Friday, May 1, 2026
- Words
- 49
- Points
- 212
- Genius
- 148
- Pangram
- 1
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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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childlike
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chill
noun — A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
verb — To lower the temperature of something; to cool
adjective — Moderately cold or chilly.
noun — A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.
noun — An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.
noun — An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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chilled
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cliched
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clicked
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dill
noun — Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
verb — To cook or flavor with dill
verb — To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.
noun — A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring
noun — A fool.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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heel
noun — The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
verb — To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.
noun — The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.
verb — To incline to one side; to tilt.
verb — To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
verb — To hide, conceal, and keep secret, especially for a secret society (such as the masons).
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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hill
noun — An elevated location smaller than a mountain.
verb — To form into a heap or mound.
noun — A sloping road.
noun — A heap of earth surrounding a plant.
noun — A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them.
noun — The pitcher’s mound.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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icicle
noun — A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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lech
noun — A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
verb — To behave lecherously
noun — A lecher.
noun — The capstone of a cromlech.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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leech
noun — An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
noun — A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
verb — To drain (resources) without giving back.
noun — The vertical edge of a square sail.
noun — The aft edge of a triangular sail.
noun — A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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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 12 recorded puzzles.
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licked
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like
noun — (usually in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
verb — To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
noun — (sometimes as the likes of') Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
adjective — Similar.
adverb — Likely.
preposition — Similar to, reminiscent of.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ce×3
- ch×6
- ci×1
- cl×4
- de×3
- di×3
- el×2
- he×6
- hi×2
- ic×1
- id×2
- ke×2
- ki×2
- le×5
- li×7
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| d | 3 | · | 2 | 1 | · | 6 |
| e | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| h | 4 | · | 3 | 1 | · | 8 |
| i | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 3 |
| k | 2 | · | 2 | · | · | 4 |
| l | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | 12 |
| Σ | 18 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 49 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 148 points of 212 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 21360 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| c | Thursday, April 30, 2026 | Tuesday, April 28, 2026 |
| d | Friday, April 24, 2026 | Friday, April 24, 2026 |
| e | Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | Saturday, March 21, 2026 |
| h | Saturday, April 25, 2026 | Monday, April 6, 2026 |
| i | Thursday, April 30, 2026 | Thursday, March 26, 2026 |
| k | Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | Friday, April 3, 2026 |
| l ● | Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | Monday, April 20, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 47
- naan 39
- nana 39
- onion 33
- toot 33
- acacia 30
- acai 30
- loll 30
- mama 29
- mamma 29
- nene 29
- mini 27
- minim 27
- imam 26
- maim 26
- onto 26
- toon 26
- cancan 26
- canna 26
- cocoon 25
- lilt 25
- till 25
- tilt 25
- mitt 25
- natant 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.
- ceil
- ceiled
- chiel
- chield
- childe
- chile
- chilli
- cilice
- cleek
- cleeked
- decile
- deckel
- deil
- dele
- deled
- diel
- dilled
- echelle
- edile
- eellike
- elhi
- heddle
- heil
- heiled
- helled
- hili
- icelike
- icicled
- keckle
- keckled
- kidlike
- killdee
- killick
- killie
- leched
- leechlike
- leke
- lich
- lichee
- lichi
- lilied