Wednesday, May 27, 2026
- Words
- 27
- Points
- 90
- Genius
- 62
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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flexion
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floe
noun — A low, flat mass of floating ice.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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foil
noun — A very thin sheet of metal.
noun — Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
verb — To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
noun — (authorship) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist.
verb — To cover or wrap with foil.
noun — A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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folio
noun — (books) A book made of sheets of paper each folded in half (two leaves or four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind, exceeding 30 cm in height.
noun — A leaf of a book or manuscript
noun — A page of a book, that is, one side of a leaf of a book.
noun — A page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand pages.
verb — To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page
noun — A page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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fool
noun — A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
verb — To trick; to deceive
verb — To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly
noun — A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
noun — A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
noun — Buddy, dude, man.
Appeared in 10 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 27 recorded puzzles.
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oleo
noun — Margarine
noun — The various fats and oils that go into the making of margarine.
Appeared in 18 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 21 recorded puzzles.
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ollie
noun — An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
verb — To perform an ollie.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
flexion is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- fe×1
- fl×2
- fo×3
- in×1
- le×1
- li×1
- lo×5
- ne×1
- no×4
- of×1
- ol×3
- on×2
- ox×1
- xe×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 3 | 2 | · | 1 | · | 6 |
| i | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| l | 5 | · | 1 | 1 | · | 7 |
| n | 4 | · | · | · | 1 | 5 |
| o | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | 7 |
| x | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 62 points of 90 available. The average answer runs 4.9 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| e | Tuesday, May 26, 2026 | Tuesday, May 26, 2026 |
| f | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Thursday, April 16, 2026 |
| i | Tuesday, May 26, 2026 | Thursday, May 14, 2026 |
| l | Tuesday, May 26, 2026 | Sunday, May 17, 2026 |
| n | Monday, May 25, 2026 | Thursday, May 7, 2026 |
| o ● | Sunday, May 24, 2026 | Friday, May 22, 2026 |
| x | Friday, April 10, 2026 | first recorded time |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 41
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 28
- toot 27
- loll 27
- mama 24
- mamma 24
- cocoon 23
- nene 23
- acacia 22
- acai 22
- bill 22
- loon 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- neon 21
- none 21
- olio 21
- anon 20
- lull 19
- lulu 19
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.
- eloin
- enfeoff
- enol
- exon
- felloe
- feoff
- feoffee
- fillo
- filo
- fino
- flooie
- foin
- infeoff
- infixion
- inflexion
- inion
- ionone
- leno
- leone
- lino
- loof
- looie
- niello
- ninon
- noil
- nolo
- nonlife
- olefin
- olefine
- olein
- oleine