Monday, November 9, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 62
- Points
- 239
- Genius
- 167
- Pangram
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abbot
noun — The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
noun — The pastor and/or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.
noun — A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.
noun — (British slang) A brothel-owner's husband or lover.
noun — (British slang) A ponce; a man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard or equivalent to a bouncer.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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abort
noun — A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion.
verb — (now rare outside medicine) To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.
noun — The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion.
noun — An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.
noun — The function used to abort a process.
noun — An event involving the abort of a process.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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aorta
noun — The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
noun — The liveliest part of something.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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arhat
noun — One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
noun — One of the stages of the ascetic's spiritual evolution, when all passions (anger, ego, deception, greed, attachment, hatred and ignorance) are destroyed; arhanta.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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athrob
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atom
noun — The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
noun — (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
noun — The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
noun — In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
noun — The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
noun — A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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attar
noun — An essential oil extracted from flowers.
noun — A perfume made from this oil.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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baht
noun — The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.
adverb — Without (Yorkshire dialect, famously part of the song title On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at)
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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bath
noun — A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
noun — The act of bathing.
verb — To wash a person or animal in a bath
noun — A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
noun — A substance or preparation in which something is immersed.
noun — A building or area where bathing occurs.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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bathmat
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bathroom
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boat
noun — A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
verb — To travel by boat.
noun — A full house.
noun — A vehicle, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.
noun — One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.
noun — The refugee boats arriving in Australian waters, and by extension, refugees generally.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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boot
noun — A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
verb — To kick.
noun — Remedy, amends.
verb — To avail, benefit, profit.
noun — The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device.
verb — To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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bottom
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brat
noun — A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
noun — Bratwurst
noun — A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
noun — Acronym of Born, Raised, And Transferred.
noun — A son or daughter (at any age) of an active military service member.
noun — A turbot or flatfish
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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hart
noun — A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
noun — A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
noun — A red deer or one of related species.
noun — Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.
noun — The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.
noun — Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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hath
verb — To possess, own.
verb — To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
verb — Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
verb — To partake of (a particular substance, especially food or drink, or action or activity).
verb — To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
verb — To experience, go through, undergo.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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hoot
noun — A derisive cry or shout.
verb — To cry out or shout in contempt.
noun — The cry of an owl.
noun — A fun event or person. (See hootenanny)
noun — A small particle.
verb — To make the cry of an owl, a hoo.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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mammoth
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marmot
noun — Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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mart
noun — A market.
verb — To buy or sell in, or as in a mart.
noun — A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals; a letter of marque.
noun — Battle; contest.
noun — A bargain.
verb — To traffic.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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moat
noun — A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
verb — To surround with a moat.
noun — An aspect of a business which makes it more "defensible" from competitors, either because of the nature of its products, services, franchise or other reason.
noun — A circular lowland between a resurgent dome and the walls of the caldera surrounding it.
noun — A hill or mound.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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moot
noun — A moot court.
adjective — Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
noun — A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.
verb — To bring up as a subject for debate, to propose.
noun — Vagina.
noun — The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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mortar
noun — A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
verb — To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
noun — A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.
noun — A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.
verb — To pound in a mortar.
verb — To fire a mortar (weapon).
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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motor
noun — A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
verb — To make a journey by motor vehicle; to drive.
adjective — Relating to the ability to move
noun — A motor car, or automobile.
noun — A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force.
noun — Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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motorboat
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motto
noun — A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
noun — A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
noun — A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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oath
noun — A solemn pledge or promise, appealing to a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest to the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
verb — To pledge.
noun — A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.
noun — A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
noun — A curse, a curse word.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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ratatat
noun — A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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robot
noun — A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed.
noun — An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
noun — A person who does not seem to have any emotions.
noun — A traffic light (from earlier robot policeman).
noun — A theodolite which follows the movements of a prism and can be used by a one-man crew.
noun — A style of dance popular in disco in which the dancer imitates the stiff movements of a stereotypical android robot.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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root
noun — The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
verb — To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
noun — An act of sexual intercourse.
verb — To turn up or dig with the snout.
verb — (with "for" or "on") To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.)
noun — A root vegetable.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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rotor
noun — A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump.
noun — The wing of a helicopter or similar aircraft.
noun — A quantity having magnitude, direction and position.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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taboo
noun — An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
verb — To mark as taboo.
