Thursday, October 8, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 60
- Points
- 289
- Genius
- 202
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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acne
noun — A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
noun — A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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amen
noun — An instance of saying ‘amen’.
verb — To say amen.
adverb — At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
interjection — An expression of strong agreement. Often, though dated, in the phrase "Amen to that".
noun — A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)
verb — To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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anima
noun — The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
noun — (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) of a person that is in touch with the unconscious as opposed to the persona.
noun — (Jungian psychology) The unconscious feminine aspect of a person.
Appeared in 17 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 26 recorded puzzles.
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cane
noun — A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof
noun — The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool
verb — To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement
noun — A rod-shaped tool or device, somewhat like a cane
noun — Split rattan, as used in wickerwork, basketry and the like
verb — To make or furnish with cane or rattan.
Appeared in 15 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 26 recorded puzzles.
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chance
noun — An opportunity or possibility.
noun — Random occurrence; luck.
noun — The probability of something happening.
adjective — Happening by chance, casual.
verb — To try or risk.
verb — To happen by chance, to occur.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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enema
noun — An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
noun — The fluid so injected.
noun — A device for administering such an injection.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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enhance
verb — To augment or make something greater.
verb — To improve something by adding features.
verb — To lift, raise up.
verb — To be raised up; to grow larger.
verb — (radiology) To take up contrast agent (for an organ, tissue, or lesion).
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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hence
adverb — As a result; therefore, for this reason
adverb — (of a length of time) in the future from now
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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henna
noun — A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
verb — To dye or tattoo with henna.
adjective — Of a rich reddish-brown colour.
noun — A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black.
noun — A rich reddish-brown colour.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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machine
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main
verb — Short for mainline.
adjective — Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
adverb — Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.
noun — That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
noun — A hand or match in a game of dice.
noun — A basket for gathering grapes.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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mane
noun — Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
noun — Long or thick hair of a person's head.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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mania
noun — Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
noun — Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.
noun — The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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manna
noun — Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
noun — (by extension) Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.
noun — The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.http//www.museum.vic.gov.au/forest/plants/gum.html
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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mean
verb — To lament.
verb — To intend.
adjective — Common; general.
noun — (now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
adjective — Having the mean (see noun below) as its value.
verb — To convey (a meaning).
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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mechanic
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mien
noun — Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
noun — A specific facial expression.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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mine
pronoun — My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me.
noun — A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
noun — An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
noun — Any source of wealth or resources.
verb — To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.
noun — A machine or network of machines used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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mini
adjective — Miniature, tiny, small.
noun — A miniskirt.
noun — A minicomputer.
Appeared in 27 recorded puzzles.
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minim
noun — A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
noun — Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like.
noun — A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.
noun — A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.
noun — A little man or being; a dwarf.
noun — A small fish; a minnow.
Appeared in 27 recorded puzzles.
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minima
noun — The lowest limit.
noun — The smallest amount.
noun — A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
noun — A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
noun — The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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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 39 recorded puzzles.
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name
noun — Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
verb — (ditransitive) To give a name to.
noun — Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
noun — Reputation.
noun — An abusive or insulting epithet.
noun — A person (or legal person).
Appeared in 10 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 39 recorded puzzles.
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nene
noun — The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
Appeared in 29 recorded puzzles.
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niacin
noun — A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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nice
noun — Niceness.
adjective — Pleasant, satisfactory.
adverb — Nicely.
interjection — Used to signify a job well done.
verb — To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.
adjective — Of a person: friendly, attractive.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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niece
noun — A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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nine
noun — The digit or figure 9.
numeral — A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
noun — A playing card with nine pips.
noun — A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
noun — (usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).
noun — A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
machine is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×1
- am×1
- an×4
- ca×5
- ch×4
- ci×2
- ec×1
- em×1
- en×3
- he×5
- ic×2
- im×1
- in×3
- ma×7
- me×4
- mi×7
- na×3
- ne×1
- ni×5
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 2 | 2 | · | · | · | 6 |
| c | 2 | 4 | 5 | · | · | · | 11 |
| e | · | 1 | · | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| h | · | 2 | 1 | · | 2 | · | 5 |
| i | 1 | 2 | 2 | · | · | 1 | 6 |
| m | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | · | 18 |
| n | 6 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | 9 |
| Σ | 17 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 60 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 202 points of 289 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 21080 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | Wednesday, October 7, 2026 |
| c | Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | Tuesday, October 6, 2026 |
| e | Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | Sunday, August 30, 2026 |
| h | Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | Thursday, October 1, 2026 |
| i | Monday, October 5, 2026 | Saturday, October 3, 2026 |
| m | Friday, October 2, 2026 | Thursday, September 17, 2026 |
| n ● | Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | Tuesday, September 22, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 47
- naan 39
- nana 39
- onion 33
- toot 33
- loll 30
- acacia 29
- acai 29
- mama 29
- mamma 29
- nene 29
- mini 27
- minim 27
- imam 26
- maim 26
- onto 26
- toon 26
- cancan 26
- canna 26
- cocoon 25
- lilt 25
- till 25
- tilt 25
- mitt 25
- natant 25
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.
- achene
- acini
- acinic
- amain
- amin
- amine
- aminic
- ammine
- amnia
- amnic
- anaemia
- anaemic
- animi
- anna
- cain
- cancha
- cannie
- chaine
- chainman
- chainmen
- chicane
- chinch
- chine
- cine
- cinnamic
- echini
- enamine
- encaenia
- encina
- haemin
- haen
- hance
- hemin
- imine
- immane
- immanence
- inia
- mana
- manana
- manche
- mannan
- mechanician
- meinie
- mina
- minae
- nance
- nannie
- neem
- nema