Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 211

Number of Answers: 41

Points Needed for Genius: 148

Genius requires between 22 and 34 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 76% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 68% of the remaining points to reach genius.

The button below will reveal a chart with the number of words by each letter. Red bars indicate that there is a pangram(s) starting with that letter.


How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 211 was in the 67th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this high was on August 18, 2026.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

This puzzle's 41 possible answers rank it in the 53rd percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were more answers than this was on August 18, 2026.
The highest number of answers was 81 on June 08, 2019.
The lowest number of answers was 16 on March 27, 2023.

It takes a 7-letter word for genius.
The last time this happened was on August 18, 2026.

Today's puzzle has an average word length of 5.6.
For all Bees, the average word length has been 5.3.



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Haven't I seen these words before?

The most common words in the Bee are:

  • noon 248
  • loll 228
  • toot 220
  • nana 207
  • naan 207
  • tilt 160
  • till 160
  • nene 160
  • mamma 160
  • mama 160
  • lilt 160
  • tint 156
  • onion 153
  • acai 150
  • acacia 150
  • toon 147
  • onto 147
  • olio 140
  • anon 139
  • anal 139
  • tact 130
  • dodo 130
  • papa 129
  • baba 129
  • mitt 128
  • lulu 126
  • lull 126
  • loon 124
  • poop 122
  • calla 122
  • call 122
  • booboo 122
  • boob 122
  • cocci 121
  • tartar 119
  • tart 119
  • ratatat 119
  • moon 119
  • mono 119
  • tattoo 118
  • attar 118
  • tutu 115
  • cancan 115
  • momma 114
  • aria 114
  • ammo 114
  • ally 114
  • allay 114
  • meme 113
  • roar 112


How long are words in the Bee?

There have been 122,010 answers ever accepted in the Bee - with 11,120 unique words.
Below are the distributions of the lengths of these words.



Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

You may be wondering why these words aren't here*:

  • elevon
  • elven
  • enveloper
  • evolver
  • leveller
  • levo
  • neve
  • nonlevel
  • nonnovel
  • nonproven
  • novelle
  • overlove
  • overpeople
  • ovolo
  • perv
  • pervo
  • poove
  • prover
  • releve
  • reprover
  • reveller
  • reverer
  • roven
  • veepee
  • veneerer
  • venene

*Because the New York Times considers them obscure or offensive.

eleven

noun
  1. A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc.
  2. A football team of eleven players; the starting lineup.
  3. Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, imitating someone who forgets to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.
  4. A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten.
numeral
  1. The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.

elver

noun
  1. A young eel.

envelop

verb
  1. To surround or enclose.

envelope

No Definition Found.

even

Etymology 1

noun
  1. (diminutive) An even number.
verb
  1. To make flat and level.
  2. To equal.
  3. To be equal.
  4. To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
  5. To set right; to complete.
  6. To act up to; to keep pace with.
adjective
  1. Flat and level.
  2. Without great variation.
  3. Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
  4. (of an integer) Divisible by two.
  5. (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
  6. On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
  7. On equal terms of a moral sort; quits.
  8. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
  9. Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
  10. Associate; fellow; of the same condition.
adverb
  1. Exactly, just, fully.
  2. In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.
  3. Emphasizing a comparative.
  4. Signalling a correction of one's previous utterance; rather, that is.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Evening.

evener

noun
  1. One who, or that which, makes even.
  2. In vehicles, a swinging crossbar, to the ends of which other crossbars, or whiffletrees, are hung, to equalize the draught when two or three horses are used abreast.
  3. A raddle (instrument used by weavers).

ever

adjective
  1. Occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan.
adverb
  1. Always, frequently, forever.
  2. Continuously, constantly, all the time (for the complete duration).
  3. At any time.
  4. In any way.
  5. As intensifier following an interrogative word.

evolve

verb
  1. To move in regular procession through a system.
  2. To change; transform.
  3. To come into being; develop.
  4. Of a population, to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution.
  5. To give off (gas, such as oxygen or carbon dioxide during a reaction).
  6. To cause something to change or transform.

levee

No Definition Found.

