Tuesday, April 14, 2026
- Words
- 48
- Points
- 235
- Genius
- 164
- Pangram
- 1
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abbacy
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able
adjective — Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
adjective — Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from.
adjective — Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.
adjective — Having the physical strength; robust; healthy.
adjective — Suitable; competent.
adjective — Legally qualified or competent.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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alibi
noun — The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed
verb — To provide an excuse for.
verb — To provide an alibi for.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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baba
noun — A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
noun — (esp. among people of East European ancestry) A grandmother.
noun — An old woman, especially a traditional old woman from an eastern European culture.
noun — (esp. among people of Indian ancestry) A father.
noun — (Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism) A holy man, a spiritual leader.
noun — A baby, child.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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babble
noun — Idle talk; senseless prattle
noun — Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.
verb — To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
verb — To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
verb — To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words.
noun — A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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babe
noun — A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
noun — An attractive person, especially a young woman.
noun — Darling (term of endearment).
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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babel
noun — A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages.
noun — A place or scene of noise and confusion.
noun — A tall, looming structure.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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bail
noun — Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
noun — Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.
verb — To exit quickly.
verb — To fail to meet a commitment.
noun — A hoop, ring or handle (especially of a kettle or bucket).
verb — To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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bale
noun — A bundle of compressed wool or hay, compacted for shipping and handling.
noun — A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
noun — A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).
noun — A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.
verb — To remove water from a boat with buckets etc.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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ball
noun — A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
noun — A round or ellipsoidal object.
verb — To play basketball.
noun — A very enjoyable time.
verb — To form or wind into a ball.
noun — A formal dance.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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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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bell
noun — A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
noun — The sounding of a bell as a signal.
noun — A signal at a school that tells the students when a class is starting or ending.
noun — A telephone call.
noun — An instrument situated on a bicycle's handlebar, used by the cyclist to warn of his or her presence.
noun — Anything shaped like a bell, such as the cup or corolla of a flower.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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belle
noun — An attractive woman.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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belly
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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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biblically
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bicycle
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bilabial
adjective — Articulated with both lips.
noun — A speech sound articulated with both lips.
Appeared in 17 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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billable
adjective — Capable of being billed for.
noun — Something that is billed for.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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blab
verb — To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
noun — Gossip; prattle.
noun — One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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cabby
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celibacy
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label
noun — A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
noun — A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
verb — To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
verb — (ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
noun — A company that sells records.
noun — In mediaeval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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labia
noun — The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva, at either side of the vagina.
noun — A liplike structure; especially one of the two pairs of folds of skin either side of the vulva.
noun — The lip of a labiate corolla.
noun — The lip against which pressured air is driven to produce sound in a recorder and in a pipe organ with flue pipes.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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labial
adjective — Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
adjective — Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.
noun — A consonant articulated by the lips.
adjective — Of an incisor or canine, on the side facing the lips. See mesial.
noun — Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.
noun — An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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labile
adjective — Apt or likely to change.
adjective — (of a compound or bond) Kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved (and possibly reformed).
adjective — (of a verb) Able to change valency without changing its form; especially, able to be used both transitively and intransitively without changing its form.
adjective — Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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liable
adjective — (as predicate, with "to" and an infinitive) likely.
adjective — Subject; susceptible.
adjective — Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
adjective — Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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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.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ab×5
- al×1
- ba×9
- be×5
- bi×10
- bl×2
- ca×6
- ce×2
- ey×1
- la×4
- li×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 3 | 1 | · | · | · | 6 |
| b | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| c | · | 4 | 2 | · | 2 | · | 8 |
| e | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| l | · | 3 | 3 | 1 | · | · | 7 |
| Σ | 12 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 48 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 164 points of 235 available. The average answer runs 5.5 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | Sunday, April 5, 2026 |
| b ● | Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | Sunday, March 29, 2026 |
| c | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | Thursday, April 9, 2026 |
| e | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | Saturday, March 21, 2026 |
| i | Saturday, April 11, 2026 | Thursday, March 26, 2026 |
| l | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | Saturday, April 11, 2026 |
| y | Monday, April 6, 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.
- abaca
- abba
- abbe
- abele
- abelia
- abye
- alba
- alible
- alliable
- baal
- bacca
- baccae
- bailable
- bailee
- bailey
- bailie
- bally
- beebee
- beylic
- biali
- bibb
- bice
- bicyclic
- billie
- blae
- bleb
- blebby
- cabbala
- ceiba
- eyeable
- labelable
- labella
- labially
- libellee
- liblab