Sunday, January 18, 2026
- Words
- 50
- Points
- 324
- Genius
- 226
- Pangrams
- 3
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acacia
noun — A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
noun — (history) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
noun — The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica), the Egyptian acacia.
noun — A false acacia; robinia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia.
noun — Gum arabic; gum acacia.
noun — Any of several related trees, such as the locust tree.
Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.
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acai
noun — The fruit of these trees, harvested for its juice.
noun — Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.
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acid
noun — A sour substance.
adjective — Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
noun — Any of several classes of compound having the following properties:
noun — Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
adjective — Sour-tempered.
adjective — Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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acidic
adjective — Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
adjective — Containing a high percentage of silica; opposed to basic.
adjective — Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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addict
noun — A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
verb — To deliver (someone or something) following a judicial decision.
noun — An adherent or fan (of something)
verb — To devote (oneself) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.
verb — To bind (a person or thing) to the service of something.
verb — To devote or pledge (oneself) to a given person, cause etc.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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addicting
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antacid
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antic
noun — A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.
verb — To perform antics, caper.
adjective — Playful, funny, absurd
adjective — Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
noun — A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping
noun — A caricature.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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attic
noun — The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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cacti
noun — Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
noun — Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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cadging
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cancan
noun — A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
verb — To dance the cancan.
noun — (motocross) A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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canna
noun — Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
noun — A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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cantina
noun — A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
noun — Abbreviated form of cantina truck, cantina wagon or cantina trailer
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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cicada
noun — Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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dancing
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dicing
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dicta
noun — An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
noun — A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
noun — The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
noun — An arbitrament or award.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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dictating
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didactic
noun — A treatise on teaching or education.
adjective — Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.
adjective — Excessively moralizing.
adjective — Teaching from textbooks rather than laboratory demonstration and clinical application.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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incant
verb — To state solemnly, to chant.
verb — To recite an incantation.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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indicating
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indict
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indicting
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intact
adjective — Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged
adjective — Of animals, not castrated: an intact bull.
adjective — Uncircumcised; commonly used to describe a penis with a foreskin in intactivism.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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niacin
noun — A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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tacit
adjective — Expressed in silence; implied, but not made explicit; silent.
adjective — Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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tact
noun — The sense of touch; feeling.
verb — To use a tact (a kind of verbal operant; see noun sense).
noun — A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
noun — The stroke in beating time.
noun — Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing.
noun — A verbal operant which is controlled by a nonverbal stimulus (such as an object, event, or property of an object) and is maintained by nonspecific social reinforcement (praise).
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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tactic
noun — A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
adjective — Tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.
noun — A maneuver used against an enemy.
noun — A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.
adjective — Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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tactician
noun — A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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tannic
adjective — Pertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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titanic
adjective — Having great size, or great strength, force or power.
adjective — Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×6
- ad×2
- an×2
- at×1
- ca×12
- ci×2
- da×1
- di×5
- gi×1
- ic×1
- in×9
- ni×1
- ta×5
- ti×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
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| a | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 11 |
| c | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | · | · | · | 14 |
| d | · | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 6 |
| g | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| i | · | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| n | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| t | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 7 |
| Σ | 4 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 50 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 226 points of 324 available. The average answer runs 6.3 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17771 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Saturday, January 17, 2026 | Thursday, January 8, 2026 |
| c ● | Friday, January 16, 2026 | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| d | Thursday, January 15, 2026 | Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
| g | Thursday, January 15, 2026 | Saturday, December 20, 2025 |
| i | Friday, January 16, 2026 | Thursday, January 15, 2026 |
| n | Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | Friday, January 2, 2026 |
| t | Saturday, January 17, 2026 | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- onion 31
- naan 30
- nana 30
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- olio 24
- cocoon 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.
- accidia
- acini
- acinic
- acta
- actin
- actinia
- actinian
- actinic
- aggadic
- agnatic
- atactic
- caca
- cadi
- caid
- cain
- candida
- cantic
- canting
- catting
- diacid
- diacidic
- ictic
- incaging
- incitant
- indican
- indicant
- nicad
- nictating
- nictitating
- tictac
- tincting