Saturday, October 24, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 50
- Points
- 210
- Genius
- 147
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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alpaca
noun — A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.
noun — Wool from the alpaca.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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capital
noun — Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
adjective — Of prime importance.
noun — Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
noun — A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.
noun — The most important city in the field specified.
noun — An uppercase letter.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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carpal
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
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catalpa
noun — Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern catalpa, Catalpa speciosa — along with the yellow catalpa, Catalpa ovata, from China — are often planted as ornamentals because of their showy flowers and decorative bean pods, though others regard the bean pods as a nuisance.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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clap
noun — The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
verb — To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
noun — (with "the") Gonorrhea.
noun — The explosive sound of thunder.
noun — Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
noun — A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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claptrap
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clip
noun — Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
verb — To grip tightly.
noun — Something which has been clipped from a larger whole:
verb — To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
noun — An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace.
noun — An embrace.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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pact
noun — An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
verb — To form a pact; to agree formally.
noun — An agreement between two or more nations
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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pair
noun — Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
verb — To group into one or more sets of two.
verb — To impair, to make worse.
noun — Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
noun — Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)
noun — A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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palatal
adjective — Pertaining to the palate.
adjective — Articulated at the hard palate.
adjective — Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate.
noun — A palatal consonant.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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palatial
adjective — On a grand scale; with very rich furnishings.
adjective — Of or relating to a palace.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pica
noun — A disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, or sand.
noun — A size of type between small pica and English, standardized as 12-point.
noun — Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the family Ochotonidae, from the mountains of North America and Asia.
noun — A magpie.
noun — (usually with qualifier) A font of this size.
noun — A unit of length equivalent to 12 points, officially 35/83 cm (0.166 in) after 1886 but now 1/6 in.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pipit
noun — Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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pita
noun — A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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pitapat
noun — A series of quick tapping sounds
verb — To make a series of quick tapping sounds; to palpitate
adverb — With a quick tapping sound
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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plait
noun — A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
verb — To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid
noun — A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
verb — To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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plat
noun — A plot of land; a lot.
noun — A map showing the boundaries of real properties (delineating one or more plots of land), especially one that forms part of a legal document.
verb — To create a plat; to lay out property lots and streets; to map.
noun — A plot, a scheme.
noun — A braid; a plait (of hair, straw, etc.).
noun — Material produced by braiding or interweaving, especially a material of interwoven straw from which straw hats are made.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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practical
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tapa
noun — Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.
noun — Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.
noun — A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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tilapia
noun — Any of various edible fish, of the genus Tilapia, native to Africa and the Middle East but naturalized worldwide.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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tipi
noun — Alternative form of teepee
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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trip
noun — A journey; an excursion or jaunt
verb — To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
adjective — Of or relating to trips
noun — A herd or flock of sheep, goats, etc.
noun — A stumble or misstep
noun — An error; a failure; a mistake
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- al×1
- ap×3
- ca×6
- cl×3
- cr×1
- pa×14
- pi×8
- pl×2
- pr×3
- ra×2
- ta×3
- ti×2
- tr×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | · | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| c | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | 10 |
| p | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| r | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| t | 5 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 7 |
| Σ | 22 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 50 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 147 points of 210 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 21817 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Wednesday, October 7, 2026 |
| c | Friday, October 23, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| i | Friday, October 23, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| l | Friday, October 23, 2026 | Friday, October 23, 2026 |
| p ● | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, September 30, 2026 |
| r | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, September 9, 2026 |
| t | Friday, October 23, 2026 | Friday, October 2, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 47
- naan 40
- nana 40
- onion 34
- toot 33
- loll 31
- acacia 30
- acai 30
- mama 30
- mamma 30
- nene 29
- mini 28
- minim 28
- cancan 27
- canna 27
- lilt 26
- till 26
- tilt 26
- imam 26
- maim 26
- onto 26
- toon 26
- tint 26
- cocoon 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.
- apical
- aplitic
- appal
- apractic
- atap
- atrip
- calpac
- caltrap
- capita
- capric
- capricci
- carpalia
- clapt
- clipt
- lapilli
- paca
- pallia
- pallial
- palpal
- palpi
- papillar
- pappi
- paprica
- para
- parallactic
- paratactic
- paratactical
- parr
- parral
- participial
- pataca
- pial
- pical
- picara
- piccalilli
- picric
- picritic
- pilar
- pili
- pipal
- piratical
- plica
- plical
- practic
- priapi
- prill
- riprap
- tipcart
- tipcat
- trapt
- tripart