Friday, May 22, 2026
- Words
- 55
- Points
- 262
- Genius
- 183
- Pangrams
- 2
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aioli
noun — A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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allot
verb — To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
verb — To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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aloha
noun — Good wishes, love.
interjection — Expressing good wishes when greeting or parting from someone; hello; goodbye.
noun — An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below).
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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alto
noun — A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
noun — A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
noun — An alto saxophone
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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anion
noun — A negatively charged ion.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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annatto
noun — A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
noun — The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
noun — An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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annihilation
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annotation
noun — A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis
noun — A comment added to a text
noun — The process of writing such comment or commentary
noun — Metadata added to a document or program
noun — Information relating to the genetic structure of sequences of bases
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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anoint
verb — To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
verb — To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
verb — To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
verb — To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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anon
noun — An anonymous person, especially an author.
adverb — Straight away; at once.
adverb — Soon; in a little while.
adverb — At another time; then; again.
adjective — Anonymous
noun — A work with an unknown author.
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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atoll
noun — A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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halo
noun — A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
verb — To encircle with a halo.
noun — A cloud of gas and other matter surrounding and captured by the gravitational field of a large diffuse astronomical object, such as a galaxy or cluster of galaxies.
noun — Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
noun — Nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
noun — The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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holt
noun — A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
noun — The lair of an animal, especially of an otter.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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hoot
noun — A derisive cry or shout.
verb — To cry out or shout in contempt.
noun — The cry of an owl.
noun — A fun event or person. (See hootenanny)
noun — A small particle.
verb — To make the cry of an owl, a hoo.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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inhalation
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initiation
noun — The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced
noun — The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
noun — The first step of transcription or of transduction.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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into
preposition — To or towards the inside of.
preposition — To or towards the region of.
preposition — Against, especially with force or violence.
preposition — Indicates transition into another form or substance.
preposition — After the start of.
preposition — Interested in or attracted to.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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intonation
noun — The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
noun — The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
noun — Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.
noun — Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.
noun — A thundering; thunder.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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iota
noun — The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
noun — A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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lanolin
noun — A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments.
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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litho
verb — To lithograph.
adjective — Related to the method of lithography.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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llano
noun — A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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loan
noun — A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).
verb — To lend (something) to (someone).
noun — An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
noun — The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.
noun — The permission to borrow any item.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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loath
adjective — Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling.
verb — To detest, hate, revile.
adjective — Angry, hostile.
adjective — Loathsome, unpleasant.
Appeared in 4 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 24 recorded puzzles.
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loot
noun — A kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove the scum from brine-pans in saltworks.
noun — The act of plundering.
verb — To steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence.
noun — Plunder, booty, especially from a ransacked city.
noun — Any prize or profit received for free, especially Christmas presents
noun — Items dropped by defeated enemies.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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lotion
noun — A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
verb — To cover or treat with a lotion.
noun — A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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lotto
noun — A game of chance similar to bingo
noun — A lottery
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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nation
noun — A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
noun — Damnation.
adverb — Extremely, very.
noun — A sovereign state.
noun — An association of students based on its members' birthplace or ethnicity.
noun — A great number; a great deal.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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noon
noun — The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.
verb — To relax or sleep around midday
noun — The letter ن in the Arabic script.
noun — Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
noun — The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.
noun — The highest point; culmination.
Appeared in 45 recorded puzzles.
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notation
noun — The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
noun — A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities.
noun — A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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notion
noun — Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
noun — A sentiment; an opinion.
noun — Sense; mind.
noun — An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
noun — Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, either for attachment to garments or as a tool, such as a button, zipper, or thimble.
noun — Inclination; intention; disposition.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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oath
noun — A solemn pledge or promise, appealing to a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest to the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
verb — To pledge.
noun — A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.
noun — A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
noun — A curse, a curse word.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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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.
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onion
noun — A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
noun — The bulb of such a plant.
noun — The genus as a whole.
noun — A ball.
noun — A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
Appeared in 31 recorded puzzles.
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onto
adjective — (of a function) Assuming each of the values in its codomain; having its range equal to its codomain.
preposition — Upon; on top of.
preposition — Aware of.
preposition — Being an onto function with a codomain of (see below).
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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tattoo
noun — An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
verb — To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).
noun — A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
verb — To tap rhythmically on, to drum.
noun — A breed of pony from India; a pony of that breed.
noun — A method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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toil
noun — Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
verb — To labour; work.
noun — Trouble, strife.
noun — (usually in plural) A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey.
verb — To struggle.
verb — To work (something); often with out.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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toll
noun — Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
verb — To impose a fee for the use of.
noun — The act or sound of tolling
verb — To ring (a bell) slowly and repeatedly.
verb — To draw; pull; tug; drag.
verb — To take away; to vacate; to annul.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tool
noun — A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
verb — To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
noun — Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.
noun — Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
noun — A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
noun — A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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toon
noun — A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
noun — A southeast Asian and Australian tree (Toona ciliata or Toona australis) of the mahogany family with fragrant dark red wood and flowers that yield a dye.
noun — A town.
noun — A melody.
noun — A player's avatar or visible character in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
noun — The wood of this tree.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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toot
noun — The noise of a horn or whistle.
verb — To stand out, or be prominent.
noun — A toilet.
noun — (by extension) A fart; flatus.
noun — Cocaine.
noun — A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.
Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.
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tooth
noun — A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
verb — To provide or furnish with 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.
noun — A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
noun — A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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total
noun — An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
verb — To add up; to calculate the sum of.
adjective — Entire; relating to the whole of something.
noun — Sum.
verb — To equal a total of; to amount to.
verb — To demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ai×1
- al×3
- an×6
- at×2
- ha×1
- ho×2
- in×4
- io×1
- la×1
- li×2
- ll×1
- lo×8
- na×2
- no×6
- oa×1
- ol×1
- on×2
- ta×2
- ti×1
- to×8
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 12 |
| h | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| i | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | · | · | 5 |
| l | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 12 |
| n | 1 | · | 2 | · | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 8 |
| o | 3 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| t | 5 | 4 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | 11 |
| Σ | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 183 points of 262 available. The average answer runs 5.7 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19028 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Thursday, May 21, 2026 | Wednesday, May 20, 2026 |
| h | Thursday, May 21, 2026 | Monday, April 6, 2026 |
| i | Friday, May 15, 2026 | Thursday, May 14, 2026 |
| l | Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | Sunday, May 17, 2026 |
| n | Thursday, May 21, 2026 | Thursday, May 7, 2026 |
| o ● | Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
| t | Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | Monday, May 11, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- onion 31
- toot 30
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 23
- onto 23
- toon 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- neon 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.
- alation
- allantoin
- aloin
- altho
- anatto
- anoa
- antinational
- antlion
- halation
- hallo
- halloa
- halloo
- hallot
- halloth
- hillo
- hilloa
- holla
- hollo
- holloa
- holloo
- honan
- illation
- inanition
- inhalational
- inion
- intonational
- latino
- linalol
- linalool
- lino
- lintol
- lota
- lotah
- loth
- loti
- naoi
- natation
- ninon
- nitinol
- niton
- noil
- nolo
- nona
- noninitial
- nonnational
- nontonal
- nota
- notal
- ohia
- olla
- oolith
- otolith
- otto
- talion
- tallitoth
- tallol
- tanto
- thio
- thiol
- thionin
- tholoi
- tithonia
- toit
- tola
- tolan