Sunday, July 26, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 63
- Points
- 244
- Genius
- 170
- Pangram
- 1
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aioli
noun — A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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alcohol
noun — Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
noun — Ethanol.
noun — Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.
noun — Any very fine powder.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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alcoholic
noun — A person addicted to alcohol.
adjective — Of or pertaining to alcohol.
noun — One who abuses alcohol.
adjective — Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.
adjective — Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.
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allot
verb — To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
verb — To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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aloha
noun — Good wishes, love.
interjection — Expressing good wishes when greeting or parting from someone; hello; goodbye.
noun — An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below).
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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alto
noun — A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
noun — A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
noun — An alto saxophone
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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atoll
noun — A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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cacao
noun — A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
noun — This tree's seed, the cocoa bean.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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calico
noun — A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.
adjective — Having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, resembling the color of calico cloth.
noun — A tortoiseshell and white domestic cat.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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callaloo
noun — Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genus Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.
noun — A spicy soup or stew made from such leaves.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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catholic
adjective — Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.
adjective — Universal; all-encompassing.
adjective — Of the Roman Catholic church in particular.
adjective — Pertaining to all kinds of people and their range of tastes, proclivities etc.; liberal.
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chaotic
noun — A character having a chaotic alignment.
adjective — Filled with chaos.
adjective — Extremely disorganized or in disarray.
adjective — Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a small change to them may yield a very different outcome.
adjective — Aligned against following or upholding laws and principles.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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chocoholic
noun — Someone who has such a liking for chocolate that they appear to be addicted to it.
adjective — Addicted or seemingly addicted to chocolate; characteristic of a chocoholic.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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ciao
noun — A greeting or farewell using the word "ciao".
interjection — Hello, hi.
interjection — Bye, goodbye.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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cloaca
noun — (sometimes figurative) A sewer.
noun — The duct in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as most fish and some mammals, which serves as the common outlet for urination, defecation, and reproduction.
noun — An outhouse or lavatory.
noun — A duct through which gangrenous material escapes a body.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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clot
noun — A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
verb — To form a clot or mass.
noun — A solidified mass of any liquid.
noun — A silly person.
verb — To cause to clot or form into a mass.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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cloth
noun — A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
noun — Specifically, a tablecloth, especially as spread before a meal or removed afterwards.
noun — A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
noun — (metaphoric) Substance or essence; the whole of something complex.
noun — (metaphoric) Appearance; seeming.
noun — A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status.
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coach
noun — A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
verb — To train.
noun — A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.
noun — (originally Oxford University slang) A trainer or instructor.
noun — A single-decked long-distance, or privately hired, bus.
noun — The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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coal
noun — A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
verb — To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships).
noun — A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English)
noun — A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.
noun — A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.
noun — Charcoal.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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coat
noun — An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.Wp
verb — To cover with a coating of some material.
noun — A covering of material, such as paint.Wp
noun — The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.Wp
noun — Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather).
noun — A petticoat.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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coati
noun — Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua or Nasuella, in order Carnivora, that live in the range from southern United States to northern Argentina.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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coattail
noun — The flap at the back of a coat that hangs down, sometimes below the waist.
verb — To ride the coattails of.
noun — (usually in the plural) Success of a figure, organization or movement that transfers to those who associate with it.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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coca
noun — Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
noun — A pastry typically made and consumed in the Spanish Mediterranean coast.
noun — The dried leaf of one of these plants, the South American shrub (Erythroxylum coca), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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cocci
noun — Any approximately spherical bacterium.
noun — Coccidioidomycosis
noun — One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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cocoa
noun — The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
adjective — Of a light to medium brown colour, like that of cocoa powder.
noun — Coconut palm.
noun — An unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.
noun — A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
noun — A serving of this drink.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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coho
noun — An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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coil
noun — Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
verb — To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
noun — A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.
noun — Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
noun — A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
noun — Entanglement; perplexity.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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cola
noun — The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
noun — The punctuation mark ":".
noun — Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus.
noun — A cluster of buds on a cannabis plant.
noun — A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.
noun — The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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colic
noun — Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
adjective — Relating to the colon; colonic.
noun — A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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colt
noun — A young male horse.
verb — To horse; to get with young.
noun — A young crane (bird).
noun — A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice.
noun — A short piece of rope once used by petty officers as an instrument of punishment.
noun — A young camel or donkey.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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cool
noun — A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.
adjective — Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
verb — To lose heat, to get colder.
noun — A calm temperament.
noun — The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.
adjective — Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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coot
noun — Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
noun — A foolish or eccentric fellow
noun — (with the) A success; something excellent.
noun — Body louse (Pediculus humanus).
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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halo
noun — A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
verb — To encircle with a halo.
noun — A cloud of gas and other matter surrounding and captured by the gravitational field of a large diffuse astronomical object, such as a galaxy or cluster of galaxies.
noun — Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
noun — Nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
noun — The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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holt
noun — A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
noun — The lair of an animal, especially of an otter.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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hooch
noun — Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
noun — A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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hoot
noun — A derisive cry or shout.
verb — To cry out or shout in contempt.
noun — The cry of an owl.
noun — A fun event or person. (See hootenanny)
noun — A small particle.
verb — To make the cry of an owl, a hoo.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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iota
noun — The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
noun — A jot; a very small, insignificant quantity.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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litho
verb — To lithograph.
adjective — Related to the method of lithography.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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loach
noun — A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea.
noun — Acronym of light observation helicopter.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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loath
adjective — Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling.
verb — To detest, hate, revile.
adjective — Angry, hostile.
adjective — Loathsome, unpleasant.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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local
noun — A person who lives near a given place.
adjective — From or in a nearby location.
adverb — In the local area; within a city, state, country, etc.
noun — An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.
noun — A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.
noun — A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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loch
noun — A lake.
noun — A medicine in a soft form taken by licking; a lambative, a linctus.
noun — A bay or arm of the sea.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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loci
noun — A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
noun — The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.
noun — A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.
noun — (chiefly in the plural) A passage in writing, especially in a collection of ancient sacred writings arranged according to a theme.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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loco
adverb — A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
noun — A certain species of Astragalus or Oxytropis, capable of causing locoism.
verb — To poison with the loco plant; to affect with locoism.
adjective — Crazy.
noun — A locomotive.
verb — (by extension) To render insane.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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loll
verb — To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
verb — To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.
verb — To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way.
