Tuesday, May 12, 2026
- Words
- 38
- Points
- 201
- Genius
- 140
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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camo
noun — A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
verb — To camouflage.
noun — Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
verb — To put on camouflage clothing.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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cancan
noun — A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
verb — To dance the cancan.
noun — (motocross) A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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canna
noun — Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
noun — A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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catacomb
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coma
noun — A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
noun — A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
noun — A defect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images that in an ideal image would appear as points.
noun — A tuft or bunch, such as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree, a cluster of bracts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant, or a tuft of long hairs on certain seeds.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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combat
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combatant
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comma
noun — The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set off parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
verb — To place a comma or commas within text; to follow, precede, or surround a portion of text with commas.
noun — A similar-looking subscript diacritical mark.
noun — Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polygonia, having a comma-shaped white mark on the underwings, especially Polygonia c-album and Polygonia c-aureum of North Africa, Europe, and Asia.
noun — A difference in the calculation of nearly identical intervals by different ways.
noun — A delimiting marker between items in a genetic sequence.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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coot
noun — Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
noun — A foolish or eccentric fellow
noun — (with the) A success; something excellent.
noun — Body louse (Pediculus humanus).
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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noncombatant
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tomcat
noun — A tom, a male cat.
verb — To prowl for sexual gratification.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ba×2
- bo×1
- ca×12
- co×15
- no×2
- oc×1
- ta×2
- to×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| c | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | 27 |
| n | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 2 |
| o | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| t | 2 | · | 1 | 2 | · | · | · | 5 |
| Σ | 10 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 140 points of 201 available. The average answer runs 5.7 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17231 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Saturday, May 9, 2026 | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 |
| b | Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | Tuesday, April 21, 2026 |
| c ● | Monday, May 11, 2026 | Friday, May 8, 2026 |
| m | Saturday, May 9, 2026 | Sunday, April 19, 2026 |
| n | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Thursday, May 7, 2026 |
| o | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
| t | Monday, May 11, 2026 | Monday, May 11, 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.
- abaca
- acta
- ancon
- bacca
- banco
- cabman
- cabob
- cabomba
- caca
- canto
- catboat
- coact
- cobb
- coco
- cocomat
- commata
- conn
- conto
- coocoo
- coomb
- coon
- cooncan
- cotan
- cotta
- macaco
- macon
- monocot
- noncombat
- noncontact
- nontobacco
- octan
- tambac
- tombac