Sunday, June 28, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 67
- Points
- 397
- Genius
- 277
- Pangrams
- 3
Official answers
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delving
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deviling
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eleven
noun — A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc.
numeral — The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
noun — A football team of eleven players; the starting lineup.
noun — Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, imitating someone who forgets to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.
noun — A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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enlivening
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even
noun — (diminutive) An even number.
verb — To make flat and level.
adjective — Flat and level.
adverb — Exactly, just, fully.
noun — Evening.
verb — To equal.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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giving
verb — (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
noun — The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
adjective — Having the tendency to give; generous
verb — (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
verb — To yield slightly when a force is applied.
verb — To collapse under pressure or force.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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inveigle
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inveigled
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inveigling
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levee
noun — An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
verb — To keep within a channel by means of levees.
noun — The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest.
verb — To attend the levee or levees of.
noun — The steep bank of a river.
noun — The border of an irrigated field.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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level
noun — A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
verb — To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
adjective — The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
noun — A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
noun — Degree or amount.
noun — Achievement or qualification.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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leveling
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livening
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livid
adjective — Having a dark, bluish appearance.
adjective — Pale, pallid.
adjective — So angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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living
verb — To be alive; to have life.
noun — The state of being alive.
adjective — Having life.
verb — To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
verb — To survive; to persevere; to continue.
verb — To cope.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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veiling
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vigil
noun — An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
noun — A period of observation or surveillance at any hour.
noun — The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.
noun — A quiet demonstration in support of a cause.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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vivid
noun — A felt-tipped permanent marker.
adjective — (of perception) Clear, detailed or powerful.
adjective — (of an image) Bright, intense or colourful.
adjective — Full of life, strikingly alive.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
delving is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- de×9
- di×11
- el×1
- en×5
- ev×4
- gi×3
- in×3
- iv×1
- le×5
- li×7
- ve×13
- vi×5
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | · | 20 |
| e | 2 | · | 4 | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| g | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| i | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | · | · | 12 |
| v | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | · | · | · | 18 |
| Σ | 12 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 67 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 277 points of 397 available. The average answer runs 6.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19174 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| d | Thursday, June 25, 2026 | Friday, April 24, 2026 |
| e | Saturday, June 27, 2026 | Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
| g | Friday, June 26, 2026 | Sunday, June 21, 2026 |
| i | Saturday, June 27, 2026 | Thursday, June 25, 2026 |
| l | Saturday, June 27, 2026 | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
| n | Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | Friday, June 12, 2026 |
| v ● | Sunday, June 21, 2026 | Wednesday, April 29, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- onion 31
- toot 31
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 23
- onto 23
- toon 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.
- devel
- develed
- develing
- devilled
- devilling
- leveed
- leveeing
- levelled
- levelling
- levin
- lieve
- neve
- nevi
- nieve
- vegie
- vendee
- venge
- venged
- venging
- venin
- venine
- vide
- vill
- villein
- villi
- vined
- vining
- vive