Monday, May 25, 2026
- Words
- 43
- Points
- 227
- Genius
- 158
- Pangram
- 1
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anti
adjective — Opposed to something.
noun — A person opposed to a concept or principle.
preposition — Alternative form of anti-
adjective — That has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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arrant
adjective — Utter; complete (with a negative sense).
adjective — Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits.
adjective — Wandering; roving around.
adjective — Prone to making errors; misbehaved.
adjective — Utter, complete (negative); arrant.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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atria
noun — A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
noun — A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.
noun — A cavity, entrance, or passage.
noun — Any enclosed sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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attain
verb — To gain (an object or desired result).
verb — To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
verb — To reach in excellence or degree.
verb — To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.
verb — To get at the knowledge of.
verb — To reach a person after being behind them.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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attar
noun — An essential oil extracted from flowers.
noun — A perfume made from this oil.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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irritant
noun — Any medication designed to cause irritation
adjective — Causing irritation or inflammation.
noun — A source of irritation.
adjective — Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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maintain
verb — To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
verb — To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
verb — To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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manta
noun — A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
noun — Any of several very large pelagic rays of the genus Manta, with winglike pectoral fins, a long tail, and two fins resembling horns that project from the head.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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mantra
noun — The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer.
noun — (originally Hinduism) A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation.
noun — (by extension) A slogan or phrase often repeated.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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mart
noun — A market.
verb — To buy or sell in, or as in a mart.
noun — A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals; a letter of marque.
noun — Battle; contest.
noun — A bargain.
verb — To traffic.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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martin
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martini
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mint
adjective — (with condition) Like new.
noun — Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
noun — A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
noun — The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
noun — A large amount of money. A vast sum or amount, etc.
noun — A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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mitt
noun — An oversized, protective glove such as an oven mitt or a baseball mitt.
noun — A mitten
noun — (especially in plural) A hand.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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natant
adjective — Floating or swimming (in water)
adjective — In a horizontal position, as if swimming
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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raita
noun — A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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rant
noun — A criticism done by ranting.
verb — To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
noun — A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
noun — A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop.
verb — To criticize by ranting.
verb — To speak extravagantly, as in merriment.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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ratatat
noun — A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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rattan
noun — Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.
verb — To beat with a rattan cane.
noun — The plant used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc.
noun — (by extension) A cane made from this material.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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taint
verb — To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
noun — A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish
noun — A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food
verb — To spoil (food) by contamination.
noun — Infection; corruption; deprivation
noun — A marker indicating that a variable is unsafe and should be subjected to additional security checks.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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tamarin
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tannin
noun — Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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tantra
noun — A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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tart
adjective — Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
noun — A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
noun — A prostitute.
verb — To practice prostitution
adjective — (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
adjective — Sharp; keen; severe.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tartan
noun — A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans having their own distinctive patterns.
verb — To clothe in tartan.
adjective — Having a pattern like a tartan.
noun — A type of one-masted vessel used in the Mediterranean.
noun — The pattern associated with such material.
noun — An individual or a group wearing tartan; a Highlander or Scotsman in general.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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tartar
noun — A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.
noun — A fearsome or angrily violent person.
noun — A hard yellow deposit on the teeth.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tatami
noun — Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tiara
noun — The papal crown.
noun — An ornamental coronet.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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tint
verb — To shade, to color.
noun — A slight coloring.
noun — A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
noun — A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
noun — A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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titan
noun — Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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train
noun — Elongated portion.
verb — To practice an ability.
noun — Treachery; deceit.
noun — Connected sequence of people or things.
verb — To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
verb — To improve one's fitness.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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trait
noun — An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
noun — An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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tram
noun — A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
verb — To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway.
noun — A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.
noun — A similar vehicle for carrying materials.
noun — A people mover.
noun — An aerial cable car.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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trimaran
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varmint
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varmint is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- an×1
- ar×1
- at×3
- av×1
- in×1
- ir×1
- ma×6
- mi×2
- na×1
- ra×4
- ta×10
- ti×3
- tr×6
- va×2
- vi×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 2 | 3 | · | · | · | 6 |
| i | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| m | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | 8 |
| n | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| r | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| t | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | · | 19 |
| v | · | · | · | 3 | · | · | 3 |
| Σ | 9 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 43 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 158 points of 227 available. The average answer runs 5.7 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19174 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Saturday, May 23, 2026 | Saturday, May 23, 2026 |
| i | Sunday, May 24, 2026 | Thursday, May 14, 2026 |
| m | Friday, May 15, 2026 | Friday, May 15, 2026 |
| n | Sunday, May 24, 2026 | Thursday, May 7, 2026 |
| r | Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | Sunday, April 26, 2026 |
| t ● | Sunday, May 24, 2026 | Monday, May 11, 2026 |
| v | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | Wednesday, April 29, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- onion 31
- toot 31
- 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.
- airt
- amanita
- amanitin
- amrita
- anta
- antiair
- antiar
- antiarin
- antiman
- antivitamin
- antra
- ataman
- atma
- atman
- attaint
- avant
- inti
- intima
- intrant
- intravitam
- mammati
- maranta
- martian
- matin
- matt
- mattin
- ratan
- riant
- riata
- tain
- tarama
- tarn
- tartana
- tatar
- tinman
- titania
- titi
- titian
- titman
- titrant
- trainman
- trinitarian
- vita
- vitrain
- vitta