Wednesday, May 20, 2026
- Words
- 51
- Points
- 229
- Genius
- 160
- Pangrams
- 3
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aboard
adverb — On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
preposition — On board of; onto or into a ship, boat, train, plane.
adverb — On or onto a horse, a camel, etc.
adverb — On base.
adverb — Into a team, group, or company.
adverb — Alongside.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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abracadabra
noun — A use of the mystical term ‘abracadabra’, supposed to work as part of a healing charm or a magical spell; any spell or incantation making use of the word.
interjection — Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.
noun — Mumbo-jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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abroad
noun — Countries or lands abroad.
adverb — Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
preposition — Throughout, over.
adverb — At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.
adverb — Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.
adverb — Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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accord
noun — Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.
verb — To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.
noun — A harmony in sound, pitch and tone; concord.
noun — Agreement or harmony of things in general.
noun — An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, prevents a lawsuit.
noun — An international agreement.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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adobo
noun — A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.
noun — A marinade.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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arbor
noun — A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
noun — An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.
noun — A grove of trees.
noun — A bar for supporting cutting tools.
noun — A spindle of a wheel.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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arco
adverb — A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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ardor
noun — Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
noun — Spirit; enthusiasm; passion.
noun — Intense heat.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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baba
noun — A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
noun — (esp. among people of East European ancestry) A grandmother.
noun — An old woman, especially a traditional old woman from an eastern European culture.
noun — (esp. among people of Indian ancestry) A father.
noun — (Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism) A holy man, a spiritual leader.
noun — A baby, child.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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backboard
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backdoor
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baobab
noun — A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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barb
noun — The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
verb — To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
noun — The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
noun — A barbiturate.
noun — A hurtful or disparaging remark.
noun — A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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bard
noun — A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
noun — A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
verb — To cover a horse in defensive armor.
noun — (by extension) A poet.
noun — Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
noun — A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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bark
noun — The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.
verb — To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
noun — The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.
verb — To strip the bark from; to peel.
noun — A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge.
noun — An abrupt loud vocal utterance.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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barrack
noun — (chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
verb — To house military personnel; to quarter.
verb — To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.
noun — (chiefly in the plural) primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes
noun — (chiefly in the plural) any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building
noun — A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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boar
noun — A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
noun — A male pig.
noun — A male boar (sense 1).
noun — A male bear.
noun — A male guinea pig.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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board
noun — A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
verb — To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.
noun — A rebound.
noun — A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.
noun — A flat surface with markings for playing a board game.
noun — Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, message board (on the Internet), etc.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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boba
noun — Short for boba tea.
noun — A small edible ball made primarily from tapioca starch; used in bubble tea.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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brad
noun — A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
verb — To attach using a brad.
noun — (elementary school usage) A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet.
verb — To upset the end of a rod inserted in a hole so as to prevent it from being pulled out, as when riveting.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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broad
noun — A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
adjective — Wide in extent or scope.
noun — A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
noun — A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
noun — A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.
adjective — Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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cacao
noun — A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
noun — This tree's seed, the cocoa bean.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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carb
noun — Clipping of carburettor / carburetor.
noun — (nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
noun — (by extension, metonym) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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card
noun — A playing card.
verb — To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.
noun — Material with embedded short wire bristles.
verb — To use a carding device to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.
noun — One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope and the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)
noun — (in the plural) Any game using playing cards; a card game.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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cardboard
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coca
noun — Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
noun — A pastry typically made and consumed in the Spanish Mediterranean coast.
noun — The dried leaf of one of these plants, the South American shrub (Erythroxylum coca), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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cocoa
noun — The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
adjective — Of a light to medium brown colour, like that of cocoa powder.
noun — Coconut palm.
noun — An unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.
noun — A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
noun — A serving of this drink.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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coda
noun — A person born hearing to deaf parents.
noun — A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
noun — The optional final part of a syllable, placed after its nucleus, and usually composed of one or more consonants.
noun — In seismograms, the gradual return to baseline after a seismic event. The length of the coda can be used to estimate event magnitude, and the shape sometimes reveals details of subsurface structures.
noun — A conclusion (of a statement or event, for example), final portion, tail end.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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corkboard
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crab
noun — A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
verb — To fish for crabs.
noun — The crab apple or wild apple.
verb — (obsolete) To irritate, make surly or sour
noun — The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.
noun — Short for carabiner.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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crack
noun — A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
verb — To form cracks.
adjective — Highly trained and competent.
noun — A narrow opening.
noun — A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
noun — Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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doodad
noun — A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall); especially an unspecified gadget, device, or part.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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dorado
noun — Coryphaena hippurus, the mahi-mahi or dolphin, a species of fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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orca
noun — A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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rack
noun — A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other
verb — To place in or hang on a rack.
verb — To stretch a person's joints.
noun — Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapour in the sky.
verb — To drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir
verb — To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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radar
noun — A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
verb — To scan with radar, or as if with radar.
noun — A type of system using such method, differentiated by platform, configuration, frequency, power, and other technical attributes.
noun — A superior ability to detect something.
noun — An installation of such a system or of the transmitting and receiving apparatus.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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road
noun — A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
noun — A path chosen in life or career.
adjective — At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road.
noun — A journey, or stage of a journey.
noun — A road; or particularly a car, as a means of transportation.
noun — (often in the plural) A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor; a roadstead.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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roar
noun — A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
verb — To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
verb — To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
noun — A loud resounding noise.
verb — Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
verb — Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ab×4
- ac×1
- ad×1
- ar×3
- ba×12
- bo×4
- br×2
- ca×5
- co×5
- cr×3
- da×1
- do×2
- dr×1
- ka×1
- ok×1
- or×1
- ra×2
- ro×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 4 | 3 | · | · | · | 1 | 9 |
| b | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | · | 18 |
| c | 5 | 6 | · | · | · | 2 | · | 13 |
| d | 2 | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| k | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| o | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| r | 3 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| Σ | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 51 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 160 points of 229 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18634 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a ● | Monday, May 18, 2026 | Saturday, May 16, 2026 |
| b | Thursday, May 14, 2026 | Tuesday, April 21, 2026 |
| c | Monday, May 18, 2026 | Tuesday, May 12, 2026 |
| d | Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | Friday, April 24, 2026 |
| k | Thursday, May 14, 2026 | Friday, April 3, 2026 |
| o | Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
| r | Sunday, May 17, 2026 | Sunday, April 26, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 44
- naan 33
- nana 33
- onion 31
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- imam 23
- maim 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- mini 23
- minim 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- mitt 22
- bill 22
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.
- abaca
- abaka
- abba
- acock
- arak
- araroba
- arrack
- arroba
- baboo
- bacca
- baccara
- bora
- cabob
- caca
- carabao
- caracara
- carack
- carbo
- carbora
- cark
- carr
- carrack
- cordoba
- crackback
- crookback
- dada
- dado
- darb
- dobra
- kabab
- kabaka
- kabar
- kaka
- karoo
- karroo
- kbar
- orad
- orra
- roorback