Sunday, October 18, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 59
- Points
- 300
- Genius
- 210
- Pangram
- 1
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dentin
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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 8 recorded puzzles.
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dinette
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dint
noun — A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
verb — To dent.
noun — Force, power; especially in by dint of.
noun — The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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diode
noun — An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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djinn
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djinni
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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 8 recorded puzzles.
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enjoined
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idiot
noun — A person of low general intelligence.
adjective — Idiotic, stupid
noun — A person who makes stupid decisions; a fool.
noun — A person of the lowest intellectual standing, a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old; a person with an IQ below 30.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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indent
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indented
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intend
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intended
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intent
noun — A purpose; something that is intended.
adjective — Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
noun — The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.
adjective — Engrossed.
adjective — Unwavering from a course of action.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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into
preposition — To or towards the inside of.
preposition — To or towards the region of.
preposition — Against, especially with force or violence.
preposition — Indicates transition into another form or substance.
preposition — After the start of.
preposition — Interested in or attracted to.
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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iodide
noun — A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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jinn
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jinni
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joined
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jointed
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nine
noun — The digit or figure 9.
numeral — A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
noun — A playing card with nine pips.
noun — A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
noun — (usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).
noun — A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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nineteen
numeral — The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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nite
noun — The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
noun — (Astronomy) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
noun — (Legal) Often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
noun — An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
noun — A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a place away from home, e.g. a hotel.
noun — Nightfall.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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notion
noun — Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
noun — A sentiment; an opinion.
noun — Sense; mind.
noun — An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
noun — Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, either for attachment to garments or as a tool, such as a button, zipper, or thimble.
noun — Inclination; intention; disposition.
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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onion
noun — A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
noun — The bulb of such a plant.
noun — The genus as a whole.
noun — A ball.
noun — A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
Appeared in 34 recorded puzzles.
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tine
noun — A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
adjective — Small, diminutive
noun — Trouble; distress; teen.
verb — To kindle; to set on fire.
verb — To shut in, or enclose.
noun — A small branch, especially on an antler or horn.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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tined
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tinned
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tint
verb — To shade, to color.
noun — A slight coloring.
noun — A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
noun — A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
noun — A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
Appeared in 26 recorded puzzles.
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tinted
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jointed is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- de×4
- di×10
- dj×2
- ed×4
- en×2
- id×1
- in×13
- io×2
- ji×2
- jo×4
- ni×3
- no×1
- on×1
- ti×9
- to×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | · | 2 | · | 16 |
| e | 1 | · | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 6 |
| i | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| j | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 6 |
| n | 2 | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| o | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| t | 4 | 2 | 4 | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| Σ | 15 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 59 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 210 points of 300 available. The average answer runs 5.7 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 21568 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| d | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 |
| e | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 |
| i ● | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Saturday, October 3, 2026 |
| j | Monday, September 21, 2026 | first recorded time |
| n | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| o | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Saturday, September 26, 2026 |
| t | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Friday, October 2, 2026 |
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.
- dentine
- dentoid
- didie
- dido
- diene
- dinned
- dinted
- dite
- dittoed
- djin
- doit
- doited
- eide
- endite
- endited
- indene
- indention
- indite
- indited
- inedited
- inion
- inned
- inti
- intine
- iodid
- iodin
- ionone
- jettied
- jinnee
- nide
- nided
- nidi
- ninon
- nitid
- niton
- nodi
- noontide
- odontoid
- ootid
- teiid
- teind
- tentie
- tineid
- titi
- tittie
- toit
- toited
- tondi
- tontine