Saturday, May 9, 2026
- Words
- 53
- Points
- 205
- Genius
- 143
- Pangram
- 1
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eight
noun — The digit/figure 8.
numeral — A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
adjective — The ordinal form of the number eight.
noun — An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.
noun — Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
noun — A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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eighth
noun — The person or thing in the eighth position.
verb — To divide by eight
adjective — The ordinal form of the number eight.
noun — One of eight equal parts of a whole.
noun — An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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emit
verb — To send out or give off
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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hate
noun — An object of hatred.
verb — To dislike intensely or greatly.
noun — Hatred.
noun — Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.
verb — To experience hatred.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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hath
verb — To possess, own.
verb — To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
verb — Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
verb — To partake of (a particular substance, especially food or drink, or action or activity).
verb — To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
verb — To experience, go through, undergo.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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heat
noun — Thermal energy.
verb — To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").
noun — The condition or quality of being hot.
noun — An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
noun — A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.
noun — An undesirable amount of attention.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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heath
noun — A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
noun — Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.
noun — Certain butterflies and moths
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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height
noun — The distance from the base of something to the top.
noun — The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
noun — The highest point or maximum degree.
noun — A high point.
noun — An area of land at the top of a cliff.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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item
noun — A distinct physical object.
noun — A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
noun — Two people who are having a relationship with each other.
noun — A matter for discussion in an agenda.
noun — (psychometrics) A question on a test, which may include its answers.
noun — A short article in a newspaper.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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meet
verb — To make contact (with) while in proximity.
verb — To make physical or perceptual contact.
verb — To satisfy; to comply with.
noun — A meeting.
noun — A sports competition, especially for track and field (a track meet) or swimming (a swim meet).
verb — (Of groups) To come together.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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megahit
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mete
verb — (usually with “out”) To dispense, measure (out), allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).
verb — To measure.
adjective — Suitable; right; proper.
noun — A boundary or other limit; a boundary-marker; mere.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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might
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mite
noun — Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
noun — (sometimes used adverbially) Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle
noun — (often used affectionately) A small or naughty person, or one you take pity on; rascal
noun — A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.
noun — A lepton, a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.
noun — A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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mitigate
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mitt
noun — An oversized, protective glove such as an oven mitt or a baseball mitt.
noun — A mitten
noun — (especially in plural) A hand.
Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.
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tatami
noun — Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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team
noun — A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.
verb — To form a group, as for sports or work.
noun — Any group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work.
noun — A group of animals moving together, especially young ducks.
noun — A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping, and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes, and villains, and their offspring, or suit, that is, goods and chattels, and appurtenances thereto.
verb — (by extension) To go together well; to harmonize.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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teem
verb — To be prolific; to abound; to be rife.
verb — To be stocked to overflowing.
verb — To pour (especially with rain)
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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teeth
noun — The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.
verb — To grow teeth.
noun — A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
verb — To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.
noun — A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
noun — A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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teethe
verb — To grow teeth.
verb — To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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that
noun — Something being indicated that is there; one of those.
adverb — (degree) To a given extent or degree.
pronoun — (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
conjunction — Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
adverb — (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).
adverb — To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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thee
verb — To address (a person) using the pronoun thee.
pronoun — Objective and reflexive case of thou.
verb — To thrive; prosper.
noun — The letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound /ð/ in Pitman shorthand.
verb — To use the word thee.
pronoun — Thou.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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them
pronoun — (plural) Those ones.
pronoun — (singular) Him, her, or it; that one.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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theta
noun — The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.
noun — The measure of an angle.
noun — The sensitivity of the value of a derivative with respect to time; the "time decay".
noun — Designating a level of brain activity as measured by electroencephalography having a frequency of between four and seven cycles per second (associated with drowsiness in adults).
noun — The voiceless dental fricative represented by θ.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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thigh
noun — The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
noun — That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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time
noun — The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.
noun — A duration of time.
noun — The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
noun — An instant of time.
verb — To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.
verb — To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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tithe
noun — A tenth.
verb — To give one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:
adjective — Tenth.
noun — A boon (a grant or concession).
verb — To grant, concede.
adjective — Receiving a concession or grant; successful in prayer or request.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
megahit is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ag×3
- ei×3
- em×1
- ga×3
- ha×4
- he×4
- im×1
- it×1
- ma×4
- me×6
- mi×4
- ta×3
- te×7
- th×6
- ti×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | · | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | 3 |
| e | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 4 |
| g | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 3 |
| h | 3 | 2 | 2 | · | 1 | · | 8 |
| i | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| m | 9 | 2 | · | 2 | 1 | · | 14 |
| t | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | 19 |
| Σ | 24 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 53 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 143 points of 205 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 21360 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 |
| e | Thursday, May 7, 2026 | Saturday, March 21, 2026 |
| g | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Saturday, May 2, 2026 |
| h | Monday, May 4, 2026 | Monday, April 6, 2026 |
| i | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Thursday, March 26, 2026 |
| m | Thursday, May 7, 2026 | Sunday, April 19, 2026 |
| t ● | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | Wednesday, April 8, 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.
- agamete
- atma
- eath
- emmet
- gemmate
- geta
- ghat
- haematite
- haet
- heighth
- heth
- hight
- highth
- himatia
- imamate
- magmata
- mammate
- mammati
- mammet
- matt
- megagamete
- metage
- metate
- mimetite
- tagmeme
- tammie
- tate
- tattie
- teth
- thae
- titi
- tittie