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EGHIWYT

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Edited by Sam Ezersky

Words
27
Points
116
Genius
81
Pangram
1

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  • eight

    noun — The digit/figure 8.

    numeral — A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.

    adjective — The ordinal form of the number eight.

    noun — An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.

    noun — Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.

    noun — A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • eighth

    noun — The person or thing in the eighth position.

    verb — To divide by eight

    adjective — The ordinal form of the number eight.

    noun — One of eight equal parts of a whole.

    noun — An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • eightieth

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • eighty

    numeral — The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.

  • eyeteeth

    noun — A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • height

    noun — The distance from the base of something to the top.

    noun — The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).

    noun — The highest point or maximum degree.

    noun — A high point.

    noun — An area of land at the top of a cliff.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • itty

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • teeth

    noun — The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.

    verb — To grow teeth.

    noun — A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.

    verb — To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.

    noun — A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.

    noun — A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • teethe

    verb — To grow teeth.

    verb — To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • thee

    verb — To address (a person) using the pronoun thee.

    pronoun — Objective and reflexive case of thou.

    verb — To thrive; prosper.

    noun — The letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound /ð/ in Pitman shorthand.

    verb — To use the word thee.

    pronoun — Thou.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • they

    pronoun — (the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned.

    pronoun — There (especially as an expletive subject of be).

    pronoun — (the third-person singular, sometimes proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, especially if of unknown or non-binary gender, but typically not if previously named and identified as male or female.

    pronoun — (indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • thigh

    noun — The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.

    noun — That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • tight

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • tithe

    noun — A tenth.

    verb — To give one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:

    adjective — Tenth.

    noun — A boon (a grant or concession).

    verb — To grant, concede.

    adjective — Receiving a concession or grant; successful in prayer or request.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • twee

    adjective — Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • tweet

    noun — The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.

    verb — To make a short high-pitched sound, like that of certain birds.

    interjection — An onomatopoeic of bird singing.

    noun — An entry posted on the microblogging service Twitter.

    verb — To post an update to Twitter.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • twig

    noun — A small thin branch of a tree or bush.

    verb — To beat with twigs.

    verb — To realise something; to catch on; to recognize someone or something.

    verb — To twitch; to pull; to tweak.

    verb — To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.

    verb — To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • twit

    noun — A reproach, gibe or taunt.

    verb — To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.

    noun — A foolish or annoying person.

    noun — A euphemism for "twat", a contemptible or stupid person.

    noun — A person who twitters, i.e. chatters inanely (see usage notes).

    verb — To ignore or killfile (a user on a bulletin board system).

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • weight

    noun — (physical) Matter, material.

    noun — The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.

    noun — The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by).

    verb — To add weight to something; to make something heavier.

    noun — A large quantity; a sum.

    noun — Celebration of the Eucharist.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • weighty

    adjective — Heavy.

    adjective — Important; serious; not trivial or petty.

    adjective — Rigorous; severe; afflictive.

  • whet

    noun — The act of whetting something.

    verb — To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.

    noun — That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.

    verb — To stimulate or make more keen.

    verb — To preen.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • whit

    noun — The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.

    preposition — Against.

    preposition — In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

    preposition — In addition to; as an accessory to.

    preposition — Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.

    preposition — In support of.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • white

    noun — The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

    verb — To make white; to whiten; to bleach.

    adjective — Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

    noun — A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.

    noun — Any butterfly of the family Pieridae.

    noun — White wine.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • wight

    noun — A living creature, especially a human being.

    adjective — (except in dialects) Brave, valorous, strong.

    noun — A being of one of the Nine Worlds of Heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.

    noun — A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity.

    noun — A wraith-like creature.

    adjective — Strong; stout; active.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • with

    adverb — Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

    preposition — Against.

    noun — A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.

    preposition — In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

    preposition — In addition to; as an accessory to.

    preposition — Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • witty

    adjective — Wise, having good judgement.

    adjective — Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.

    adjective — Clever; amusingly ingenious.

    adjective — Full of wit.

    adjective — Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.

  • yeti

    noun — An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

weighty is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ei×4
  • ey×1
  • he×1
  • it×1
  • te×2
  • th×3
  • ti×2
  • tw×4
  • we×2
  • wh×3
  • wi×3
  • ye×1

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
e ·12·11 5
h ··1··· 1
i 1····· 1
t 551··· 11
w 3311·· 8
y 1····· 1
Σ 1095111 27

The numbers

Genius today takes 81 points of 116 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.

Total points vs. all 410 recorded puzzles
10th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
8th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 18521 recorded answers

410 today34.5% all-time59 today23.0% all-time65 today20.0% all-time71 today12.0% all-time81 today6.3% all-time91 today2.6% all-time101.3% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
e Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Friday, July 10, 2026
g Monday, August 10, 2026 Monday, August 10, 2026
h Sunday, August 9, 2026 Sunday, August 9, 2026
i Saturday, August 8, 2026 Monday, July 27, 2026
t ● Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Wednesday, July 22, 2026
w Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Saturday, June 27, 2026
y Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 44
  2. naan 33
  3. nana 33
  4. onion 31
  5. toot 29
  6. loll 29
  7. mama 26
  8. mamma 26
  9. nene 25
  10. cocoon 24
  11. acacia 24
  12. acai 24
  13. loon 24
  14. olio 24
  15. cancan 23
  16. canna 23
  17. neon 23
  18. none 23
  19. aria 22
  20. imam 22
  21. maim 22
  22. bill 22
  23. mini 22
  24. minim 22
  25. 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.