Monday, June 22, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 55
- Points
- 229
- Genius
- 160
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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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 22 recorded puzzles.
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ache
verb — To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
noun — Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
verb — To cause someone or something to suffer pain.
noun — The name of the Latin-script letter H.
noun — Parsley
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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cache
noun — A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.
noun — A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
noun — (geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.
verb — To place in a cache.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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call
noun — A telephone conversation.
verb — (heading) To use one's voice.
noun — A decision or judgement.
noun — The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
noun — A cry or shout.
noun — A short visit, usually for social purposes.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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calla
noun — The calla lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica.
noun — A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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cell
noun — The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
noun — A cellular phone.
noun — A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
noun — The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.
noun — A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery.
noun — Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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chalice
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challah
noun — A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for Yom Tov.
noun — The commandment to separate a portion of bread or bread dough for the cohanim (Numbers 15:17–21); in contemporary practice, the portion is burned until inedible.
noun — The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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chemical
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each
pronoun — Every one; every thing.
adverb — For one; apiece; per.
noun — (operations) An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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heliacal
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helical
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lace
noun — A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly. Wp
noun — A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. Wp
verb — To fasten (something) with laces.
verb — To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).
noun — Spirits added to coffee or another beverage.
verb — To interweave items.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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leach
verb — To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.
verb — To part with soluble constituents by percolation.
noun — A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
noun — An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
noun — A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
noun — A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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lech
noun — A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
verb — To behave lecherously
noun — A lecher.
noun — The capstone of a cromlech.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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leech
noun — An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
noun — A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
verb — To drain (resources) without giving back.
noun — The vertical edge of a square sail.
noun — The aft edge of a triangular sail.
noun — A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×5
- ca×8
- ce×3
- ch×12
- ci×1
- cl×4
- ea×1
- em×1
- ha×1
- he×2
- ic×1
- il×1
- la×3
- le×3
- li×2
- ma×3
- me×1
- mi×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | · | 1 | 1 | · | 5 |
| c | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| e | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 |
| h | · | · | · | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| i | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| l | 4 | 3 | 1 | · | · | 8 |
| m | 3 | 3 | 1 | · | · | 7 |
| Σ | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 55 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 160 points of 229 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Friday, June 19, 2026 | Friday, June 19, 2026 |
| c ● | Friday, June 19, 2026 | Sunday, June 7, 2026 |
| e | Friday, June 19, 2026 | Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
| h | Monday, June 15, 2026 | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| i | Sunday, June 21, 2026 | Saturday, June 13, 2026 |
| l | Sunday, June 21, 2026 | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
| m | Friday, June 19, 2026 | Thursday, June 4, 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.
- achillea
- acmic
- aecia
- aecial
- alcaic
- alchemic
- alchemical
- alec
- allelic
- amice
- amici
- caca
- caeca
- caecal
- calami
- calcic
- caleche
- caliche
- calicle
- camail
- camelia
- ceca
- cecal
- ceil
- cella
- cellae
- chacma
- chalah
- chaleh
- challa
- challie
- cham
- chela
- chelae
- chemic
- chiel
- chile
- chilli
- chimla
- cicala
- cicale
- cilice
- clach
- eche
- echelle
- emic
- haemic
- halacha
- heliac
- hemic
- ileac
- laich
- lich
- lichee
- lichi
- macchia
- macchie
- mach
- mache
- macle
- malacca
- melic
- micell
- micella
- micellae
- micelle
- miche
- milch
- mimical