Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 70
- Points
- 350
- Genius
- 244
- Pangrams
- 2
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amen
noun — An instance of saying ‘amen’.
verb — To say amen.
adverb — At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
interjection — An expression of strong agreement. Often, though dated, in the phrase "Amen to that".
noun — A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)
verb — To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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anal
adjective — Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
adjective — Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
adjective — Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
noun — Anal sex.
noun — Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
adjective — (of a vein) Proximate to the thorax.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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annal
noun — The record of a single event or item.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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anneal
noun — An act of annealing.
verb — To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
verb — To cool glass slowly, to minimize internal stress.
verb — To burn colors onto a glass or other surface.
verb — To make a double-stranded nucleic acid by pairing a single strand with a complementary strand.
verb — To strengthen or harden.
Appeared in 9 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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antenatal
adjective — Occurring or existing before birth
Appeared in 2 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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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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elan
noun — Ardor or zeal inspired by passion or enthusiasm.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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element
noun — One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
noun — A small part of the whole.
noun — A place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to.
noun — (with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
noun — A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
noun — A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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elemental
noun — (theosophy) A creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water or variations of them like ice, lightning, etc. They sometimes have unique proper names and sometimes are referred to as Air, Earth, Fire, or Water.
adjective — Of, relating to, or being an element (as opposed to a compound).
adjective — Basic, fundamental or elementary.
adjective — Of the ancient supposed elements of earth, air, fire and water.
adjective — (by extension) Of, or relating to a force or nature, especially to severe atmospheric conditions.
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elementally
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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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enamel
noun — An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
verb — To coat or decorate with enamel.
noun — A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish.
noun — The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.
noun — A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion.
verb — To variegate with colours, as if with enamel.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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enema
noun — An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
noun — The fluid so injected.
noun — A device for administering such an injection.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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enemy
noun — Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
verb — To make an enemy of.
adjective — Of, relating to, or belonging to an enemy
noun — A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
noun — Something harmful or threatening to another
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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entente
noun — An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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lament
noun — An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.
verb — To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
noun — A song expressing grief.
verb — To feel great sorrow or regret; to bewail.
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lane
noun — (used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
noun — A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees.
noun — A narrow road, as in the country.
noun — A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.
noun — A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart.
noun — A course designated for ships or aircrafts.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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lantana
noun — Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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latent
noun — (forensics) The residue left by a person's finger that can be made visible by a process such as powder dusting; a latent fingerprint.
adjective — Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
noun — An underlying cause that can be inferred from statistical correlations; factor.
noun — Anything that is latent.
adjective — (of a virus) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.
adjective — Lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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latently
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layman
noun — Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
noun — (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
noun — A common person.
noun — A person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.
noun — A generally ignorant person.
noun — Lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order.
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laymen
noun — Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
noun — (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
noun — A common person.
noun — A person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.
noun — A generally ignorant person.
noun — Lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order.
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lean
noun — (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.
verb — To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
noun — Meat with no fat on it.
verb — To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.
adjective — (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
verb — To conceal.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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leant
verb — To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
verb — To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
verb — Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.
verb — To hang outwards.
verb — To press against.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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lent
noun — A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
verb — To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
noun — The second term of the academic year at some British schools.
verb — To make a loan.
verb — To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
verb — To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
Appeared in 9 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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mane
noun — Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
noun — Long or thick hair of a person's head.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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manly
adjective — Having the characteristics of a man.
adjective — Having qualities befitting a man; courageous, resolute, noble.
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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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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 14 recorded puzzles.
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mantel
noun — The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
verb — To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.
noun — A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body. Also called a mantelshelf.
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mantle
noun — The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
noun — A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. (Compare mantum.)
verb — To cover or conceal (something); to cloak; to disguise.
noun — A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body. Also called a mantelshelf.
noun — A figurative garment representing authority or status, capable of affording protection.
noun — Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak.
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many
noun — A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
adjective — A large number of; numerous.
pronoun — An indefinite large number of people or things.
noun — A considerable number.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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mean
verb — To lament.
verb — To intend.
adjective — Common; general.
noun — (now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
adjective — Having the mean (see noun below) as its value.
verb — To convey (a meaning).
