Wednesday, June 17, 2026
- Words
- 42
- Points
- 170
- Genius
- 118
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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cork
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crock
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crook
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lark
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oarlock
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oral
adjective — Spoken rather than written.
adjective — Relating to the mouth.
noun — Oral sex.
noun — A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
noun — A physical examination of the mouth.
Appeared in 10 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 13 recorded puzzles.
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rock
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rollback
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rook
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ar×2
- ba×5
- bo×3
- br×1
- ca×3
- co×7
- cr×6
- la×2
- oa×1
- ok×1
- or×2
- ra×1
- ro×8
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 |
| b | 4 | 1 | · | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| c | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | · | 16 |
| l | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 |
| o | 3 | · | · | 1 | · | 4 |
| r | 5 | · | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Σ | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 42 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 118 points of 170 available. The average answer runs 5.2 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | Wednesday, June 3, 2026 |
| b | Monday, June 8, 2026 | Tuesday, April 21, 2026 |
| c | Monday, June 15, 2026 | Sunday, June 7, 2026 |
| k | Saturday, June 13, 2026 | Sunday, May 24, 2026 |
| l | Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
| o | Thursday, June 11, 2026 | Tuesday, June 9, 2026 |
| r ● | Friday, June 5, 2026 | Sunday, April 26, 2026 |
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.
- aboral
- alar
- allobar
- arak
- araroba
- arrack
- arroba
- baccara
- barbal
- bolar
- bora
- boral
- brock
- broo
- brrr
- calcar
- carabao
- caracal
- caracara
- carack
- caracol
- carbo
- carbora
- cark
- carl
- carr
- carrack
- claro
- craal
- crackback
- crookback
- kabar
- karoo
- karroo
- kbar
- kraal
- labara
- labra
- lobar
- loral
- orra
- robalo
- roorback