Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 62
- Points
- 340
- Genius
- 237
- Pangram
- 1
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cede
verb — To give up; yield to another.
verb — To give way.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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ceded
verb — To give up; yield to another.
verb — To give way.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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cent
noun — (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
noun — The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
noun — A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
noun — (Sanskrit and other Indian philology) satakam, set of one hundred verses connected by the same metre or topic
noun — A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
noun — A small sum of money.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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cocoon
noun — The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
verb — To envelop in a protective case
noun — Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.
verb — To withdraw into such a case.
Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.
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code
noun — A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.
verb — To write software programs.
verb — Of a patient, to suffer a sudden medical emergency (a code blue) such as cardiac arrest.
noun — A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
noun — Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.
noun — A set of rules for converting information into another form or representation.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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coded
verb — To write software programs.
verb — Of a patient, to suffer a sudden medical emergency (a code blue) such as cardiac arrest.
adjective — Encoded; written in code or cipher.
verb — To add codes to a dataset.
verb — To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.
verb — To encode.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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coed
noun — A young woman who attends college.
adjective — Of an educational institution, that teaches both males and females.
noun — A (generally young) woman, especially on the campus of a college or other educational institute.
adjective — Of any location, that mixes males and females.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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coho
noun — An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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conch
noun — A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
verb — To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.
noun — A machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding.
noun — The shell of this sea animal.
noun — A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.
noun — The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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concocted
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connect
verb — (of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
verb — (of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.
verb — (of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
verb — (of a person) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.
verb — To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.
verb — To associate; to establish a relation between.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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connected
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connoted
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contend
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contended
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content
noun — (except in phrases) Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure.
verb — To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to make happy.
adjective — Satisfied
interjection — Alright, agreed
noun — That which is contained.
adjective — Contained.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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contented
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cooed
verb — To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.
verb — To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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coot
noun — Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
noun — A foolish or eccentric fellow
noun — (with the) A success; something excellent.
noun — Body louse (Pediculus humanus).
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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cottoned
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decedent
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decent
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deco
noun — (underwater diving) Decompression.
noun — A friendship book in which people add decorative elements such as drawings, stickers and sequins.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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decode
noun — A product of decoding
verb — To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
noun — Output from a program or device used to interpret communication protocols
verb — To figure out something difficult to interpret.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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decoded
verb — To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
verb — To figure out something difficult to interpret.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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detect
verb — To discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
adjective — Detected.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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docent
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echo
noun — A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
verb — (of a sound or sound waves) To reflect off a surface and return.
noun — The visual image formed by an echocardiograph.
noun — The use of ultrasound to produce images of the heart.
noun — An utterance repeating what has just been said.
noun — A device in verse in which a line ends with a word which recalls the sound of the last word of the preceding line.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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echoed
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etch
verb — To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
noun — An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been been mowed; also, a field of such growth.
verb — To engrave a surface.
verb — To make a lasting impression.
verb — To sketch; to delineate.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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hence
adverb — As a result; therefore, for this reason
adverb — (of a length of time) in the future from now
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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honcho
noun — Boss, leader
verb — To lead or manage.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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hooch
noun — Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
noun — A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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notch
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notched
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once
adverb — (frequency) One and only one time.
conjunction — As soon as; when; after.
adverb — (temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past.
adverb — Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one.
adverb — As soon as.
adverb — At a future time.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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tech
noun — Technology
noun — Technician
noun — Technique
noun — (used in titles) technical college
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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techno
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thence
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notched is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ce×3
- co×31
- de×9
- do×1
- ec×2
- en×2
- et×2
- he×1
- ho×2
- ne×1
- no×3
- oc×1
- on×1
- te×2
- th×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 34 |
| d | 1 | · | 5 | 1 | 3 | · | 10 |
| e | 2 | · | 3 | 1 | · | · | 6 |
| h | · | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | 3 |
| n | · | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| o | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| t | 1 | · | 2 | · | · | · | 3 |
| Σ | 13 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 62 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 237 points of 340 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 20967 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| c ● | Saturday, October 3, 2026 | Friday, September 25, 2026 |
| d | Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Friday, September 4, 2026 |
| e | Thursday, October 1, 2026 | Sunday, August 30, 2026 |
| h | Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Thursday, October 1, 2026 |
| n | Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Tuesday, September 22, 2026 |
| o | Monday, October 5, 2026 | Saturday, September 26, 2026 |
| t | Monday, October 5, 2026 | Friday, October 2, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 47
- naan 38
- nana 38
- onion 33
- toot 33
- loll 30
- acacia 29
- acai 29
- mama 29
- mamma 29
- nene 28
- imam 26
- maim 26
- onto 26
- toon 26
- mini 26
- minim 26
- cocoon 25
- lilt 25
- till 25
- tilt 25
- mitt 25
- natant 25
- cancan 25
- canna 25
Valid words the Bee rejected
Accepted on other days, not today
These fit today's letters and have been official answers before — today the Bee said no.
- ecotone
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.
- cenote
- cento
- cete
- cheth
- chon
- chott
- coco
- cocotte
- codded
- codec
- coden
- concent
- conn
- conodont
- conte
- conto
- cooch
- coocoo
- cooee
- cooeed
- coon
- coted
- eche
- eched
- honchoed
- hootch
- hotch
- hotched
- nocent
- ochone
- octette
- teched
- tench
- tendence
- tetched
- thecodont