Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 19
- Points
- 107
- Genius
- 74
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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crimp
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crimping
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impinging
verb — To make a physical impact on.
verb — To interfere with.
verb — To have an effect upon, especially a negative one.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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mimic
noun — A person who practices mimicry, or mime.
verb — To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
adjective — Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.
noun — An imitation.
verb — To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.
adjective — Mock, pretended.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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miming
verb — To act without words.
verb — To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
noun — A performance in mime.
verb — To mimic.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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mini
adjective — Miniature, tiny, small.
noun — A miniskirt.
noun — A minicomputer.
Appeared in 26 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 26 recorded puzzles.
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mining
noun — The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.
verb — To remove (ore) from the ground.
verb — To dig into, for ore or metal.
noun — Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof-of-work
noun — The activity of placing explosives underground, rigged to explode
verb — To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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pimp
noun — Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
verb — To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.
adjective — Excellent, fashionable, stylish
numeral — Five in Cumbrian and Welsh sheep counting
noun — A man who can easily attract women.
verb — To prostitute someone.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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pimping
verb — To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.
noun — The practise of procuring prostitutes.
adjective — Little or petty.
verb — To prostitute someone.
verb — To excessively customize something, especially a vehicle, according to ghetto standards (also pimp out).
verb — To ask progressively harder and ultimately unanswerable questions of a resident or medical student (said of a senior member of the medical staff).
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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priming
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primping
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- cr×2
- gr×1
- im×1
- mi×8
- pi×2
- pr×4
- ri×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 2 |
| g | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| i | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 |
| m | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | · | · | 8 |
| p | 2 | 1 | · | 2 | 1 | · | 6 |
| r | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 74 points of 107 available. The average answer runs 5.9 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19991 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| c | Friday, September 11, 2026 | Sunday, August 16, 2026 |
| g | Monday, September 14, 2026 | Monday, September 14, 2026 |
| i | Sunday, September 13, 2026 | Saturday, September 12, 2026 |
| m ● | Saturday, September 12, 2026 | Saturday, September 5, 2026 |
| n | Sunday, September 13, 2026 | Sunday, September 13, 2026 |
| p | Monday, September 14, 2026 | Monday, September 7, 2026 |
| r | Saturday, September 12, 2026 | Wednesday, September 9, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 46
- naan 36
- nana 36
- onion 32
- toot 32
- loll 30
- mama 28
- mamma 28
- acacia 26
- acai 26
- mini 26
- minim 26
- nene 26
- imam 25
- maim 25
- onto 25
- toon 25
- cocoon 24
- lilt 24
- till 24
- tilt 24
- aria 24
- mitt 24
- loon 24
- tint 24
Valid words the Bee rejected
Accepted on other days, not today
These fit today's letters and have been official answers before — today the Bee said no.
- gimp
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.
- gimping
- griming
- impi
- imping
- migg
- miri
- nimming
- primi
- primming
- riming