Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 64
- Points
- 292
- Genius
- 204
- Pangram
- 1
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accept
verb — To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
adjective — Accepted.
verb — To admit to a place or a group.
verb — To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.
verb — To receive as adequate or satisfactory.
verb — To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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acceptance
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acetate
noun — Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
noun — Cellulose acetate.
noun — A transparent sheet used for overlays.
noun — Ellipsis of acetate disc: a disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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ante
noun — A price or cost, as in up the ante.
verb — To pay the ante in poker. Often used as ante up.
noun — In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards.
verb — To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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antenna
noun — A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
noun — An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
noun — The faculty of intuitive astuteness.
noun — A fragment of an oligosaccharide
noun — The spar to which a lateen sail is attached, which is then hoisted up the mast.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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antennae
noun — A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
noun — An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
noun — The faculty of intuitive astuteness.
noun — A fragment of an oligosaccharide
noun — The spar to which a lateen sail is attached, which is then hoisted up the mast.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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cent
noun — (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
noun — The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
noun — A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
noun — (Sanskrit and other Indian philology) satakam, set of one hundred verses connected by the same metre or topic
noun — A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
noun — A small sum of money.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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eaten
verb — To ingest; to be ingested.
adjective — (especially in combination) That has been consumed by eating
verb — To use up.
verb — To cause (someone) to worry.
verb — To take the loss in a transaction.
verb — To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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emanate
verb — To come from a source; issue from.
verb — To send or give out; manifest.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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encampment
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entente
noun — An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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manatee
noun — Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regions.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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manta
noun — A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
noun — Any of several very large pelagic rays of the genus Manta, with winglike pectoral fins, a long tail, and two fins resembling horns that project from the head.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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meant
verb — To intend.
verb — To convey (a meaning).
verb — To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
verb — To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
verb — (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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meet
verb — To make contact (with) while in proximity.
verb — To make physical or perceptual contact.
verb — To satisfy; to comply with.
noun — A meeting.
noun — A sports competition, especially for track and field (a track meet) or swimming (a swim meet).
verb — (Of groups) To come together.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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mentee
noun — A person who is being mentored
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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mete
verb — (usually with “out”) To dispense, measure (out), allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).
verb — To measure.
adjective — Suitable; right; proper.
noun — A boundary or other limit; a boundary-marker; mere.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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natant
adjective — Floating or swimming (in water)
adjective — In a horizontal position, as if swimming
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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neat
noun — An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.
adjective — Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
noun — A bull or cow.
adjective — Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
adjective — Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
adjective — With all deductions or allowances made; net.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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neaten
verb — To make neat; arrange in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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pact
noun — An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
verb — To form a pact; to agree formally.
noun — An agreement between two or more nations
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pancetta
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pant
noun — A pair of pants (trousers or underpants).
verb — To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.
noun — A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
noun — Eager longing.
verb — To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
verb — To long for (something); to be eager for (something).
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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tact
noun — The sense of touch; feeling.
verb — To use a tact (a kind of verbal operant; see noun sense).
noun — A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
noun — The stroke in beating time.
noun — Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing.
noun — A verbal operant which is controlled by a nonverbal stimulus (such as an object, event, or property of an object) and is maintained by nonspecific social reinforcement (praise).
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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tamp
verb — (blasting) To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
verb — To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes
verb — To reduce the intensity of.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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tapa
noun — Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.
noun — Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.
noun — A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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teem
verb — To be prolific; to abound; to be rife.
verb — To be stocked to overflowing.
verb — To pour (especially with rain)
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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teen
noun — A teenager.
adjective — Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage
noun — Grief; sorrow; trouble.
verb — To excite; to provoke; to vex; to afflict; to injure.
verb — (provincial) To hedge or fence in; to enclose.
noun — Vexation; anger; hate.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tenant
noun — One who pays a fee (rent) in return for the use of land, buildings, or other property owned by others.
verb — To hold as, or be, a tenant.
noun — One who has possession of any place.
noun — One who holds a property by any kind of right, including ownership.
noun — Any of a number of customers serviced through the same instance of an application.
verb — To inhabit.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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tenement
noun — A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
noun — Any form of property that is held by one person from another, rather than being owned.
noun — Dwelling; abode; habitation.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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tenet
noun — An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tent
noun — A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
verb — To go camping.
noun — Attention; regard, care.
verb — To attend to; to heed
noun — A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.
verb — (sometimes figurative) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×4
- an×3
- at×1
- ca×4
- ce×3
- ea×1
- em×1
- en×4
- ma×4
- me×6
- na×2
- ne×2
- pa×6
- pe×4
- ta×6
- te×13
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | · | 2 | 3 | 1 | · | 1 | 8 |
| c | 2 | · | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 7 |
| e | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| m | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 10 |
| n | 1 | · | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| p | 5 | · | 1 | 2 | 2 | · | · | 10 |
| t | 11 | 4 | 2 | · | 2 | · | · | 19 |
| Σ | 25 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 204 points of 292 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19259 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | Tuesday, June 23, 2026 |
| c | Monday, June 22, 2026 | Monday, June 22, 2026 |
| e | Monday, June 22, 2026 | Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
| m | Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | Thursday, June 4, 2026 |
| n | Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | Friday, June 12, 2026 |
| p | Monday, June 15, 2026 | Monday, May 18, 2026 |
| t ● | Thursday, June 18, 2026 | Thursday, June 18, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 29
- 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.
- acceptant
- acceptee
- aceta
- acta
- ament
- anent
- anta
- antae
- appetence
- appetent
- ataman
- atap
- atma
- atman
- attent
- captan
- cate
- catena
- catenae
- catenate
- cementa
- cetane
- cete
- emmet
- enate
- enemata
- epact
- etape
- etna
- mammate
- mammet
- matt
- meatman
- meatmen
- menta
- metate
- metepa
- nett
- pataca
- paten
- pattee
- patten
- peccant
- pectate
- pecten
- pennate
- pentene
- petnap
- tace
- tampan
- tannate
- tapeta
- tappet
- tate
- tecta
- tenace
- tenpence
- tepa