Sunday, February 8, 2026
- Words
- 60
- Points
- 284
- Genius
- 198
- Pangrams
- 2
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belie
verb — To contradict, to show (something) to be false.
verb — To give a false representation of.
verb — To conceal the contradictory or ironic presence of (something).
verb — To show, evince, demonstrate: to show (something) to be present, particularly something deemed contradictory or ironic.
verb — To tell lies about.
verb — (of an army) To surround; beleaguer.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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belittle
verb — To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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beltline
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bible
noun — An exemplar of the Bible.
noun — A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).
noun — (at certain US universities) A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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bile
noun — A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
noun — Bitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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bill
noun — A piece of paper money; a banknote.
noun — A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.
verb — To charge; to send a bill to.
noun — A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.
noun — The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.
noun — Of a cap or hat: the brim or peak, serving as a shade to keep sun off the face and out of the eyes.
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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billet
noun — A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.
noun — An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.
noun — A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.
noun — Berth; position.
verb — (of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order.
noun — A written order to quarter soldiers.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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bite
verb — To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
noun — The act of biting.
noun — The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
noun — A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
verb — To attack with the teeth.
verb — (of an insect) To sting.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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built
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bulletin
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ebullient
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inbuilt
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intuit
verb — To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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inutile
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libel
noun — A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
verb — To defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.
noun — The act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly.
noun — A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek.
noun — Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
noun — A brief writing of any kind, especially a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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lilt
noun — A cheerful or melodious accent when speaking.
noun — Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
noun — A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.
verb — To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
verb — To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
verb — To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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lint
noun — Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
verb — To perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors.
noun — A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
noun — The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.
noun — Raw cotton ready for baling.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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till
preposition — Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
conjunction — Until, until the time that.
noun — A cash register.
noun — A removable box within a cash register containing the money.
noun — The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift.
verb — To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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tilt
verb — To slope or incline (something); to slant.
verb — To be at an angle.
noun — A slope or inclination.
noun — The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
verb — To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck or losses).
noun — The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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tint
verb — To shade, to color.
noun — A slight coloring.
noun — A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
noun — A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
noun — A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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tutti
noun — A passage in which all members of an orchestra are playing
adjective — All together; with all playing at once.
adverb — All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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unbuilt
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unit
noun — An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.
noun — A measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household; an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a group of dwellings is in one or more single storey buildings, usually arranged around a driveway.
noun — A standard measure of a quantity.
noun — An item which may be sold singly.
noun — A unit of alcohol.
noun — The number one.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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unlit
adjective — Not lit
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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until
preposition — Up to the time of (something happening).
conjunction — Up to the time that (a condition becomes true).
preposition — Up to (a certain place)
preposition — Before (a time).
conjunction — Before (a condition becoming true).
preposition — To; physically towards.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- be×4
- bi×6
- bl×2
- bu×2
- eb×1
- el×1
- en×2
- in×7
- le×2
- li×12
- ni×4
- nu×2
- ti×7
- tu×1
- un×6
- ut×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | · | 14 |
| e | · | 2 | · | 1 | · | 1 | 4 |
| i | · | 3 | 2 | 2 | · | · | 7 |
| l | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | · | · | 14 |
| n | 2 | · | 3 | · | 1 | · | 6 |
| t | 5 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | 8 |
| u | 1 | 5 | · | 1 | · | · | 7 |
| Σ | 18 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 60 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 198 points of 284 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| b | Sunday, February 1, 2026 | Sunday, February 1, 2026 |
| e | Friday, February 6, 2026 | Friday, February 6, 2026 |
| i ● | Saturday, February 7, 2026 | Tuesday, January 27, 2026 |
| l | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | Friday, January 30, 2026 |
| n | Friday, February 6, 2026 | Friday, January 2, 2026 |
| t | Saturday, February 7, 2026 | Thursday, January 29, 2026 |
| u | Friday, January 30, 2026 | Saturday, December 27, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 41
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 28
- toot 27
- loll 27
- mama 24
- mamma 24
- cocoon 23
- nene 23
- acacia 22
- acai 22
- bill 22
- loon 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- neon 21
- none 21
- olio 21
- anon 20
- lull 19
- lulu 19
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.
- benni
- bibb
- billie
- bine
- binit
- bint
- bitt
- blite
- bluebill
- blueline
- bulbil
- buntline
- elint
- etui
- illite
- inti
- intine
- intitle
- intitule
- inulin
- libellee
- linin
- linn
- litten
- litu
- lutein
- nellie
- nielli
- nill
- tentie
- tenuti
- tillite
- titbit
- titi
- tittie
- tubulin
- tuille
- tullibee
- unbitten