Saturday, May 23, 2026
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acacia
noun — A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
noun — (history) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
noun — The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica), the Egyptian acacia.
noun — A false acacia; robinia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia.
noun — Gum arabic; gum acacia.
noun — Any of several related trees, such as the locust tree.
Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.
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acai
noun — The fruit of these trees, harvested for its juice.
noun — Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.
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acid
noun — A sour substance.
adjective — Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
noun — Any of several classes of compound having the following properties:
noun — Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
adjective — Sour-tempered.
adjective — Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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acidic
adjective — Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
adjective — Containing a high percentage of silica; opposed to basic.
adjective — Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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acne
noun — A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
noun — A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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added
verb — To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.
verb — To sum up; to put together mentally.
verb — To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
verb — To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on).
verb — To append (e,g, a statement); to say further information.
verb — To make an addition; to augment; to increase.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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addend
noun — Any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
verb — To furnish with an addendum.
noun — A moiety added to another molecule.
verb — To furnish with an addend.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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addenda
noun — Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.
noun — A postscript.
noun — The height by which the tooth of a gear projects beyond (outside for external, or inside for internal) the standard pitch circle or pitch line.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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caddy
noun — One hired to assist another in playing the game of golf.
verb — To serve as a caddy, carrying golf clubs etc.
noun — A small box, can, or chest to keep things in.
noun — A movable tray or other mechanism for holding, securing, and transporting a removable component within a piece of machinery or equipment.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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cadence
noun — The act or state of declining or sinking.
verb — To give a cadence to.
noun — Balanced, rhythmic flow.
noun — The measure or beat of movement.
noun — The general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound.
noun — A progression of at least two chords which conclude a piece of music, section or musical phrases within it. Sometimes referred to analogously as musical punctuation.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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cancan
noun — A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
verb — To dance the cancan.
noun — (motocross) A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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candidacy
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candied
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cane
noun — A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof
noun — The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool
verb — To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement
noun — A rod-shaped tool or device, somewhat like a cane
noun — Split rattan, as used in wickerwork, basketry and the like
verb — To make or furnish with cane or rattan.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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caned
verb — To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement
adjective — Intoxicated by alcohol or drugs
adjective — Filled with white flakes; mothery; said of vinegar when containing mother.
verb — To destroy; to comprehensively defeat
verb — To do something well, in a competent fashion
verb — To produce extreme pain
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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canna
noun — Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
noun — A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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canned
verb — To seal in a can.
adjective — Preserved in cans.
verb — To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.
verb — To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
verb — To shut up.
verb — To fire or dismiss an employee.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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canny
adjective — Careful, prudent, cautious.
adverb — Very, considerably; quite, rather.
adjective — (especially of sound) Sounding as if it is coming through a tin can.
adjective — Knowing, shrewd, astute.
adjective — Frugal, thrifty.
adjective — Pleasant, fair, favorable or agreeable to deal with.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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cicada
noun — Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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cyan
noun — A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.
adjective — Of the colour cyan.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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cyanide
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daddy
noun — (usually childish) Father.
verb — To father; to sire.
noun — A male lover.
noun — An informal term of address for a man.
noun — A male juvenile delinquent in a reformatory who dominates the other inmates through threats and violence.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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dance
noun — A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
verb — To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.
noun — A social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
noun — A normally horizontal stripe called a fess that has been modified to zig-zag across the center of a coat of arms from dexter to sinister.
noun — A genre of modern music characterised by sampled beats, repetitive rhythms and few lyrics.
noun — The art, profession, and study of dancing.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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danced
verb — To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.
verb — To leap or move lightly and rapidly.
verb — To perform the steps to.
verb — To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about.
verb — To make love or have sex.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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dandy
noun — A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.
adjective — Like a dandy, foppish.
noun — A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
noun — A dandy roller.
adjective — Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
adjective — Excellent; first-rate.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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dead
noun — (with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who have died.
noun — (often with "the") Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense.
noun — (usually plural) Sterile mining waste, often present as many large rocks stacked inside the workings.
verb — To prevent by disabling; stop.
adjective — No longer living.
adverb — (degree) Exactly.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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deaden
verb — To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
verb — To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
verb — To make soundproof.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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deadened
verb — To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
verb — To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
verb — To make soundproof.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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dean
noun — A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
verb — To serve as a dean.
noun — (chiefly in place names) A hill.
noun — A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.
noun — The senior member of some group of people.
verb — To send (a student) to see the dean of a university.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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decadence
noun — A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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dyad
noun — A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
noun — Any set of two different pitch classes.
noun — A pair of things standing in particular relation; dyadic relation.
noun — An element, atom, or radical having a valence or combining power of two.
noun — A secondary unit of organisation consisting of an aggregate of monads.
noun — A tensor of order two and rank one.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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ennead
noun — The number nine.
noun — Any grouping or system containing nine objects.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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naan
noun — A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
Appeared in 35 recorded puzzles.
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nada
pronoun — Nothing.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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naiad
noun — A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
noun — The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.
noun — Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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nana
noun — (term of endearment) one's grandmother
noun — A banana
noun — A fool
noun — A nanny
Appeared in 35 recorded puzzles.
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nanny
noun — A child's nurse.
verb — To serve as a nanny.
noun — A grandmother.
noun — A godmother.
noun — A female goat.
verb — To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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niacin
noun — A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
cyanide is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×9
- ad×4
- ai×2
- ca×17
- ci×1
- cy×2
- da×4
- de×9
- dy×1
- en×1
- id×1
- in×3
- na×6
- ni×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | · | · | 15 |
| c | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | · | 1 | 20 |
| d | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| e | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| i | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| n | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 7 |
| Σ | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 61 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 214 points of 307 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19635 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a ● | Friday, May 22, 2026 | Wednesday, May 20, 2026 |
| c | Thursday, May 21, 2026 | Tuesday, May 12, 2026 |
| d | Thursday, May 21, 2026 | Friday, April 24, 2026 |
| e | Thursday, May 21, 2026 | Saturday, March 21, 2026 |
| i | Friday, May 22, 2026 | Thursday, May 14, 2026 |
| n | Friday, May 22, 2026 | Thursday, May 7, 2026 |
| y | Friday, May 8, 2026 | Saturday, February 7, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 28
- mamma 28
- nene 26
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- mini 25
- minim 25
- cocoon 24
- imam 24
- maim 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- mitt 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.
- accidence
- accidia
- accidie
- acedia
- acini
- acinic
- acned
- aecia
- aecidia
- aedine
- anna
- ayin
- caca
- caddice
- cade
- cadenced
- cadency
- cadi
- caeca
- caid
- cain
- candida
- cannie
- cayenned
- ceca
- cicadae
- cyanic
- cyanid
- cyanided
- cyanin
- cyanine
- cycad
- dace
- dada
- deaned
- decadency
- decane
- decennia
- diacid
- diacidic
- dyadic
- encaenia
- encina
- enneadic
- indican
- inia
- nance
- nancy
- nandin
- nandina
- nannie
- nicad
- yean
- yeaned