Saturday, April 25, 2026
- Words
- 60
- Points
- 235
- Genius
- 164
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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hellhole
noun — A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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hellion
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hello
noun — "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.
verb — To greet with "hello".
interjection — A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
interjection — A greeting used when answering the telephone.
interjection — A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.
interjection — Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed or referred to has done something the speaker or writer considers to be foolish.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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hippo
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hole
noun — A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure.
verb — To make holes in (an object or surface).
adjective — Entire, undivided.
noun — (heading) In games.
noun — An excavation pit or trench.
noun — A weakness; a flaw or ambiguity.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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hone
noun — A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
verb — To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
noun — A kind of swelling in the cheek.
verb — To grumble.
noun — A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
verb — To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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hoopoe
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leonine
noun — A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and used in England as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.
adjective — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion.
noun — A kind of Latin verse, generally alternate hexameter and pentameter, rhyming at the middle and end.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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lion
noun — A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
adjective — Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.
noun — (by extension) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.
noun — A Chinese foo dog.
noun — An individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion.
noun — A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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loin
noun — The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
noun — Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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loll
verb — To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
verb — To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.
verb — To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way.
Appeared in 29 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 24 recorded puzzles.
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loonie
noun — The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit).
Appeared in 5 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 23 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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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 23 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 44 recorded puzzles.
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oenophile
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oleo
noun — Margarine
noun — The various fats and oils that go into the making of margarine.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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olio
noun — A medley or mixture; a hotchpotch.
noun — A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany.
noun — A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
noun — (by extension) Vaudeville or similar miscellaneous musical or theatrical entertainment skits presented between the main acts of burlesque or minstrel shows.
Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.
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ollie
noun — An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
verb — To perform an ollie.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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onion
noun — A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
noun — The bulb of such a plant.
noun — The genus as a whole.
noun — A ball.
noun — A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
Appeared in 31 recorded puzzles.
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online
verb — To bring (a system, etc.) online; to promote to an active or running state.
adjective — Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.
adverb — While online; while in a running or active state, or connected to the Internet.
adjective — Available over, or delivered from, the Internet.
adjective — Connected to the Internet.
adjective — Available on a computer system, even if not networked.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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phenol
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pinhole
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poop
noun — Fecal matter, feces.
verb — To make a short blast on a horn
noun — A set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process.
verb — To tire, exhaust. Often used with out.
noun — The stern of a ship.
verb — To break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
pinhole is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- el×1
- he×3
- hi×1
- ho×5
- le×1
- li×2
- lo×10
- ne×1
- no×5
- oe×1
- ol×3
- on×2
- op×3
- pe×3
- ph×3
- pi×4
- pl×1
- po×11
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| h | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 9 |
| l | 8 | · | 2 | 1 | 2 | · | 13 |
| n | 5 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | 9 |
| p | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | · | 22 |
| Σ | 30 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 60 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 164 points of 235 available. The average answer runs 5.2 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18724 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| e | Thursday, April 23, 2026 | Saturday, March 21, 2026 |
| h | Monday, April 13, 2026 | Monday, April 6, 2026 |
| i | Friday, April 24, 2026 | Thursday, March 26, 2026 |
| l | Thursday, April 23, 2026 | Monday, April 20, 2026 |
| n | Friday, April 24, 2026 | Wednesday, April 22, 2026 |
| o ● | Friday, April 24, 2026 | Thursday, April 2, 2026 |
| p | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | Friday, February 27, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 44
- naan 33
- nana 33
- onion 31
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- imam 23
- maim 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- mini 23
- minim 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- mitt 22
- bill 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.
- eloin
- enol
- eolipile
- eolopile
- epopee
- helio
- helo
- hillo
- hollo
- holloo
- holp
- holpen
- hoolie
- hoopoo
- hopple
- inion
- ionone
- leno
- leone
- lino
- looie
- niello
- ninon
- noil
- nolo
- oilhole
- olein
- oleine
- pelon
- pennon
- pepo
- phelonion
- phon
- phonon
- pinole
- pinon
- pion
- pollee
- poon
- popple