Monday, May 18, 2026
- Words
- 16
- Points
- 60
- Genius
- 42
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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chutzpah
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pact
noun — An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
verb — To form a pact; to agree formally.
noun — An agreement between two or more nations
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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putt
noun — The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
verb — To lightly strike a golf ball with a putter.
noun — A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.
verb — To make a putting sound.
verb — To move along slowly.
noun — A motorcycle.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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putz
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tapa
noun — Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.
noun — Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.
noun — A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ca×2
- ch×3
- cu×2
- pa×4
- ph×1
- pu×3
- ta×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| p | 7 | 1 | · | · | 8 |
| t | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 42 points of 60 available. The average answer runs 5.0 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17432 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Sunday, May 17, 2026 | Saturday, May 16, 2026 |
| c | Sunday, May 17, 2026 | Tuesday, May 12, 2026 |
| h | Saturday, May 16, 2026 | Monday, April 6, 2026 |
| p ● | Saturday, May 16, 2026 | Friday, February 27, 2026 |
| t | Sunday, May 17, 2026 | Monday, May 11, 2026 |
| u | Thursday, May 7, 2026 | Thursday, April 30, 2026 |
| z | Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | Monday, April 27, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 29
- toot 28
- loll 28
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- cocoon 23
- acacia 23
- acai 23
- loon 23
- nene 23
- bill 22
- neon 22
- none 22
- olio 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- lull 20
- lulu 20
- lilt 20
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.
- aphtha
- atap
- caph
- caput
- chapt
- chutzpa
- hutzpa
- hutzpah
- paca
- pacha
- pataca
- pazazz
- phpht
- phut