Wednesday, June 17, 2026
- Words
- 42
- Points
- 170
- Genius
- 118
- Pangram
- 1
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arbor
noun — A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
noun — An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.
noun — A grove of trees.
noun — A bar for supporting cutting tools.
noun — A spindle of a wheel.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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arco
adverb — A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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barb
noun — The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
verb — To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
noun — The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
noun — A barbiturate.
noun — A hurtful or disparaging remark.
noun — A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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bark
noun — The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.
verb — To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
noun — The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.
verb — To strip the bark from; to peel.
noun — A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge.
noun — An abrupt loud vocal utterance.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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barrack
noun — (chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
verb — To house military personnel; to quarter.
verb — To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.
noun — (chiefly in the plural) primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes
noun — (chiefly in the plural) any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building
noun — A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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boar
noun — A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
noun — A male pig.
noun — A male boar (sense 1).
noun — A male bear.
noun — A male guinea pig.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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boor
noun — A peasant.
noun — A Boer, white South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent.
noun — A yokel, country bumpkin.
noun — An uncultured person.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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carb
noun — Clipping of carburettor / carburetor.
noun — (nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
noun — (by extension, metonym) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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cork
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crab
noun — A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
verb — To fish for crabs.
noun — The crab apple or wild apple.
verb — (obsolete) To irritate, make surly or sour
noun — The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.
noun — Short for carabiner.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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crack
noun — A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
verb — To form cracks.
adjective — Highly trained and competent.
noun — A narrow opening.
noun — A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
noun — Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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croc
noun — A crocodile.
noun — A plastic slip-on shoe.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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crock
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crook
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labor
noun — Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
verb — To toil, to work.
noun — That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
noun — Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
noun — A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
noun — The act of a mother giving birth.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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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 11 recorded puzzles.
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orca
noun — A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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rack
noun — A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other
verb — To place in or hang on a rack.
verb — To stretch a person's joints.
noun — Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapour in the sky.
verb — To drive; move; go forward rapidly; stir
verb — To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.
Appeared in 4 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 14 recorded puzzles.
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rock
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rococo
noun — A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
adjective — Of or relating to the rococo style.
adjective — Over-elaborate or complicated; opulent.
adjective — Old-fashioned.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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roll
noun — The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
verb — To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
noun — That which is rolled up.
noun — A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
noun — Something which rolls.
noun — A swagger or rolling gait.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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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. 19319 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 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 26
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- cocoon 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 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.
- 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