Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 18
- Points
- 79
- Genius
- 55
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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chuck
noun — Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
verb — To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
noun — A chicken, a hen.
verb — To make a clucking sound.
noun — A gentle touch or tap.
verb — To touch or tap gently.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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chunk
noun — A part of something that has been separated.
verb — To break into large pieces or chunks.
noun — A representative portion of a substance, often large and irregular.
noun — A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a bundle or cluster.
noun — A discrete segment of a file, stream, etc. (especially one that represents audiovisual media); a block.
noun — A segment of a comedian's performance
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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hunk
noun — A large or dense piece of something.
noun — A goal or base in children's games.
noun — A sexually attractive boy or man, especially one who is muscular.
noun — A record of differences between almost contiguous portions of two files (or other sources of information). Differences that are widely separated by areas which are identical in both files would not be part of a single hunk. Differences that are separated by small regions which are identical in both files may comprise a single hunk. Patches are made up of hunks.
noun — A honyock.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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munch
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ch×7
- ci×1
- hi×1
- hu×2
- in×1
- ki×1
- mu×3
- nu×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 4 | 1 | · | · | 8 |
| h | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | 3 |
| i | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| k | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| m | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 3 |
| n | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Σ | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 55 points of 79 available. The average answer runs 5.2 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 21617 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| c | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| h ● | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| i | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| k | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Friday, September 11, 2026 |
| m | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| n | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| u | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Thursday, September 10, 2026 |
Other days with this pangram
- Friday, September 12, 2025 — munchkin, center I
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.
- chinch
- chink
- huck
- huic
- humic
- hunh
- unchic