Tuesday, February 3, 2026
- Words
- 48
- Points
- 222
- Genius
- 155
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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acrid
adjective — Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.
adjective — Causing heat and irritation.
adjective — Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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arctic
noun — A warm waterproof overshoe.
adjective — (now only in compounds) Pertaining to the celestial north pole, or to the pole star.
noun — Any of various butterflies of the genus Oeneis.
adjective — Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape.
adjective — Extremely cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic.
adjective — Designed for use in very cold conditions.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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aria
noun — A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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arid
adjective — Very dry.
adjective — Devoid of value.
adjective — Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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atria
noun — A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
noun — A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.
noun — A cavity, entrance, or passage.
noun — Any enclosed sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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attar
noun — An essential oil extracted from flowers.
noun — A perfume made from this oil.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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attract
verb — To pull toward without touching.
verb — To arouse interest.
verb — To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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carat
noun — A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
noun — Any of several units of weight, varying from 189 to 212 mg, the weight of a carob seed.
noun — A measure of the purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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card
noun — A playing card.
verb — To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.
noun — Material with embedded short wire bristles.
verb — To use a carding device to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning.
noun — One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope and the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)
noun — (in the plural) Any game using playing cards; a card game.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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cardiac
noun — A person with heart disease.
adjective — Pertaining to the heart.
noun — Heart disease.
noun — A medicine that excites action in the stomach.
adjective — Pertaining to the cardia.
adjective — Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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cart
noun — A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
verb — To carry goods.
noun — A tape cartridge used for pre-recorded material such as jingles and advertisements.
noun — A small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go-cart.
noun — A shopping cart.
verb — To carry or convey in a cart.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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cataract
noun — A waterspout
noun — A large waterfall; steep rapids in a river.
noun — A flood of water
noun — An overwhelming downpour or rush
noun — A clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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circa
preposition — Approximately, about, around (typically in relation to time)
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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cirri
noun — A tendril.
noun — A thin tendril-like appendage.
noun — A principal high-level cloud type characterised by white, delicate filaments or wisps, of white (or mostly white) patches, or of narrow bands, found at an altitude of above 7000 metres.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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citric
adjective — Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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critic
noun — A person who appraises the works of others.
verb — To criticise.
noun — The art of criticism.
noun — A specialist in judging works of art.
noun — One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
noun — An opponent.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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dart
noun — A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand, for example a short lance or javelin
verb — To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
noun — Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
noun — (sometimes figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
noun — A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
noun — A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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diacritic
noun — A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.
adjective — Distinguishing
adjective — Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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dirt
noun — Soil or earth.
verb — To make foul or filthy; soil; befoul; dirty
noun — A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance.
noun — Previously unknown facts, or the invented "facts", about a person.
noun — Meanness; sordidness.
noun — In placer mining, earth, gravel, etc., before washing.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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dramatic
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drat
verb — To damn or curse.
interjection — Expressing anger, annoyance or frustration.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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mart
noun — A market.
verb — To buy or sell in, or as in a mart.
noun — A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals; a letter of marque.
noun — Battle; contest.
noun — A bargain.
verb — To traffic.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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radar
noun — A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
verb — To scan with radar, or as if with radar.
noun — A type of system using such method, differentiated by platform, configuration, frequency, power, and other technical attributes.
noun — A superior ability to detect something.
noun — An installation of such a system or of the transmitting and receiving apparatus.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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radii
noun — A line segment between any point of a circle or sphere and its center.
noun — The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.
noun — The length of this line segment.
noun — Anything resembling a radius, such as the spoke of a wheel, the movable arm of a sextant, or one of the radiating lines of a spider's web.
noun — The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.
noun — One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the subcosta and the media; the vein running along the costal edge of the discal cell.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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raid
noun — An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering
noun — A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
noun — A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
noun — An activity initiated at or towards the end of a live broadcast by the broadcaster that sends its viewers to a different broadcast, primarily intended to boost the viewership of the receiving broadcaster. This is frequently accompanied by a message in the form of a hashtag that is posted in the broadcast's chat by the viewers.
verb — To lure from another; to entice away from.
verb — To indulge oneself by taking from.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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raita
noun — A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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ratatat
noun — A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tarmacadam
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tart
adjective — Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
noun — A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
noun — A prostitute.
verb — To practice prostitution
adjective — (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
adjective — Sharp; keen; severe.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tartar
noun — A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.
noun — A fearsome or angrily violent person.
noun — A hard yellow deposit on the teeth.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tiara
noun — The papal crown.
noun — An ornamental coronet.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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tract
noun — An area or expanse.
verb — To pursue, follow; to track.
noun — A series of connected body organs, as in the digestive tract.
noun — A small booklet such as a pamphlet, often for promotional or informational uses.
noun — A brief treatise or discourse on a subject.
noun — A commentator's view or perspective on a subject.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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trait
noun — An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
noun — An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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tram
noun — A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
verb — To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway.
noun — A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.
noun — A similar vehicle for carrying materials.
noun — A people mover.
noun — An aerial cable car.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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triad
noun — A grouping of three.
noun — A word of three syllables.
noun — A branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong.
noun — On a CRT display, a group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue.
noun — A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×1
- ar×5
- at×3
- ca×5
- ci×3
- cr×2
- da×1
- di×2
- dr×4
- ma×3
- mi×1
- ra×6
- ta×5
- ti×1
- tr×6
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | · | · | · | 9 |
| c | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 10 |
| d | 4 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | 7 |
| m | 2 | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| r | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 6 |
| t | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 12 |
| Σ | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 155 points of 222 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19174 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Monday, February 2, 2026 | Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
| c | Monday, January 26, 2026 | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| d | Monday, January 26, 2026 | Monday, January 26, 2026 |
| i | Monday, February 2, 2026 | Tuesday, January 27, 2026 |
| m | Thursday, January 22, 2026 | Tuesday, January 13, 2026 |
| r ● | Saturday, January 31, 2026 | Saturday, January 31, 2026 |
| t | Thursday, January 29, 2026 | Thursday, January 29, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- onion 31
- toot 31
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 23
- onto 23
- toon 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.
- acari
- acarid
- airt
- amir
- amrita
- amtrac
- aramid
- ataractic
- caird
- caracara
- cardia
- carditic
- carr
- damar
- dammar
- daric
- iatric
- irid
- iridic
- iritic
- maar
- mair
- marc
- maria
- marram
- micra
- miracidia
- miri
- raia
- rami
- riata
- ricrac
- ritard
- tarama
- tartaric
- tatar
- trad
- triac
- triacid
- triadic
- trictrac