Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 25
- Points
- 119
- Genius
- 83
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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alfalfa
noun — A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
noun — A type or breed of this plant.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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bailiff
noun — (law enforcement) An officer of the court, particularly:
noun — A public administrator, particularly:
noun — A private administrator, particularly
noun — Any debt collector, regardless of his or her official status.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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biff
noun — A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
verb — To punch or hit.
noun — A wipeout.
verb — To discard; to throw out; to throw away.
verb — To wipe out; to faceplant; to fall.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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fail
noun — Poor quality; substandard workmanship.
verb — To be unsuccessful.
adjective — That is a failure.
noun — A piece of turf cut from grassland.
noun — A failure (condition of being unsuccessful)
noun — A failure (something incapable of success)
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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fall
noun — The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
verb — (heading) To be moved downwards.
noun — The chasing of a hunted whale.
noun — A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
noun — The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.
noun — A loss of greatness or status.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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fanny
noun — The female genitalia.
noun — (naval slang) Mess kettle or cooking pot.
noun — The buttocks; arguably the most nearly polite of several euphemisms.
noun — Sexual intercourse with a woman.
noun — Women viewed as sexual objects.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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filial
adjective — Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
adjective — Respectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents.
adjective — Of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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fill
verb — To occupy fully, to take up all of.
noun — (after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
noun — One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
verb — To add contents to (a container, cavity or the like) so that it is full.
verb — To enter (something), making it full.
verb — To become full.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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filly
noun — A young female horse.
noun — A young attractive female.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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final
noun — A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
adjective — Last; ultimate.
noun — The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
noun — A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.).
noun — The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
noun — The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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finally
adverb — At the end or conclusion; ultimately.
adverb — (sequence) To finish (with); lastly (in the present).
adverb — (manner) Definitively, comprehensively.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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finial
noun — The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture.
noun — Any decorative fitting at the peak of a gable, or on the top of a flagpole, fence post or staircase newel post.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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flab
noun — Soft, loose flesh on a person's body; fat.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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flabby
adjective — Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.
adjective — (of wine) Having a slight lack of acidity; having mild sweetness.
adjective — (of writing, etc.) overwrought.
adjective — Which forms a surjection from the domain to every open subset of the codomain.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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flail
noun — A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
verb — To beat using a flail or similar implement.
noun — A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
verb — To wave or swing vigorously
verb — To thresh.
verb — To move like a flail.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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flan
noun — Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case. (Compare quiche.)
noun — A fan of the U.S. TV series Firefly.
noun — (Belize) A dessert of congealed custard, often topped with caramel, especially popular in Spanish-speaking countries.
noun — A coin die. (Compare planchet.)
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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flay
noun — A fright; a scare.
verb — To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
verb — To strip skin off
noun — Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual.
verb — To frighten; scare; terrify.
verb — To be fear-stricken.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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flyby
noun — A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.
noun — A low-level ceremonial flight, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade.
noun — A brief visit.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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iffy
adjective — Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
adjective — Uncertain or chancy.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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infill
noun — That which fills in a space, hole or gap.
verb — To fill in a space, hole or gap.
noun — Infiltration, the act of going into a place.
noun — The redecoration of a fingernail or toenail after it has grown, to prevent an unsightly gap.
verb — To rededicate land in an urban environment to new construction.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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naif
noun — One who is naive.
adjective — Naive.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- af×1
- al×1
- ba×1
- bi×1
- fa×4
- fi×7
- fl×6
- if×1
- in×2
- na×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | · | · | · | 2 | · | · | 2 |
| b | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| f | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | · | 17 |
| i | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 83 points of 119 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17524 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Sunday, July 19, 2026 | Friday, July 3, 2026 |
| b | Friday, July 17, 2026 | Saturday, July 4, 2026 |
| f ● | Wednesday, July 15, 2026 | Friday, June 5, 2026 |
| i | Monday, July 20, 2026 | Monday, July 20, 2026 |
| l | Monday, July 20, 2026 | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
| n | Monday, July 20, 2026 | Friday, June 12, 2026 |
| y | Thursday, July 16, 2026 | Tuesday, June 16, 2026 |
Other days with this pangram
- Thursday, July 24, 2025 — infallibly, center L
Same seven letters
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- onion 30
- naan 30
- nana 30
- toot 28
- loll 28
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- cocoon 23
- acacia 23
- acai 23
- loon 23
- nene 23
- olio 23
- bill 22
- neon 22
- none 22
- lilt 21
- till 21
- tilt 21
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 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.
- affinal
- alfa
- alif
- baff
- baffy
- biffin
- biffy
- fain
- falbala
- fallal
- fila
- finny
- flabbily
- infall
- yaff