Thursday, June 25, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 35
- Points
- 151
- Genius
- 105
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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affixed
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defied
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deified
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died
verb — To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
verb — To (stop living and) undergo (a specified death).
verb — To be so overcome with emotion or laughter as to be incapacitated.
verb — (of a machine) To stop working, to break down.
verb — To be mortified or shocked by a situation.
verb — To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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eddied
verb — To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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edified
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exit
noun — An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
verb — To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.
noun — A way out.
noun — The act of departing from life; death.
verb — To depart from life; to die.
verb — To end or terminate (a program, subroutine, etc.)
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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fifed
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fixate
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fixated
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fixed
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taxied
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fixated is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- af×2
- ai×2
- at×1
- de×2
- di×3
- ed×4
- ex×2
- fe×1
- fi×8
- id×3
- ta×2
- ti×5
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| d | 2 | · | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| e | 2 | · | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| f | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| t | 4 | 1 | 2 | · | 7 |
| Σ | 13 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 35 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 105 points of 151 available. The average answer runs 5.2 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19259 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | Tuesday, June 23, 2026 |
| d | Saturday, June 20, 2026 | Friday, April 24, 2026 |
| e | Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
| f | Thursday, June 18, 2026 | Friday, June 5, 2026 |
| i ● | Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | Saturday, June 13, 2026 |
| t | Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | Wednesday, June 24, 2026 |
| x | Thursday, June 18, 2026 | first recorded time |
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.
- adit
- axite
- defi
- dexie
- didie
- dita
- dite
- dixit
- eide
- fixatif
- fixit
- fixt
- ixia
- taffia
- tafia
- tattie
- taxite
- teiid
- tiffed
- titi
- tittie