Tuesday, February 17, 2026
- Words
- 52
- Points
- 288
- Genius
- 201
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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goop
noun — (usually uncountable) A thick, slimy substance; goo.
noun — A silly, stupid, or boorish person.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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nipping
verb — To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
verb — To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
noun — The act or sensation of giving a nip.
verb — To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
verb — To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
verb — To annoy, as by nipping.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pigging
verb — (of swine) to give birth.
noun — The use of a pig (the device) to clean a pipeline.
adjective — Damned (used as a mild intensive).
noun — A small pail, can or ladle with the handle on the side; a lading-can. In the colonial era, some buckets were made like a small barrel, but with one stave left extra long. This stave would be carved into a handle so the bucket could be used as an oversized scoop for scattering grain, slopping the hogs, etc.
verb — To greedily consume (especially food).
verb — To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pillowing
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ping
noun — A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
verb — To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
noun — (submarine navigation) A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
noun — A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
noun — An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
noun — Latency.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pinging
verb — To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
noun — The sound of a ping.
verb — (submarine navigation) To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
verb — To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.
verb — (by extension) To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.
verb — To flick.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pining
verb — To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
noun — The act of one who pines.
verb — To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
verb — To grieve or mourn for.
verb — To inflict pain upon; to torment.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pinning
verb — To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen.
verb — (often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
noun — The action of the verb pin in any sense.
verb — (usually in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
verb — To pin down (someone).
verb — To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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piping
verb — To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
noun — The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching.
adjective — High-pitched.
verb — To shout loudly and at high pitch.
verb — To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
verb — Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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plowing
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pogo
noun — A dance associated with the 1970s punk rock movement in which participants jump up and down on the spot in the manner of someone riding a pogo stick.
verb — To use a pogo stick.
noun — A corndog on a stick.
noun — The act of lifting the front wheel of the bicycle in the air and jumping up and down on the rear wheel while in a stationary position.
verb — To dance the pogo.
verb — To lift the front wheel of the bicycle in the air and jump up and down on the rear wheel while in a stationary position.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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polliwog
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poop
noun — Fecal matter, feces.
verb — To make a short blast on a horn
noun — A set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process.
verb — To tire, exhaust. Often used with out.
noun — The stern of a ship.
verb — To break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
plowing is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- gl×3
- go×1
- li×2
- lo×7
- ni×1
- op×2
- pi×15
- pl×4
- po×16
- wi×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 4 |
| l | 2 | · | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| n | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| o | · | · | · | 2 | · | · | 2 |
| p | 10 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
| w | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 14 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 52 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 201 points of 288 available. The average answer runs 6.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18766 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| g | Sunday, February 15, 2026 | Thursday, January 22, 2026 |
| i | Sunday, February 15, 2026 | Sunday, February 8, 2026 |
| l | Friday, February 13, 2026 | Friday, February 13, 2026 |
| n | Saturday, February 14, 2026 | Thursday, February 12, 2026 |
| o | Monday, February 16, 2026 | Thursday, February 5, 2026 |
| p ● | Sunday, February 15, 2026 | Monday, February 2, 2026 |
| w | Saturday, January 31, 2026 | Friday, October 31, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 44
- naan 33
- nana 33
- onion 31
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- imam 23
- maim 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- mini 23
- minim 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- mitt 22
- bill 22
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.
- gipon
- gipping
- lipin
- oping
- piggin
- pignoli
- piing
- pili
- pingo
- pinon
- pion
- pipping
- pogonip
- ponging
- poon
- poppling
- powwowing