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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meanly
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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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meany
noun — A mean (unkind or miserly) person; a killjoy.
noun — A villain.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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mental
adjective — Of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process.
noun — A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.
adjective — Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.
adjective — Insane, mad, crazy.
adjective — Enjoyable or fun, especially in a frenetic way.
adjective — Of or relating to the chin-like or lip-like structure.
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mentally
adverb — In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.
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mentee
noun — A person who is being mentored
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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myna
noun — One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
Appeared in 3 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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name
noun — Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
verb — (ditransitive) To give a name to.
noun — Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
noun — Reputation.
noun — An abusive or insulting epithet.
noun — A person (or legal person).
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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namely
adverb — Specifically; that is to say.
adverb — Especially, above all.
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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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nanny
noun — A child's nurse.
verb — To serve as a nanny.
noun — A grandmother.
noun — A godmother.
noun — A female goat.
verb — To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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natal
adjective — Of or relating to birth.
adjective — Of or relating to the buttocks.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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natant
adjective — Floating or swimming (in water)
adjective — In a horizontal position, as if swimming
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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natty
adjective — Smart and fashionable.
adjective — Knotty.
noun — Someone whose muscle gains are natural and not aided by the use of steroids.
adjective — Natural, as opposed to steroid enhanced.
noun — A national championship
adjective — National
Appeared in 4 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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neatly
adverb — In a neat manner.
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nene
noun — The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.
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nettle
noun — Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
verb — Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
noun — Certain plants that have spines or prickles:
noun — Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
noun — Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
verb — To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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netty
adjective — Neat, well-groomed, natty.
adjective — Netted: made of or employing a net.
noun — An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
adjective — Netlike.
noun — Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a lavatory; a toilet.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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talent
noun — A marked natural ability or skill.
noun — A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East.
noun — A desire or inclination for something.
noun — People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person.
noun — The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.
Appeared in 2 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 14 recorded puzzles.
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teeny
adjective — Very small; tiny.
adjective — Fretful; peevish; cross
Appeared in 4 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 10 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 14 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 14 recorded puzzles.
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yenta
noun — A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.
noun — (Jewish) A matchmaker; a woman who specializes in finding spouses.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- am×1
- an×8
- ea×1
- el×4
- em×1
- en×4
- la×8
- le×4
- ma×8
- me×7
- my×1
- na×8
- ne×6
- ta×1
- te×6
- ye×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | Σ | |
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| a | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 9 |
| e | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | · | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| l | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 12 |
| m | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 16 |
| n | 5 | 4 | 5 | · | · | · | · | 14 |
| t | 2 | 2 | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | 7 |
| y | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| Σ | 18 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 70 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 244 points of 350 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18482 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Monday, August 10, 2026 | Friday, July 3, 2026 |
| e | Sunday, August 9, 2026 | Friday, July 10, 2026 |
| l | Monday, August 10, 2026 | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
| m | Monday, August 10, 2026 | Saturday, August 8, 2026 |
| n ● | Friday, August 7, 2026 | Sunday, August 2, 2026 |
| t | Sunday, August 9, 2026 | Wednesday, July 22, 2026 |
| y | Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | Wednesday, August 5, 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.
- alan
- alane
- alant
- alanyl
- ament
- amylene
- analemma
- analemmata
- anele
- anent
- anna
- anta
- antae
- antenatally
- antennal
- ataman
- atman
- attent
- enate
- enemata
- etna
- eyen
- eyne
- lallan
- lanate
- lanely
- lateen
- latten
- leman
- lentamente
- lenten
- mana
- manana
- mannan
- mantelet
- mantlet
- mayan
- meatman
- meatmen
- menta
- natantly
- neem
- nelly
- nema
- nett
- nettly
- nyala
- tallyman
- tallymen
- tannate
- tantalate
- teleman
- telemen
- tenty
- tetanal
- tetany
- tyne
- yamen
- yean