Friday, April 17, 2026
- Words
- 50
- Points
- 215
- Genius
- 150
- Pangram
- 1
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aria
noun — A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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arid
adjective — Very dry.
adjective — Devoid of value.
adjective — Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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armband
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barb
noun — The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
verb — To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
noun — The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
noun — A barbiturate.
noun — A hurtful or disparaging remark.
noun — A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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bard
noun — A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
noun — A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
verb — To cover a horse in defensive armor.
noun — (by extension) A poet.
noun — Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
noun — A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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barmaid
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barman
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bird
noun — A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.
verb — To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.
noun — A prison sentence.
verb — To bring into prison, to roof.
noun — The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.
noun — A man, fellow.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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birdbrain
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brad
noun — A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
verb — To attach using a brad.
noun — (elementary school usage) A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet.
verb — To upset the end of a rod inserted in a hole so as to prevent it from being pulled out, as when riveting.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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braid
noun — A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench.
verb — To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
adjective — Deceitful.
noun — A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.
noun — A stranded wire composed of a number of smaller wires twisted together
noun — A tubular sheath made of braided strands of metal placed around a central cable for shielding against electromagnetic interference.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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brand
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briar
noun — Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
noun — The white heath, Erica arborea, a thorny Mediterranean shrub.
noun — Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
noun — A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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brim
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darn
verb — Euphemism of damn.
adjective — Damn.
adverb — (degree) Damned.
verb — To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.
noun — A place mended by darning.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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dinar
noun — The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia and Tunisia.
noun — An ancient Arab gold coin of 65 grains in weight.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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drain
noun — A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
verb — To cause liquid to flow out of.
verb — To deplete of energy or resources.
noun — Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
verb — To lose liquid.
noun — An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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mandarin
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marimba
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midbrain
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midrib
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minibar
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nadir
noun — The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
noun — The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
noun — The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.
noun — An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.
verb — To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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rabbi
noun — A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
noun — A Jew who is or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation.
noun — (police) A senior officer who acts as a mentor.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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rabid
noun — A human or animal infected with rabies.
adjective — Affected with rabies.
noun — Someone who is fanatical in opinion.
adjective — Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.
adjective — Furious; raging; extremely violent.
adjective — Very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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radar
noun — A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
verb — To scan with radar, or as if with radar.
noun — A type of system using such method, differentiated by platform, configuration, frequency, power, and other technical attributes.
noun — A superior ability to detect something.
noun — An installation of such a system or of the transmitting and receiving apparatus.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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radian
noun — In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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radii
noun — A line segment between any point of a circle or sphere and its center.
noun — The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.
noun — The length of this line segment.
noun — Anything resembling a radius, such as the spoke of a wheel, the movable arm of a sextant, or one of the radiating lines of a spider's web.
noun — The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.
noun — One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the subcosta and the media; the vein running along the costal edge of the discal cell.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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raid
noun — An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering
noun — A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
noun — A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
noun — An activity initiated at or towards the end of a live broadcast by the broadcaster that sends its viewers to a different broadcast, primarily intended to boost the viewership of the receiving broadcaster. This is frequently accompanied by a message in the form of a hashtag that is posted in the broadcast's chat by the viewers.
verb — To lure from another; to entice away from.
verb — To indulge oneself by taking from.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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rain
noun — Condensed water falling from a cloud.
verb — To have rain fall from the sky.
noun — Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
verb — To fall as or like rain.
verb — To issue (something) in large quantities.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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rand
noun — The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.
noun — A border, edge or rim.
noun — A rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
noun — A strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
noun — A strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe.
verb — To rant; to storm.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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rani
noun — A Hindu princess or female ruler in India.
noun — The wife of a rajah.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ai×1
- ar×4
- ba×6
- bi×3
- br×7
- da×1
- di×1
- dr×5
- ma×5
- mi×5
- na×1
- ra×10
- ri×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | · | 2 | 1 | · | · | 5 |
| b | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | · | 2 | 16 |
| d | 4 | 3 | · | · | · | · | 7 |
| m | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | · | 10 |
| n | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| r | 5 | 4 | 2 | · | · | · | 11 |
| Σ | 19 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 50 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 150 points of 215 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18188 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 |
| b | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 |
| d | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | Monday, January 26, 2026 |
| i | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | Thursday, March 26, 2026 |
| m | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | Wednesday, April 1, 2026 |
| n | Thursday, April 16, 2026 | Sunday, April 12, 2026 |
| r ● | Monday, April 13, 2026 | Wednesday, March 18, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 43
- onion 31
- naan 31
- nana 31
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 26
- mamma 26
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- nene 24
- olio 24
- cocoon 23
- loon 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- imam 22
- maim 22
- cancan 22
- canna 22
- bill 22
- mini 22
- minim 22
- lilt 21
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.
- abri
- airn
- amarna
- ambari
- amir
- aramid
- bairn
- barm
- birdman
- birr
- briard
- brin
- brrr
- damar
- dammar
- darb
- inarm
- indri
- irid
- maar
- mair
- maria
- marram
- mbira
- mimbar
- miri
- naira
- nard
- rabbin
- raia
- rainband
- rainbird
- rami
- randan
- ranid
- riband
- ribband