Wednesday, March 25, 2026
- Words
- 50
- Points
- 224
- Genius
- 156
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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ineptly
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intently
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leniently
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lenity
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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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penitently
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pettily
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tell
verb — To convey by speech; to say.
verb — To narrate.
verb — To instruct or inform.
verb — To order; to direct, to say to someone.
verb — To reveal.
verb — To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.
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 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.
ineptly is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ee×1
- el×1
- en×1
- ey×1
- il×1
- in×4
- le×5
- li×12
- ne×1
- ni×1
- pe×6
- pi×3
- pl×2
- te×2
- ti×7
- ye×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 4 |
| i | 1 | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | 5 |
| l | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 17 |
| n | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| p | 5 | · | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | 11 |
| t | 4 | 1 | 3 | · | 1 | · | · | 9 |
| y | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| Σ | 20 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 156 points of 224 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 |
|---|---|---|
| e | Monday, March 23, 2026 | Saturday, March 21, 2026 |
| i | Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | Tuesday, March 24, 2026 |
| l ● | Monday, March 23, 2026 | Sunday, March 15, 2026 |
| n | Monday, March 23, 2026 | Thursday, March 19, 2026 |
| p | Saturday, March 21, 2026 | Friday, February 27, 2026 |
| t | Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | Monday, February 9, 2026 |
| y | Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | Saturday, February 7, 2026 |
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.
- elint
- illite
- inly
- intitle
- leet
- lenten
- lept
- lineny
- liney
- linin
- linn
- liny
- lipin
- lippen
- litten
- nellie
- nelly
- nettly
- nielli
- nill
- nippily
- pele
- pelite
- penlite
- pentyl
- peppily
- pettle
- pilei
- pili
- pily
- pintle
- teel
- tele
- telly
- tillite
- tinnily
- yeelin
- yill