Thursday, September 10, 2026
Edited by Sam Ezersky
- Words
- 53
- Points
- 258
- Genius
- 180
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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annual
noun — An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication.
adjective — Happening once every year.
noun — An annual plant; a plant with a life span of just one growing season; a plant which naturally germinates, flowers and dies in one year. Compare biennial, perennial.
noun — A medical checkup taking place once a year.
noun — A pantomime taking place once a year.
adjective — Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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annul
verb — To formally revoke the validity of.
verb — To dissolve (a marital union) on the grounds that it is not valid.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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dude
noun — (used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning him or offering him advice.
interjection — A term of address, usually for a man, conveying awe, excitement, surprise, etc.
noun — A man, generally a younger man.
noun — An inexperienced cowboy.
noun — A tourist.
noun — A man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance; a dandy, a fop.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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dull
verb — To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
adjective — Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
verb — To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
verb — To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
verb — To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
adjective — Boring; not exciting or interesting.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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hauled
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hued
adjective — Coloured; having a hue.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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luau
noun — An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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lull
noun — A period of rest or soothing.
verb — To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
noun — A period of reduced activity; a respite
noun — A period without waves or wind.
noun — An extended pause between sets of waves.
verb — To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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lulu
noun — A remarkable person, object or idea.
noun — A very attractive or alluring person.
noun — A very bad mistake or error.
noun — A fixed allowance paid to a legislator in lieu of reimbursement for actual expenses.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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lune
noun — A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
noun — A concave figure formed by the intersection of the arcs of two circles on a plane, or on a sphere the intersection between two great semicircles.
noun — (hawking) A leash for a hawk.
noun — Anything crescent-shaped.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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lunula
noun — Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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lunulae
noun — Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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nude
noun — A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.
adjective — Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
noun — (with article, "the nude") The state of total nudity.
noun — A color that resembles or evokes bare flesh; a paint, dye, etc. of such color.
adjective — Characterized by the nudity of people concerned or to whom the described noun is attributed.
adjective — (of clothing, makeup, etc) Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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null
noun — A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
verb — To nullify; to annul.
adjective — Having no validity; "null and void"
noun — Zero quantity of expressions; nothing.
noun — Something that has no force or meaning.
noun — The ASCII or Unicode character (␀), represented by a zero value, that indicates no character and is sometimes used as a string terminator.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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ulna
noun — The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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ulnae
noun — The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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unhand
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unhanded
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unhandled
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unhealed
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- al×2
- an×3
- de×4
- du×8
- el×2
- en×2
- ha×2
- hu×6
- la×2
- lu×8
- nu×2
- ul×2
- un×10
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | · | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | 5 |
| d | 5 | · | 5 | 2 | · | · | 12 |
| e | · | 2 | 2 | · | · | · | 4 |
| h | 4 | · | 3 | 1 | · | · | 8 |
| l | 6 | · | 3 | 1 | · | · | 10 |
| n | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| u | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Σ | 18 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 53 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 180 points of 258 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19815 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | Tuesday, September 1, 2026 |
| d | Monday, September 7, 2026 | Friday, September 4, 2026 |
| e | Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | Sunday, August 30, 2026 |
| h | Monday, September 7, 2026 | Sunday, August 9, 2026 |
| l | Wednesday, September 9, 2026 | Monday, August 31, 2026 |
| n | Wednesday, September 9, 2026 | Monday, August 24, 2026 |
| u ● | Wednesday, September 9, 2026 | Friday, August 21, 2026 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 28
- mamma 28
- acacia 26
- acai 26
- nene 26
- mini 25
- minim 25
- cocoon 24
- imam 24
- maim 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- lilt 23
- till 23
- tilt 23
- aria 23
- mitt 23
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.
- ahull
- aludel
- alula
- alulae
- audad
- auld
- duad
- duded
- dudeen
- duelled
- duende
- duenna
- duneland
- hunh
- landau
- lauan
- lehua
- leud
- lude
- lunule
- nullah
- nulled
- uhlan
- ulan
- ulnad
- unaneled
- unau
- unde
- undee
- undeluded
- undulled
- unended
- unlade
- unladed
- unlead
- unled