Saturday, January 24, 2026
- Words
- 43
- Points
- 188
- Genius
- 131
- Pangram
- 1
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cent
noun — (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
noun — The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
noun — A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
noun — (Sanskrit and other Indian philology) satakam, set of one hundred verses connected by the same metre or topic
noun — A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
noun — A small sum of money.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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cite
verb — To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
noun — A citation
verb — To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
verb — To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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effete
adjective — Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.
adjective — (of a person) Affected, overrefined
adjective — Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
adjective — Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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entente
noun — An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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entice
verb — To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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feet
noun — Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
noun — A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
noun — A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
noun — The base or bottom of anything.
noun — A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
noun — (often used attributively) Travel by walking.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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fence
noun — A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter.
verb — To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.
noun — Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods.
noun — Skill in oral debate.
noun — The art or practice of fencing.
noun — A guard or guide on machinery.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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fete
noun — A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
noun — A feast, celebration or carnival.
verb — (usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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fettuccine
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incite
verb — To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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intent
noun — A purpose; something that is intended.
adjective — Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
noun — The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.
adjective — Engrossed.
adjective — Unwavering from a course of action.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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nene
noun — The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
Appeared in 26 recorded puzzles.
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nice
noun — Niceness.
adjective — Pleasant, satisfactory.
adverb — Nicely.
interjection — Used to signify a job well done.
verb — To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.
adjective — Of a person: friendly, attractive.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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niece
noun — A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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nine
noun — The digit or figure 9.
numeral — A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
noun — A playing card with nine pips.
noun — A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
noun — (usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).
noun — A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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nineteen
numeral — The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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nite
noun — The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
noun — (Astronomy) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
noun — (Legal) Often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
noun — An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
noun — A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a place away from home, e.g. a hotel.
noun — Nightfall.
Appeared in 7 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 15 recorded puzzles.
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teff
noun — The fine grain of this plant.
noun — A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
Appeared in 6 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 15 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 15 recorded puzzles.
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tine
noun — A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
adjective — Small, diminutive
noun — Trouble; distress; teen.
verb — To kindle; to set on fire.
verb — To shut in, or enclose.
noun — A small branch, especially on an antler or horn.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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tuffet
noun — (furniture) A large cushion which may have an internal frame, used as a low seat or stool.
noun — A clump of grass or similar vegetation.
noun — An inflatable cushion serving as landing area for precision accuracy parachuting.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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tutee
noun — A student of a tutor.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ce×1
- ci×1
- cu×2
- ef×3
- en×3
- fe×5
- fi×5
- in×6
- ne×1
- ni×5
- te×4
- ti×1
- tu×3
- un×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| e | · | 1 | 3 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 6 |
| f | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 10 |
| i | · | 1 | 3 | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | 6 |
| n | 4 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 6 |
| t | 5 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 8 |
| u | · | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| Σ | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 131 points of 188 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19363 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| c | Friday, January 23, 2026 | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| e ● | Friday, January 23, 2026 | Friday, December 5, 2025 |
| f | Tuesday, January 20, 2026 | Sunday, January 4, 2026 |
| i | Tuesday, January 20, 2026 | Thursday, January 15, 2026 |
| n | Thursday, January 22, 2026 | Friday, January 2, 2026 |
| t | Thursday, January 22, 2026 | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 |
| u | Thursday, January 22, 2026 | Saturday, December 27, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 26
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- cocoon 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- neon 23
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.
- cete
- cine
- enceinte
- etic
- etui
- eutectic
- fennec
- fettuccini
- fettucine
- fettucini
- fice
- intine
- neif
- nett
- tectite
- tentie
- tenuti
- tittie
- uncute
- unfence