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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enlivening
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inveigle
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inveigled
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inveigling
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leveling
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livening
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living
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veiling
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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. 17142 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 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.
- 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