Sunday, April 12, 2026
- Words
- 62
- Points
- 269
- Genius
- 188
- Pangram
- 1
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acne
noun — A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
noun — A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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anal
adjective — Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
adjective — Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
adjective — Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
noun — Anal sex.
noun — Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
adjective — (of a vein) Proximate to the thorax.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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annal
noun — The record of a single event or item.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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anon
noun — An anonymous person, especially an author.
adverb — Straight away; at once.
adverb — Soon; in a little while.
adverb — At another time; then; again.
adjective — Anonymous
noun — A work with an unknown author.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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canal
noun — An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
noun — A tubular channel within the body.
verb — To dig an artificial waterway in or to (a place), especially for drainage
verb — To travel along a canal by boat
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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cancan
noun — A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
verb — To dance the cancan.
noun — (motocross) A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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cancel
verb — To invalidate or annul something.
verb — To cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable). Compare cancel culture.
verb — To cross out something with lines etc.
verb — To stop production of a programme.
noun — A cancellation (US); (nonstandard in some kinds of English).
verb — To offset or equalize something.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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cane
noun — A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof
noun — The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool
verb — To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement
noun — A rod-shaped tool or device, somewhat like a cane
noun — Split rattan, as used in wickerwork, basketry and the like
verb — To make or furnish with cane or rattan.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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canna
noun — Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
noun — A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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chance
noun — An opportunity or possibility.
noun — Random occurrence; luck.
noun — The probability of something happening.
adjective — Happening by chance, casual.
verb — To try or risk.
verb — To happen by chance, to occur.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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chancel
noun — The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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channel
noun — A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.
noun — A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement.
noun — Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
noun — A narrow body of water between two land masses.
verb — To direct or guide along a desired course.
noun — The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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clan
noun — A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.
noun — Any group defined by family ties with some sort of political unity.
noun — A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.
noun — A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain
noun — A badger colony.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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clean
adjective — (heading, physical) Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances.
verb — To remove dirt from a place or object.
verb — To tidy up, make a place neat.
adjective — Smooth, exact, and performed well
adjective — Total; utter. (still in "clean sweep")
adjective — (heading, behavioural) Free of immorality or criminality.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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clench
verb — To grip or hold fast.
verb — To close tightly.
noun — Tight grip.
noun — A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings.
noun — A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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enhance
verb — To augment or make something greater.
verb — To improve something by adding features.
verb — To lift, raise up.
verb — To be raised up; to grow larger.
verb — (radiology) To take up contrast agent (for an organ, tissue, or lesion).
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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enlace
verb — (by extension) To entangle.
verb — To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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hence
adverb — As a result; therefore, for this reason
adverb — (of a length of time) in the future from now
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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lance
noun — A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
verb — To open with a lancet; to pierce
verb — To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
noun — A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
noun — A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
noun — A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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llano
noun — A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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loan
noun — A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).
verb — To lend (something) to (someone).
noun — An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
noun — The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.
noun — The permission to borrow any item.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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lone
adjective — Solitary; having no companion.
adjective — Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship.
adjective — Sole; being the only one of a type.
adjective — Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours.
adjective — Unfrequented by human beings; solitary.
adjective — Single; unmarried, or in widowhood.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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loon
noun — An idler, a lout.
noun — Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.
noun — A boy, a lad.
noun — A harlot; mistress.
noun — A simpleton.
noun — A crazy or deranged person.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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naan
noun — A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.
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nacelle
noun — A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house an engine, cargo, or crew.
noun — The part between the tower and rotor of a wind turbine.
noun — The compartment that holds passengers on a hot-air balloon, a dirigible, or an aerostat; a gondola.
noun — The submersed providers of buoyancy of a SWATH hulled boat.
noun — A small boat.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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nana
noun — (term of endearment) one's grandmother
noun — A banana
noun — A fool
noun — A nanny
Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.
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neon
noun — The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The lightest of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
adjective — (of a color) That resembles a neon light; extremely bright; fluorescent
noun — A form or sample of the element.
noun — Neon signs or lights, collectively.
noun — A neon tetra fish.
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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noel
noun — Christmas
noun — A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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nonchalance
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none
noun — A person without religious affiliation.
adverb — To no extent, in no way.
pronoun — Not any of a given number or group.
noun — Those without any religious affiliation: atheists and others outside any organized religion.
noun — A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
noun — The middle of the afternoon, normally between 2 and 4 pm.
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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noon
noun — The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.
verb — To relax or sleep around midday
noun — The letter ن in the Arabic script.
noun — Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
noun — The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.
noun — The highest point; culmination.
Appeared in 42 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×1
- ae×1
- al×1
- an×5
- ca×9
- ch×3
- cl×4
- co×8
- ec×1
- el×1
- en×2
- he×2
- ho×2
- la×2
- le×1
- ll×1
- lo×3
- na×4
- ne×3
- no×6
- oc×1
- on×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 3 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 8 |
| c | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | · | 1 | · | 24 |
| e | 1 | · | 1 | 2 | · | · | · | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| l | 5 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | 7 |
| n | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | 13 |
| o | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| Σ | 22 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 188 points of 269 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17278 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Thursday, April 9, 2026 | Sunday, April 5, 2026 |
| c | Thursday, April 9, 2026 | Thursday, April 9, 2026 |
| e | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | Saturday, March 21, 2026 |
| h | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | Monday, April 6, 2026 |
| l | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | Saturday, April 11, 2026 |
| n ● | Friday, April 10, 2026 | Friday, April 10, 2026 |
| o | Friday, April 10, 2026 | Thursday, April 2, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 29
- toot 28
- loll 28
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- cocoon 23
- loon 23
- nene 23
- acacia 22
- acai 22
- bill 22
- neon 22
- none 22
- olio 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- lilt 20
- till 20
- tilt 20
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.
- achene
- alan
- alane
- alencon
- ancon
- anconal
- ancone
- anconeal
- anele
- anlace
- anna
- anoa
- anole
- calcanea
- calcaneal
- callan
- cancha
- canella
- cannel
- cannelon
- cenacle
- chaconne
- chalone
- choana
- choanae
- chon
- clachan
- clon
- clonal
- colone
- concha
- conchae
- conchal
- conn
- coon
- cooncan
- enhalo
- enol
- haen
- hance
- honan
- lallan
- leno
- leone
- lochan
- nance
- nolo
- nona
- noncola
- ochone
- oolachan