Thursday, June 18, 2026
- Words
- 40
- Points
- 168
- Genius
- 117
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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deft
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detox
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detoxed
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detoxified
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effete
adjective — Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.
adjective — (of a person) Affected, overrefined
adjective — Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
adjective — Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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feet
noun — Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
noun — A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
noun — A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
noun — The base or bottom of anything.
noun — A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
noun — (often used attributively) Travel by walking.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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fete
noun — A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
noun — A feast, celebration or carnival.
verb — (usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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feted
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footed
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teff
noun — The fine grain of this plant.
noun — A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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toffee
noun — A type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard
noun — A small, individual piece of toffee
noun — Any kind of sweets; candy
verb — To coat in toffee.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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tote
noun — A tote bag.
verb — To carry or bear.
verb — To add up; to calculate a total.
noun — A heavy burden.
noun — (logistics) A kind of plastic box used for transporting goods.
noun — A pari-mutuel machine; a totalizator.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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toxified
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- de×4
- di×3
- do×3
- ed×2
- ef×1
- ex×2
- fe×4
- fi×1
- fo×3
- id×1
- te×4
- ti×5
- to×7
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | · | 1 | 10 |
| e | 2 | · | 3 | · | · | · | 5 |
| f | 3 | 2 | 3 | · | · | · | 8 |
| i | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| t | 9 | 2 | 4 | · | 1 | · | 16 |
| Σ | 17 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 117 points of 168 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| d | Sunday, June 14, 2026 | Friday, April 24, 2026 |
| e | Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
| f | Tuesday, June 9, 2026 | Friday, June 5, 2026 |
| i | Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | Saturday, June 13, 2026 |
| o | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | Tuesday, June 9, 2026 |
| t ● | Monday, June 15, 2026 | Monday, May 25, 2026 |
| x | Monday, June 1, 2026 | first recorded time |
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.
- deet
- dite
- dittoed
- dixit
- doit
- doited
- fetted
- fixit
- fixt
- foetid
- ootid
- otto
- tedded
- teiid
- tiffed
- titi
- tittie
- toff
- toft
- toit
- toited
- totted
- toxoid