Saturday, May 2, 2026
- Words
- 66
- Points
- 326
- Genius
- 228
- Pangrams
- 3
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begged
verb — To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
verb — To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.
verb — In the phrase beg the question: to assume.
verb — In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question).
verb — To ask to be appointed guardian for, or to ask to have a guardian appointed for.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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belong
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belonged
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blogged
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bogged
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boggle
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boggled
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bong
noun — The clang of a large bell.
verb — To pull a bell.
noun — A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances; especially marijuana or pot.
noun — A very wide piton.
noun — (thieves' cant) A purse.
noun — An Australian Aboriginal person.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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bongo
noun — A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
noun — Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.
verb — To play the bongo drums.
verb — Of the heart, etc.: to beat with an irregular rhythm.
verb — To hit something rhythmically with the hands.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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boondoggle
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boondoggled
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dodge
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dodged
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doge
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dogged
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doggo
noun — A dog.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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doggone
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dogleg
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doglegged
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dongle
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edge
noun — The boundary line of a surface.
verb — To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
noun — A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
noun — An advantage.
noun — The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
noun — A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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edged
verb — To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
adjective — That has a sharp planar surface.
verb — To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
verb — (usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.
verb — To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
verb — To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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egged
verb — To throw eggs at.
verb — To encourage, incite.
verb — To dip in or coat with beaten egg.
verb — To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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gene
noun — A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
noun — A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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geode
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globe
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gobble
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gobbled
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goggled
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golden
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gonged
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good
adjective — (of people)
interjection — That is good; an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.
adverb — Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
noun — The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
verb — To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
verb — To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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googled
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googol
numeral — The number 10^{100}, or ten to the power of a hundred.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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lodge
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lodged
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logged
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logo
noun — A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
noun — (by extension) An audio recording for the same purpose; a jingle.
noun — A single graphic which contains one or more separate elements.
noun — An ensign, a badge of office, rank, or power.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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longed
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ogled
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- be×4
- bl×2
- bo×7
- do×10
- ed×2
- eg×2
- ge×6
- gl×4
- go×14
- le×3
- lo×7
- ob×1
- og×3
- oo×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| d | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 10 |
| e | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| g | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | · | · | · | · | 24 |
| l | 3 | 2 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| o | 2 | 1 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | 5 |
| Σ | 20 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 228 points of 326 available. The average answer runs 5.5 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19068 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| b | Friday, April 24, 2026 | Tuesday, April 21, 2026 |
| d | Friday, May 1, 2026 | Friday, April 24, 2026 |
| e | Friday, May 1, 2026 | Saturday, March 21, 2026 |
| g ● | Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | Monday, April 13, 2026 |
| l | Friday, May 1, 2026 | Friday, May 1, 2026 |
| n | Thursday, April 30, 2026 | Wednesday, April 22, 2026 |
| o | Thursday, April 30, 2026 | Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- onion 31
- toot 30
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 23
- onto 23
- toon 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.
- bogle
- bonged
- doggoned
- endlong
- endogen
- geed
- glebe
- gled
- glede
- gleed
- gleg
- globed
- glogg
- gobbed
- gobo
- gobonee
- godded
- gogo
- legong
- longe
- nogg
- nogged
- nonego
- noodge
- noodged