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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elite
noun — A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.
adjective — Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
noun — Someone who is among the best at a certain task.
adjective — Representing the choicest or most select of a group.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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inbuilt
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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 8 recorded puzzles.
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intuit
verb — To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
Appeared in 7 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 23 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 14 recorded puzzles.
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lite
noun — Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.
adjective — Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
noun — A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
adjective — Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
adjective — Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially.
noun — A little, bit.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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little
noun — A small amount.
adjective — Small in size.
adverb — Not much.
pronoun — Not much; not a large amount.
adjective — Insignificant, trivial.
adjective — Very young.
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 8 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 8 recorded puzzles.
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nubbin
noun — A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple.
noun — A small protuberance, bud, bump or knob.
noun — The clitoris.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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tile
noun — A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.
verb — To cover with tiles.
verb — To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.
noun — A rectangular graphic.
noun — Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.
noun — A stiff hat.
Appeared in 11 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 23 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 23 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 8 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 23 recorded puzzles.
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title
noun — A prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also
verb — To assign a title to; to entitle.
noun — Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
noun — In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
noun — A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
noun — The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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tittle
noun — A small, insignificant amount (of something); a modicum or speck.
verb — To chatter.
noun — Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.
Appeared in 11 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 7 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 7 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. 19742 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 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 28
- mamma 28
- acacia 26
- acai 26
- nene 26
- mini 25
- minim 25
- cocoon 24
- imam 24
- maim 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- lilt 23
- till 23
- tilt 23
- aria 23
- mitt 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.
- 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