Appeared in 29 recorded puzzles.
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loot
noun — A kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove the scum from brine-pans in saltworks.
noun — The act of plundering.
verb — To steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence.
noun — Plunder, booty, especially from a ransacked city.
noun — Any prize or profit received for free, especially Christmas presents
noun — Items dropped by defeated enemies.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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lotto
noun — A game of chance similar to bingo
noun — A lottery
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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oath
noun — A solemn pledge or promise, appealing to a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest to the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
verb — To pledge.
noun — A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.
noun — A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
noun — A curse, a curse word.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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octal
noun — The number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
adjective — Concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal.
noun — A digit or value in the octal number system.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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oilcloth
noun — A fabric or cloth treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering.
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olio
noun — A medley or mixture; a hotchpotch.
noun — A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany.
noun — A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
noun — (by extension) Vaudeville or similar miscellaneous musical or theatrical entertainment skits presented between the main acts of burlesque or minstrel shows.
Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.
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taco
noun — A Mexican snack food; a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled), with typically some type of meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables (usually tomatoes and lettuce, as served in the United States, and cilantro, onion, and avocado, as served in México) and salsa.
verb — To fold or cause to buckle in half, similar to the way a taco is folded.
noun — The vulva.
noun — A yellow stain on a shirt armpit caused by sweat or deodorant.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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tailcoat
noun — A formal evening jacket with an extended back panel; a dress coat.
noun — Any coat with similar tails.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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tattoo
noun — An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
verb — To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).
noun — A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
verb — To tap rhythmically on, to drum.
noun — A breed of pony from India; a pony of that breed.
noun — A method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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toccata
noun — A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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toil
noun — Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
verb — To labour; work.
noun — Trouble, strife.
noun — (usually in plural) A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey.
verb — To struggle.
verb — To work (something); often with out.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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toll
noun — Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
verb — To impose a fee for the use of.
noun — The act or sound of tolling
verb — To ring (a bell) slowly and repeatedly.
verb — To draw; pull; tug; drag.
verb — To take away; to vacate; to annul.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tool
noun — A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
verb — To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
noun — Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.
noun — Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
noun — A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
noun — A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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toot
noun — The noise of a horn or whistle.
verb — To stand out, or be prominent.
noun — A toilet.
noun — (by extension) A fart; flatus.
noun — Cocaine.
noun — A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.
Appeared in 29 recorded puzzles.
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tooth
noun — A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
verb — To provide or furnish with 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.
noun — A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
noun — A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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total
noun — An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
verb — To add up; to calculate the sum of.
adjective — Entire; relating to the whole of something.
noun — Sum.
verb — To equal a total of; to amount to.
verb — To demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×1
- ai×1
- al×5
- at×1
- ca×4
- ch×2
- ci×1
- cl×3
- co×16
- ha×1
- ho×3
- io×1
- li×1
- lo×9
- oa×1
- oc×1
- oi×1
- ol×1
- ta×3
- to×7
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 5 | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | 8 |
| c | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | · | 1 | 26 |
| h | 3 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| i | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| l | 5 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| o | 2 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| t | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 10 |
| Σ | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 63 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 170 points of 244 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17732 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Saturday, July 25, 2026 | Friday, July 3, 2026 |
| c | Thursday, July 23, 2026 | Saturday, July 18, 2026 |
| h | Wednesday, July 22, 2026 | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| i | Saturday, July 25, 2026 | Saturday, July 25, 2026 |
| l | Tuesday, July 21, 2026 | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
| o ● | Saturday, July 25, 2026 | Wednesday, July 15, 2026 |
| t | Saturday, July 25, 2026 | Wednesday, July 22, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- onion 31
- naan 30
- nana 30
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- olio 24
- cocoon 23
- acacia 23
- acai 23
- loon 23
- nene 23
- bill 22
- neon 22
- none 22
- lilt 21
- till 21
- tilt 21
- aria 21
- imam 21
- maim 21
- onto 21
- toon 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.
- acholia
- ahchoo
- altho
- cachalot
- cahoot
- calo
- catalo
- catholicoi
- cattalo
- challot
- challoth
- chalot
- chaloth
- chao
- chiao
- chico
- cholla
- cholo
- chott
- citola
- cloacal
- cloot
- coact
- coala
- coccal
- coccic
- coco
- colitic
- cooch
- coocoo
- coolth
- cotta
- halachot
- halachoth
- hallo
- halloa
- halloo
- hallot
- halloth
- hillo
- hilloa
- holla
- hollo
- holloa
- holloo
- hootch
- hotch
- laccolith
- laccolithic
- litotic
- loca
- lochia
- lochial
- lota
- lotah
- loth
- loti
- lotic
- ocotillo
- ohia
- oiticica
- olla
- oolith
- oolitic
- otic
- otitic
- otolith
- otolithic
- otto
- tallitoth
- tallol
- thio
- thiol
- thiolic
- tholoi
- tictoc
- toit
- tola