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umping
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bumping is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- bu×3
- gi×1
- gu×1
- im×5
- mi×5
- mu×3
- ni×1
- nu×2
- pi×2
- pu×2
- um×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | · | · | 2 | · | · | 3 |
| g | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| i | · | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| m | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | · | · | 8 |
| n | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 3 |
| p | 2 | · | · | 2 | · | · | 4 |
| u | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 100 points of 143 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18971 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| b | Monday, March 30, 2026 | Sunday, March 29, 2026 |
| g | Friday, March 27, 2026 | Wednesday, March 4, 2026 |
| i | Tuesday, March 31, 2026 | Thursday, March 26, 2026 |
| m ● | Saturday, March 28, 2026 | Friday, March 20, 2026 |
| n | Monday, March 30, 2026 | Saturday, March 28, 2026 |
| p | Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | Friday, February 27, 2026 |
| u | Tuesday, March 31, 2026 | Monday, March 23, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 44
- naan 33
- nana 33
- onion 31
- toot 30
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- 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.
- gimping
- impi
- imping
- migg
- minium
- mugg
- mumm
- mumming
- mump
- mumping
- mumu
- muni
- nimming