adjective — Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
noun — (in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
verb — To ban.
verb — To avoid.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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tabor
noun — A small drum.
verb — To make (a sound) with a tabor.
noun — A military train of men and wagons; an encampment of such resources.
verb — To strike lightly and frequently.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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taro
noun — Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
noun — Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
noun — Food from a taro plant.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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tarot
noun — (singular or plural) A card game played in various different variations.
noun — Any of the set of 78 playing cards (divided into five suits, including one of permanent trumps), often used for mystical divination.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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tart
adjective — Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
noun — A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
noun — A prostitute.
verb — To practice prostitution
adjective — (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
adjective — Sharp; keen; severe.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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tartar
noun — A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.
noun — A fearsome or angrily violent person.
noun — A hard yellow deposit on the teeth.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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tattoo
noun — An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
verb — To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).
noun — A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
verb — To tap rhythmically on, to drum.
noun — A breed of pony from India; a pony of that breed.
noun — A method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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that
noun — Something being indicated that is there; one of those.
adverb — (degree) To a given extent or degree.
pronoun — (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
conjunction — Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
adverb — (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).
adverb — To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tomato
noun — A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
verb — To pelt with tomatoes
noun — The savory fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.
noun — A shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato.
noun — A desirable-looking woman.
noun — A stupid act or person.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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tomb
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toot
noun — The noise of a horn or whistle.
verb — To stand out, or be prominent.
noun — A toilet.
noun — (by extension) A fart; flatus.
noun — Cocaine.
noun — A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.
Appeared in 35 recorded puzzles.
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tooth
noun — A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
verb — To provide or furnish with teeth.
noun — A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
noun — A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
noun — A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
noun — A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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toro
noun — A traditional Japanese lantern.
noun — Rapanea salicina, a species of shrub or small tree native to New Zealand.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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tort
noun — An injury or wrong.
adjective — Tart; sharp.
adjective — Stretched tight; taut.
noun — A tortoise.
noun — A tortoiseshell (animal with coloured markings on fur).
noun — A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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tram
noun — A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
verb — To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway.
noun — A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.
noun — A similar vehicle for carrying materials.
noun — A people mover.
noun — An aerial cable car.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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trot
noun — Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.
noun — Heroin (drug).
noun — An ugly old woman, a hag.
verb — To move along briskly; specifically, to move at a pace between a walk and a run.
noun — A genre of Korean pop music employing repetitive rhythm and vocal inflections.
noun — A supporter of Trotskyism.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ab×2
- ao×1
- ar×1
- at×3
- ba×4
- bo×5
- br×2
- ha×3
- ho×1
- ma×5
- mo×7
- oa×1
- or×1
- ra×1
- ro×4
- ta×7
- th×3
- to×8
- tr×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 5 | 1 | · | · | · | 7 |
| b | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 11 |
| h | 3 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| m | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | · | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 2 |
| r | 1 | 2 | · | 2 | · | · | 5 |
| t | 9 | 8 | 4 | · | · | · | 21 |
| Σ | 26 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 167 points of 239 available. The average answer runs 5.0 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 22648 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Sunday, November 8, 2026 | Saturday, October 31, 2026 |
| b | Tuesday, November 3, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 2026 |
| h | Wednesday, November 4, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| m | Saturday, November 7, 2026 | Sunday, October 25, 2026 |
| o | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Wednesday, November 4, 2026 |
| r | Wednesday, November 4, 2026 | Thursday, October 29, 2026 |
| t ● | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, October 2, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 47
- naan 42
- nana 42
- toot 35
- onion 34
- loll 32
- acacia 31
- acai 31
- mama 31
- mamma 31
- mini 29
- minim 29
- nene 29
- lilt 28
- till 28
- tilt 28
- imam 28
- maim 28
- cancan 28
- canna 28
- olio 27
- cocoon 26
- onto 26
- toon 26
- natant 26
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.
- abator
- amort
- atma
- barrator
- batt
- bhoot
- boart
- bort
- bota
- bott
- matt
- mort
- motmot
- mott
- ortho
- ottar
- otto
- rabat
- rabato
- rath
- rato
- rota
- roto
- tahr
- tamarao
- tarama
- tatar
- tharm
- thoro
- thro
- toom
- tora
- torot
- toroth
- torr