Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 29
- Points
- 108
- Genius
- 75
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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anima
noun — The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
noun — (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) of a person that is in touch with the unconscious as opposed to the persona.
noun — (Jungian psychology) The unconscious feminine aspect of a person.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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aria
noun — A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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imam
noun — (usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader.
noun — One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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maim
noun — A serious wound
verb — To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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main
verb — Short for mainline.
adjective — Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
adverb — Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.
noun — That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
noun — A hand or match in a game of dice.
noun — A basket for gathering grapes.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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mama
noun — (hypocoristic, usually childish) Mother, female parent.
Appeared in 26 recorded puzzles.
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mamma
noun — The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. (plural: mammae)
noun — (hypocoristic, usually childish) Mother, female parent.
noun — An accessory cloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of most cloud genera
Appeared in 26 recorded puzzles.
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mania
noun — Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
noun — Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.
noun — The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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manna
noun — Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
noun — (by extension) Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.
noun — The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.http//www.museum.vic.gov.au/forest/plants/gum.html
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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marijuana
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minima
noun — The lowest limit.
noun — The smallest amount.
noun — A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
noun — A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
noun — The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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naan
noun — A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
Appeared in 32 recorded puzzles.
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nana
noun — (term of endearment) one's grandmother
noun — A banana
noun — A fool
noun — A nanny
Appeared in 32 recorded puzzles.
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rain
noun — Condensed water falling from a cloud.
verb — To have rain fall from the sky.
noun — Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
verb — To fall as or like rain.
verb — To issue (something) in large quantities.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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rani
noun — A Hindu princess or female ruler in India.
noun — The wife of a rajah.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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unarm
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unman
verb — To castrate; to remove the manhood of.
verb — To sap (a person) of the strength, whether physical or emotional, required to deal with a situation.
verb — To deprive of men.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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uranium
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ai×1
- aj×1
- an×1
- ar×2
- au×1
- im×1
- ma×10
- mi×1
- na×2
- ni×1
- ra×3
- um×1
- un×3
- ur×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 6 |
| i | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| m | 4 | 3 | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| n | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| r | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| u | · | 4 | · | 1 | · | · | 5 |
| Σ | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 75 points of 108 available. The average answer runs 4.9 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18455 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a ● | Monday, June 22, 2026 | Friday, June 19, 2026 |
| i | Monday, June 22, 2026 | Saturday, June 13, 2026 |
| j | Monday, June 8, 2026 | first recorded time |
| m | Monday, June 22, 2026 | Thursday, June 4, 2026 |
| n | Saturday, June 20, 2026 | Friday, June 12, 2026 |
| r | Sunday, June 21, 2026 | Saturday, June 20, 2026 |
| u | Sunday, June 7, 2026 | Tuesday, May 19, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 43
- naan 32
- nana 32
- onion 31
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 26
- mamma 26
- nene 25
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- olio 24
- cocoon 23
- loon 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- imam 22
- maim 22
- cancan 22
- canna 22
- bill 22
- mini 22
- minim 22
- lilt 21
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.
- airn
- amain
- amarna
- amia
- amin
- amir
- amnia
- animi
- anna
- anuran
- anuria
- aurar
- aurum
- imaum
- inarm
- inia
- jarina
- jnana
- jura
- maar
- mair
- mana
- manana
- mannan
- maria
- marram
- maun
- mina
- mura
- murra
- murrain
- naira
- numina
- raia
- rami
- ruana
- rumina
- unai
- unau
- urania
- urari