Saturday, November 7, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 77
- Points
- 306
- Genius
- 214
- Pangram
- 1
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ailed
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allied
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amid
preposition — In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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avail
noun — Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions).
verb — To turn to the advantage of.
noun — Proceeds; profits from business transactions.
noun — An advertising slot or package.
noun — A press avail.
noun — Non-binding notice of availability for work.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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availed
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avid
adjective — Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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dallied
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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 13 recorded puzzles.
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dialed
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died
verb — To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
verb — To (stop living and) undergo (a specified death).
verb — To be so overcome with emotion or laughter as to be incapacitated.
verb — (of a machine) To stop working, to break down.
verb — To be mortified or shocked by a situation.
verb — To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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dilemma
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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 23 recorded puzzles.
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dime
noun — A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar.
verb — (with "on") To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.
noun — A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar.
noun — A small amount of money
noun — An assist
noun — A playing card with the rank of ten
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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dimmed
verb — To make something less bright.
verb — To become darker.
verb — To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct
verb — To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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diva
noun — Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
noun — A person who may be considered or who considers herself (or by extension himself) much more important than others, has high expectations of others and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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eddied
verb — To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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email
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emailed
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ideal
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imam
noun — (usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader.
noun — One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.
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laddie
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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 13 recorded puzzles.
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lime
noun — Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
adjective — Lime-green.
adjective — Containing lime or lime juice.
adjective — Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
noun — A brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
noun — Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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limeade
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livid
adjective — Having a dark, bluish appearance.
adjective — Pale, pallid.
adjective — So angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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maid
noun — A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
noun — A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).
noun — A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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mail
noun — A bag or wallet.
verb — (ditransitive) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.
noun — Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together.
verb — To arm with mail.
noun — An old French coin worth half a denier.
noun — A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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mailed
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maim
noun — A serious wound
verb — To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.
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medial
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medieval
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midi
noun — A native or inhabitant of Berlin.
noun — A coat or skirt having such a hemline.
adjective — Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
noun — A doughnut with a sweet filling.
noun — A newspaper format with pages normally measuring about 315 by 470 millimetres (12.4 in × 18.5 inches), slightly taller and wider than a tabloid but narrower and shorter than a broadsheet.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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mile
noun — The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
noun — One mile per hour, as a measure of speed.
noun — (travel) An airline mile in a frequent flier program.
noun — Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.
noun — Any similarly large distance.
noun — A race of 1 mile's length; a race of around 1 mile's length (usually 1500 or 1600 meters)
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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mill
noun — A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
verb — (followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.
noun — A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, etc.
noun — An establishment that handles a certain type of situation or procedure routinely, or produces large quantities of an item without much regard to quality, such as a divorce mill, a puppy mill, etc.
noun — An institution awarding educational certificates not officially recognised
noun — The building housing such a grinding apparatus.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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mime
noun — A form of acting without words; pantomime.
noun — A pantomime actor.
verb — To act without words.
verb — To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
verb — To mimic.
noun — A person who mimics others in a comical manner.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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mimed
verb — To mimic.
verb — To act without words.
verb — To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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valid
adjective — Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
adjective — Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.
adjective — Related to the current topic, or presented within context, relevant.
adjective — Of a formula or system: such that it evaluates to true regardless of the input values.
adjective — Of an argument: whose conclusion is always true whenever its premises are true.
adjective — Effective.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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vial
noun — A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemical.
verb — To put or keep in, or as in, a vial.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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villa
noun — (plural "villas") A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
noun — (plural "villas") A family house, often semi-detached, in a middle class street.
noun — (plural "villae") A country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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vivid
noun — A felt-tipped permanent marker.
adjective — (of perception) Clear, detailed or powerful.
adjective — (of an image) Bright, intense or colourful.
adjective — Full of life, strikingly alive.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ai×4
- al×2
- am×1
- av×3
- da×1
- de×3
- di×16
- ed×1
- el×2
- em×2
- ev×1
- id×4
- im×1
- iv×1
- la×2
- le×1
- li×8
- ma×5
- me×3
- mi×8
- va×1
- ve×2
- vi×5
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
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| a | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | · | 10 |
| d | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | · | 20 |
| e | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | 6 |
| i | 3 | 3 | · | · | · | 6 |
| l | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | · | 11 |
| m | 8 | 2 | 5 | · | 1 | 16 |
| v | 4 | 3 | 1 | · | · | 8 |
| Σ | 31 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 77 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 214 points of 306 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 22549 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Wednesday, November 4, 2026 | Saturday, October 31, 2026 |
| d | Monday, November 2, 2026 | Monday, November 2, 2026 |
| e | Monday, November 2, 2026 | Sunday, November 1, 2026 |
| i ● | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| l | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| m | Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Sunday, October 25, 2026 |
| v | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Monday, October 5, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 47
- naan 42
- nana 42
- onion 34
- toot 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.
- aalii
- aedile
- alidad
- alidade
- amia
- amide
- amie
- deil
- delime
- delimed
- devilled
- diademed
- dialled
- diallel
- diamide
- didie
- diel
- dilled
- edile
- eide
- elemi
- idem
- ilea
- ileal
- ilia
- iliad
- ilial
- imid
- imide
- lamia
- lamiae
- lieve
- lilied
- limed
- maile
- maill
- mallei
- mamie
- mammie
- mammilla
- mammillae
- mavie
- mealie
- mediad
- mediae
- mediaeval
- medii
- melamdim
- middled
- miladi
- milia
- milldam
- mille
- millieme
- millime
- vail
- vailed
- vedalia
- vialed
- vialled
- vide
- vill
- villae
- villi
- viva
- vive