Wednesday, April 22, 2026
- Words
- 25
- Points
- 120
- Genius
- 84
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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been
noun — A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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blin
noun — Cessation; end.
verb — To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up.
noun — A blintz.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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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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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 7 recorded puzzles.
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invincible
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
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nene
noun — The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.
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nice
noun — Niceness.
adjective — Pleasant, satisfactory.
adverb — Nicely.
interjection — Used to signify a job well done.
verb — To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.
adjective — Of a person: friendly, attractive.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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niece
noun — A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
Appeared in 12 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 17 recorded puzzles.
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vincible
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- be×2
- bl×2
- cl×1
- el×1
- en×1
- ev×2
- in×3
- le×1
- li×4
- ne×1
- ni×4
- ve×1
- vi×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| c | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| e | 1 | · | 2 | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| i | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | 1 | 3 |
| l | 2 | 2 | · | · | 1 | · | 5 |
| n | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 5 |
| v | 2 | · | · | · | 1 | · | 3 |
| Σ | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 84 points of 120 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 20830 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| b | Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | Tuesday, April 21, 2026 |
| c | Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | Saturday, April 18, 2026 |
| e | Saturday, April 18, 2026 | Saturday, March 21, 2026 |
| i | Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | Thursday, March 26, 2026 |
| l | Monday, April 20, 2026 | Monday, April 20, 2026 |
| n ● | Monday, April 20, 2026 | Sunday, April 12, 2026 |
| v | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 47
- naan 38
- nana 38
- onion 33
- toot 33
- loll 30
- acacia 29
- acai 29
- mama 29
- mamma 29
- nene 28
- imam 26
- maim 26
- onto 26
- toon 26
- mini 26
- minim 26
- lilt 25
- till 25
- tilt 25
- mitt 25
- natant 25
- cancan 25
- canna 25
- tint 25
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.
- bene
- benne
- benni
- bine
- cine
- cline
- evincible
- evincive
- incivil
- leben
- levin
- licence
- licencee
- linin
- linn
- nellie
- neve
- nevi
- nielli
- nieve
- nill
- venin
- venine
- villein
- vinic