Tuesday, April 28, 2026
- Words
- 41
- Points
- 258
- Genius
- 180
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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cell
noun — The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
noun — A cellular phone.
noun — A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
noun — The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.
noun — A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery.
noun — Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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cent
noun — (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
noun — The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
noun — A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
noun — (Sanskrit and other Indian philology) satakam, set of one hundred verses connected by the same metre or topic
noun — A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
noun — A small sum of money.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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cite
verb — To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
noun — A citation
verb — To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
verb — To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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clement
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clementine
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client
noun — A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
noun — The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
noun — One who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.
noun — A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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eclectic
noun — Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.
adjective — Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
adjective — Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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elect
noun — One chosen or set apart.
verb — To choose or make a decision (to do something)
adjective — Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.
noun — In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation.
verb — To choose (a candidate) in an election
adjective — Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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elicit
verb — To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
adjective — Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
verb — To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
verb — To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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entice
verb — To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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enticement
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icicle
noun — A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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illicit
noun — A banned or unlawful item.
adjective — Not approved by law, but not invalid.
adjective — Breaking social norms.
adjective — Unlawful.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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incite
verb — To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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incitement
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inclement
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lice
noun — A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
noun — (not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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licit
adjective — Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
adjective — Explicitly established or constituted by law.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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mimic
noun — A person who practices mimicry, or mime.
verb — To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
adjective — Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.
noun — An imitation.
verb — To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.
adjective — Mock, pretended.
Appeared in 14 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 11 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 11 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ce×4
- ci×1
- cl×6
- ec×1
- el×3
- em×3
- en×2
- ic×2
- il×1
- im×1
- in×5
- le×1
- li×2
- me×1
- mi×4
- ni×2
- ti×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| e | · | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | · | 1 | 9 |
| i | · | · | 3 | 2 | · | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 | · | 2 | · | · | · | 5 |
| n | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| t | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 2 |
| Σ | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 41 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 180 points of 258 available. The average answer runs 6.4 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19454 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| c ● | Sunday, April 26, 2026 | Saturday, April 18, 2026 |
| e | Monday, April 27, 2026 | Saturday, March 21, 2026 |
| i | Monday, April 27, 2026 | Thursday, March 26, 2026 |
| l | Monday, April 27, 2026 | Monday, April 20, 2026 |
| m | Sunday, April 19, 2026 | Sunday, April 19, 2026 |
| n | Monday, April 27, 2026 | Wednesday, April 22, 2026 |
| t | Sunday, April 26, 2026 | Wednesday, April 8, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 26
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- cocoon 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- neon 23
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.
- ceil
- celt
- cementite
- centile
- centime
- cete
- cilice
- cine
- cline
- clitic
- elenctic
- emic
- enceinte
- enclitic
- etic
- ictic
- illitic
- lectin
- lentic
- lenticel
- licence
- licencee
- licente
- limnetic
- limnic
- melic
- micell
- micelle
- tectite
- telic