Wednesday, April 15, 2026
- Words
- 62
- Points
- 229
- Genius
- 160
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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apeman
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apemen
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mama
noun — (hypocoristic, usually childish) Mother, female parent.
Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.
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mamma
noun — The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. (plural: mammae)
noun — (hypocoristic, usually childish) Mother, female parent.
noun — An accessory cloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of most cloud genera
Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.
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maven
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naan
noun — A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.
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nana
noun — (term of endearment) one's grandmother
noun — A banana
noun — A fool
noun — A nanny
Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.
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natant
adjective — Floating or swimming (in water)
adjective — In a horizontal position, as if swimming
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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nave
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pant
noun — A pair of pants (trousers or underpants).
verb — To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.
noun — A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
noun — Eager longing.
verb — To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
verb — To long for (something); to be eager for (something).
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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pavane
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pavement
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penman
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tapa
noun — Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.
noun — Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.
noun — A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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vamp
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vane
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- am×1
- an×3
- ap×3
- at×1
- ea×2
- em×1
- en×1
- ma×9
- me×4
- na×7
- ne×3
- pa×12
- pe×4
- ta×4
- te×4
- va×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 2 | · | 1 | · | 4 |
| m | 6 | 6 | · | 1 | · | 13 |
| n | 7 | · | 2 | · | 1 | 10 |
| p | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| t | 6 | · | 1 | · | 1 | 8 |
| v | 3 | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| Σ | 31 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 62 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 160 points of 229 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17231 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a ● | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | Sunday, April 5, 2026 |
| e | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | Saturday, March 21, 2026 |
| m | Thursday, April 9, 2026 | Wednesday, April 1, 2026 |
| n | Sunday, April 12, 2026 | Sunday, April 12, 2026 |
| p | Monday, April 6, 2026 | Friday, February 27, 2026 |
| t | Monday, April 13, 2026 | Wednesday, April 8, 2026 |
| v | Monday, March 30, 2026 | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 41
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 28
- toot 28
- loll 27
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- 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
- lilt 20
- till 20
- tilt 20
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.
- ament
- anent
- anna
- anta
- antae
- appetent
- ataman
- atap
- atma
- atman
- attent
- avant
- enate
- enemata
- etape
- etna
- mammae
- mammate
- mammee
- mammet
- mana
- manana
- mannan
- matt
- meatman
- meatmen
- menta
- metate
- metepa
- nappe
- navette
- nema
- pampean
- panne
- paten
- pattee
- patten
- pavan
- pean
- penna
- pennae
- penname
- pennate
- petnap
- tampan
- tannate
- tapeta
- tappet
- tate
- tepa
- vanman
- vanmen
- veena
- vena
- venae
- venenate