Thursday, May 7, 2026
- Words
- 47
- Points
- 229
- Genius
- 160
- Pangram
- 1
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denim
noun — A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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denizen
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emend
verb — To correct and revise (text or a document).
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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emended
verb — To correct and revise (text or a document).
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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ended
verb — To come to an end
adjective — (in combination) Having (a specified kind or number of) ends.
verb — To finish, terminate.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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immune
noun — A person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease
verb — To make immune.
adjective — (usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to.
adjective — (usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
adjective — (by extension) Not vulnerable.
adjective — Of or pertaining to the immune system.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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immunize
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immunized
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mend
noun — A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending.
verb — To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement.
noun — The act of repairing.
verb — To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
verb — To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
verb — To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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mended
verb — To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement.
verb — To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
verb — To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
verb — To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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menu
noun — The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
noun — A list of dishes offered in a restaurant.
noun — A list from which the user may select an operation to be performed, often done with a keyboard, mouse, or controller under a graphical user interface
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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mien
noun — Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
noun — A specific facial expression.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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mind
noun — The ability for rational thought.
verb — (originally and chiefly in negative or interrogative constructions) To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by.
noun — The ability to be aware of things.
noun — The ability to remember things.
noun — The ability to focus the thoughts.
noun — Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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minded
verb — (originally and chiefly in negative or interrogative constructions) To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by.
adjective — Having a mind (inclination) for something or a certain way of thinking about things.
verb — To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time.
verb — (chiefly in the imperative) To make sure, to take care (that).
verb — To be careful about.
verb — Take note; used to point out an exception or caveat.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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mine
pronoun — My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me.
noun — A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
noun — An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
noun — Any source of wealth or resources.
verb — To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.
noun — A machine or network of machines used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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mined
verb — To remove (ore) from the ground.
verb — To dig into, for ore or metal.
verb — To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
verb — To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
verb — To dig a tunnel or hole; to burrow in the earth.
verb — To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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mini
adjective — Miniature, tiny, small.
noun — A miniskirt.
noun — A minicomputer.
Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.
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minim
noun — A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
noun — Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like.
noun — A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.
noun — A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.
noun — A little man or being; a dwarf.
noun — A small fish; a minnow.
Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.
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minimize
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minimized
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minimum
noun — The lowest limit.
adjective — To the lowest degree.
noun — The smallest amount.
noun — A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
noun — A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
noun — The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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mizzen
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need
noun — A requirement for something; something needed.
verb — To have an absolute requirement for.
noun — Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
verb — To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
verb — (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
verb — To be required; to be necessary.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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needed
verb — To have an absolute requirement for.
adjective — Necessary; being required.
verb — To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
verb — (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
verb — To be required; to be necessary.
verb — To be necessary (to someone).
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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nene
noun — The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
Appeared in 26 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 16 recorded puzzles.
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nude
noun — A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.
adjective — Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
noun — (with article, "the nude") The state of total nudity.
noun — A color that resembles or evokes bare flesh; a paint, dye, etc. of such color.
adjective — Characterized by the nudity of people concerned or to whom the described noun is attributed.
adjective — (of clothing, makeup, etc) Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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nudie
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undimmed
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- de×5
- di×2
- du×2
- em×2
- en×4
- im×3
- in×4
- me×3
- mi×11
- ne×3
- ni×1
- nu×2
- un×4
- zi×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | · | · | 9 |
| e | · | 4 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 6 |
| i | · | 2 | 3 | · | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| m | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| n | 4 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 6 |
| u | · | 2 | · | · | 2 | · | 4 |
| z | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 13 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 47 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 160 points of 229 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19815 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| d | Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | Friday, April 24, 2026 |
| e | Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | Saturday, March 21, 2026 |
| i | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | Thursday, March 26, 2026 |
| m | Thursday, April 30, 2026 | Sunday, April 19, 2026 |
| n ● | Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | Wednesday, April 22, 2026 |
| u | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | Thursday, April 30, 2026 |
| z | Monday, April 27, 2026 | Monday, April 27, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 28
- mamma 28
- acacia 26
- acai 26
- nene 26
- mini 25
- minim 25
- cocoon 24
- imam 24
- maim 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- lilt 23
- till 23
- tilt 23
- aria 23
- mitt 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.
- dene
- denizened
- denned
- diene
- dinned
- dizen
- dizened
- dudeen
- duende
- imine
- indene
- indue
- indued
- inned
- meinie
- midden
- minium
- minuend
- mizen
- mueddin
- muezzin
- muni
- neem
- neum
- neume
- nide
- nided
- nidi
- nimmed
- numen
- unde
- undee
- undenied
- undine
- unended
- unimmunized
- unmended
- unmined
- zein