Sunday, May 10, 2026
- Words
- 63
- Points
- 340
- Genius
- 237
- Pangrams
- 3
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dildo
noun — An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.
noun — An idiot, a bore.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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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 19 recorded puzzles.
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doling
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doll
noun — A toy in the form of a human.
noun — A term of endearment: darling, sweetheart.
noun — (sometimes offensive) An attractive young woman
noun — A dollar.
noun — (now possibly offensive) A good-natured, cooperative or helpful girl.
noun — The smallest or pet pig in a litter.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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dolling
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doodling
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fiddling
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fill
verb — To occupy fully, to take up all of.
noun — (after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
noun — One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
verb — To add contents to (a container, cavity or the like) so that it is full.
verb — To enter (something), making it full.
verb — To become full.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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flood
noun — A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
verb — To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
verb — To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
noun — A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
verb — To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.
noun — A floodlight.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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flooding
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foil
noun — A very thin sheet of metal.
noun — Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
verb — To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
noun — (authorship) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist.
verb — To cover or wrap with foil.
noun — A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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fold
verb — To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
noun — A bend or crease.
noun — An act of folding.
verb — To become folded; to form folds.
verb — To stir gently, with a folding action.
verb — To give way on a point or in an argument.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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folding
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folio
noun — (books) A book made of sheets of paper each folded in half (two leaves or four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind, exceeding 30 cm in height.
noun — A leaf of a book or manuscript
noun — A page of a book, that is, one side of a leaf of a book.
noun — A page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand pages.
verb — To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page
noun — A page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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fondling
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fool
noun — A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
verb — To trick; to deceive
verb — To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly
noun — A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
noun — A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
noun — Buddy, dude, man.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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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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idol
noun — A cultural icon, or especially popular person.
noun — (originally Japan) Popular entertainer; usually young, captivating, attractive; and often female, with an image of being close to fans.
noun — A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
noun — An eidolon or phantom; something misleading or elusive.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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infill
noun — That which fills in a space, hole or gap.
verb — To fill in a space, hole or gap.
noun — Infiltration, the act of going into a place.
noun — The redecoration of a fingernail or toenail after it has grown, to prevent an unsightly gap.
verb — To rededicate land in an urban environment to new construction.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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lion
noun — A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
adjective — Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.
noun — (by extension) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.
noun — A Chinese foo dog.
noun — An individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion.
noun — A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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lodging
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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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loin
noun — The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
noun — Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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loll
verb — To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
verb — To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.
verb — To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way.
Appeared in 29 recorded puzzles.
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loon
noun — An idler, a lout.
noun — Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.
noun — A boy, a lad.
noun — A harlot; mistress.
noun — A simpleton.
noun — A crazy or deranged person.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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noodling
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olio
noun — A medley or mixture; a hotchpotch.
noun — A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany.
noun — A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
noun — (by extension) Vaudeville or similar miscellaneous musical or theatrical entertainment skits presented between the main acts of burlesque or minstrel shows.
Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.
folding is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- di×3
- do×4
- fi×4
- fl×6
- fo×8
- gi×6
- gl×1
- go×6
- id×2
- ig×1
- in×2
- li×3
- lo×10
- ni×1
- no×2
- og×1
- oi×1
- ol×1
- oo×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | · | 7 |
| f | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | · | 18 |
| g | 4 | · | 2 | 4 | 3 | · | 13 |
| i | 1 | 1 | 2 | · | · | 1 | 5 |
| l | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | · | · | 13 |
| n | · | · | · | · | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | · | 3 | · | · | · | 4 |
| Σ | 19 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 63 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 237 points of 340 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18385 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| d | Thursday, May 7, 2026 | Friday, April 24, 2026 |
| f | Monday, May 4, 2026 | Thursday, April 16, 2026 |
| g | Saturday, May 9, 2026 | Saturday, May 2, 2026 |
| i | Saturday, May 9, 2026 | Thursday, March 26, 2026 |
| l ● | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Monday, May 4, 2026 |
| n | Thursday, May 7, 2026 | Thursday, May 7, 2026 |
| o | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 43
- onion 31
- naan 31
- nana 31
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 26
- mamma 26
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- nene 24
- olio 24
- cocoon 23
- loon 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- imam 22
- maim 22
- cancan 22
- canna 22
- bill 22
- mini 22
- minim 22
- lilt 21
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.
- dindling
- diol
- fillo
- filo
- flong
- folioing
- gingili
- gingilli
- gliff
- glogg
- glonoin
- godling
- indol
- infold
- infolding
- lidding
- lido
- lignin
- ling
- linin
- linn
- lino
- logion
- logoi
- loof
- looing
- nill
- nilling
- noddling
- noil
- nolo