Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 41
- Points
- 224
- Genius
- 156
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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diddly
noun — A small amount of no worth.
interjection — A written representation of a trill sound.
noun — (sometimes childish) penis
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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digging
verb — To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
verb — To understand or show interest in.
noun — The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
verb — To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
verb — To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
verb — To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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dill
noun — Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
verb — To cook or flavor with dill
verb — To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.
noun — A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring
noun — A fool.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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dilly
adjective — Redolent of dill (the herb).
noun — Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.
noun — A dilly bag.
noun — A kind of stagecoach.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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ding
noun — Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
verb — To hit or strike.
noun — The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.
verb — To make high-pitched sound like a bell.
noun — An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
noun — A rejection.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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dinging
verb — To hit or strike.
verb — To make high-pitched sound like a bell.
verb — To dash; to throw violently.
verb — To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.
verb — To fire or reject.
verb — To deduct, as points, from another, in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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dining
verb — To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
noun — Eating dinner as a social function.
verb — To give a dinner to; to furnish with the chief meal; to feed.
verb — To dine upon; to have to eat.
noun — Entertaining someone to dinner.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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dizzily
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dizzy
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dizzying
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dizzyingly
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giddying
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gigging
verb — To fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.
verb — To engender.
verb — To engage in musical performances.
verb — To make fun of; to make a joke at someone's expense, often condescending.
verb — To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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ginning
verb — To remove the seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.
verb — To begin.
noun — The act of removing seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.
verb — To trap something in a gin.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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idly
adverb — In an idle manner.
adverb — Without specific purpose, intent or effort.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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idyl
noun — Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
noun — An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
noun — A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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idyll
noun — Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
noun — An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
noun — A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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inning
noun — A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
verb — To house; to lodge.
noun — A similar period of play.
noun — A player (or team)'s turn at the table to make shots until ended by a miss or a foul.
noun — A chance or opportunity to perform some deed or act.
noun — The gathering of a crop; harvesting.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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ninny
noun — A silly or foolish person.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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zingy
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- di×13
- dy×1
- gi×11
- gl×1
- id×4
- il×1
- in×1
- li×2
- ly×1
- ni×2
- zi×4
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| g | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | · | 12 |
| i | 3 | 1 | 2 | · | · | · | 6 |
| l | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 3 |
| n | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 2 |
| z | 1 | 1 | · | 2 | · | · | 4 |
| Σ | 9 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 41 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 156 points of 224 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 20345 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| d | Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | Friday, September 4, 2026 |
| g | Saturday, September 19, 2026 | Monday, September 14, 2026 |
| i ● | Tuesday, September 22, 2026 | Saturday, September 12, 2026 |
| l | Monday, September 21, 2026 | Monday, August 31, 2026 |
| n | Tuesday, September 22, 2026 | Tuesday, September 22, 2026 |
| y | Monday, September 21, 2026 | Wednesday, August 5, 2026 |
| z | Friday, September 4, 2026 | Monday, April 27, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 47
- naan 38
- nana 38
- onion 33
- toot 32
- loll 30
- mama 29
- mamma 29
- nene 28
- acacia 27
- acai 27
- imam 26
- maim 26
- mini 26
- minim 26
- onto 25
- toon 25
- cocoon 24
- lilt 24
- till 24
- tilt 24
- aria 24
- mitt 24
- natant 24
- cancan 24
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.
- didy
- dindling
- dingily
- dinning
- gigglingly
- gilly
- gillying
- gingili
- gingilli
- ginny
- indign
- indignly
- inly
- lidding
- lignin
- lindy
- ling
- lingy
- linin
- linn
- liny
- lyingly
- nidi
- niding
- nigglingly
- nill
- nilling
- yill
- zill
- zizzling