Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 56
- Points
- 244
- Genius
- 170
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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allay
noun — Alleviation; abatement; check.
verb — To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
noun — An alloy.
verb — To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
verb — To subside, abate, become peaceful.
verb — To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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ally
noun — A person, group, or state (etc) which is associated with another for a common cause; one united to another by treaty or common purpose; a confederate.
verb — To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy.
noun — A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
noun — A glass marble or taw.
noun — A person, group, concept (etc) which is associated with another as a helper; a supporter; an auxiliary.
noun — Anything akin to something else by structure, etc.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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aril
noun — A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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dally
verb — To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
noun — Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.
verb — To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal
verb — To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet
verb — To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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dial
noun — A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
noun — A clock face.
verb — To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.
verb — To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone.
noun — A sundial.
noun — A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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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 10 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 21 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 10 recorded puzzles.
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drill
noun — A tool used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece.
verb — To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
noun — An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.
verb — To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.
noun — A small trickling stream; a rill.
verb — To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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dryly
adverb — In a dry manner.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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idly
adverb — In an idle manner.
adverb — Without specific purpose, intent or effort.
Appeared in 10 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 10 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 10 recorded puzzles.
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lady
noun — An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.
noun — The mistress of a household.
noun — A high priestess.
noun — A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
noun — The feminine of lord.
noun — A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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laid
verb — To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
verb — To produce and deposit an egg.
verb — To have sex with.
verb — To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
verb — To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
verb — To state; to allege.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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lair
noun — A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
noun — A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.
noun — A shed or shelter for domestic animals.
noun — A bed or resting place.
noun — A grave; a cemetery plot.
verb — To rest; to dwell.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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lard
noun — Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
verb — To garnish or strew, especially with reference to words or phrases in speech and writing.
verb — To stuff (meat) with bacon or pork before cooking.
noun — Fatty meat from a pig; bacon, pork.
verb — To smear with fat or lard.
verb — To fatten; to enrich.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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liar
noun — One who tells lies.
noun — A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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lira
noun — The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
noun — The former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro
noun — The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.
noun — The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar)
noun — A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
noun — Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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papillary
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radial
noun — A radial tire / radial tyre.
adjective — Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.
adjective — Developing uniformly on all sides.
adjective — Moving along a radius.
adjective — Of, or relating to the radius bone.
adjective — Of, or relating to the radius (vein), and/or the wing areas next to it.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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rail
noun — The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
noun — A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
noun — A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
noun — A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
verb — To criticize severely.
noun — Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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rally
noun — A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
verb — To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
noun — Good-humoured raillery.
verb — To tease; to chaff good-humouredly.
noun — A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America.
noun — A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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rial
noun — The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
noun — An old gold coin of England.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
rapidly is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ai×2
- al×2
- ap×2
- ar×1
- da×3
- di×5
- dr×2
- id×3
- il×1
- la×5
- li×5
- pa×11
- pi×3
- pl×2
- ra×5
- ri×4
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | 7 |
| d | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 10 |
| i | 3 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| l | 7 | 2 | · | · | 1 | · | · | 10 |
| p | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | 16 |
| r | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 9 |
| Σ | 22 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 170 points of 244 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 21673 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Wednesday, October 7, 2026 |
| d | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| i | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| l ● | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, August 31, 2026 |
| p | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Wednesday, September 30, 2026 |
| r | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Wednesday, September 9, 2026 |
| y | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
Other days with these pangrams
- Saturday, August 2, 2025 — lapidary, center P
- Saturday, August 2, 2025 — rapidly, center P
Same seven letters
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 47
- naan 40
- nana 40
- onion 34
- toot 33
- acacia 30
- acai 30
- loll 30
- mama 30
- mamma 30
- nene 29
- mini 28
- minim 28
- cancan 27
- canna 27
- imam 26
- maim 26
- onto 26
- toon 26
- tint 26
- cocoon 25
- lilt 25
- till 25
- tilt 25
- mitt 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.
- aalii
- alar
- alary
- alidad
- aliya
- allyl
- appal
- aridly
- arrayal
- aryl
- dirl
- drail
- drily
- ilia
- iliad
- ilial
- laari
- laird
- lairdly
- lall
- lapilli
- lardy
- lari
- liard
- lidar
- liri
- lyard
- paillard
- palladia
- pallia
- pallial
- pally
- palpal
- palpi
- paly
- papillar
- papyral
- parral
- pial
- pilar
- pili
- pily
- pipal
- playa
- playday
- prill
- pyralid
- radialia
- yald
- yill