level

noun
  1. A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
  2. A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
  3. Degree or amount.
  4. Achievement or qualification.
  5. Distance from the root node of a tree structure.
  6. One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.
  7. A numeric value that quantifies a character's experience and power.
  8. A floor of a multi-storey building.
  9. An area of almost perfectly flat land.
  10. A school grade or year.
verb
  1. To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
  2. To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
  3. To progress to the next level.
  4. To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
  5. To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone).
  6. To make the score of a game equal.
  7. To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.
  8. To adjust or adapt to a certain level.
  9. (usually with "with") To speak honestly and openly with.
adjective
  1. The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
  2. At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
  3. Unvaried in frequency.
  4. Unvaried in volume.
  5. Calm.
  6. In the same position or rank.
  7. Straightforward; direct; clear.
  8. Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.
  9. Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection; monotonic.
  10. Perpendicular to a gravitational force.

leveler

No Definition Found.

lever

Etymology 1

noun
  1. (except in generalized senses below) A crowbar.
  2. A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.
  3. A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a button).
  4. A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece to turn it.
  5. An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it.
verb
  1. To move with a lever.
  2. To use, operate or move (something) like a lever (physically).
  3. To use (something) like a lever (in an abstract sense).
  4. To increase the share of debt in the capitalization of a business.

Etymology 2

adverb
  1. Rather.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. A levee.

love

Etymology 1

noun
  1. Strong affection.
  2. A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
  3. A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.
  4. A thing, activity etc which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.
  5. Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction.
  6. Sexual activity.
  7. An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.
  8. Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young.
  9. Alternative letter-case form of Love.
  10. A thin silk material.
  11. A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.
verb
  1. (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
  2. To need, thrive on.
  3. To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
  4. (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive) To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
  5. To derive delight from a fact or situation.
  6. To have sex with (perhaps from make love).

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To praise; commend.
  2. To praise as of value; prize; set a price on.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. (racquet sports) Zero, no score.

lovelorn

noun
  1. A person who is lovelorn.
adjective
  1. Abandoned or forsaken by one's lover; having constant bad luck in romance; desperate for love.
  2. Unloved, bereft of love.

lover

Etymology 1

noun
  1. One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse.
  2. A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
  3. A person who loves something.
  4. (with "my") An informal term of address for any friend.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.
  2. (chiefly in plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc.
  3. Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.

nerve

noun
  1. A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
  2. A neuron.
  3. A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood
  4. Courage, boldness.
  5. Patience.
  6. Stamina, endurance, fortitude.
  7. Audacity, gall.
  8. (polymer technology) The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processing.
  9. (in the plural) Agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotion.
  10. Sinew, tendon.
verb
  1. To give courage.
  2. To give strength; to supply energy or vigour.

never

adverb
  1. At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
  2. Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.
  3. Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).

novel

Etymology 1

adjective
  1. Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
  2. Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
  2. A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. A novelty; something new.

Etymology 4

noun
  1. A new legal constitution in ancient Rome.

oven

noun
  1. A chamber used for baking or heating.

over

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A set of six legal balls bowled.
  2. Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.
verb
  1. To go over, or jump over.
  2. To run about.
adjective
  1. Discontinued; ended or concluded.
adverb
  1. Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.
  2. To an excessive degree; overly.
  3. From an upright position to being horizontal.
  4. Horizontally; left to right or right to left.
  5. From one position or state to another.
  6. Overnight (throughout the night).
  7. (usually with do) Again; another time; once more; over again.
  8. (procedure word) a procedure word meaning that a station is finished transmitting and is expecting a response.
preposition
  1. Physical positioning.
  2. By comparison.
  3. Indicating relative status, authority, or power
  4. Divided by.
  5. Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.
  6. Finished with; done with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.
  7. While using, especially while consuming.
  8. Concerning or regarding.
  9. Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.
interjection
  1. In radio communications: end of sentence, ready to receive reply.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A shore, riverbank.

peeve

noun
  1. An annoyance or grievance.
verb
  1. To annoy; vex.

plover

noun
  1. Any of various wading birds of the family Charadriidae.

popover

No Definition Found.

prove

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To proofread.
  2. To make resistant, especially to water.
  3. To allow yeast-containing dough to rise.
  4. To test the activeness of yeast.
noun
  1. The process of dough proofing.
verb
  1. To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for.
  2. To turn out; to manifest.
  3. To turn out to be.
  4. To put to the test, to make trial of.
  5. To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify.
  6. To experience.
  7. To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To proofread.
  2. To make resistant, especially to water.
  3. To allow yeast-containing dough to rise.
  4. To test the activeness of yeast.
verb
  1. To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for.
  2. To turn out; to manifest.
  3. To turn out to be.
  4. To put to the test, to make trial of.
  5. To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify.
  6. To experience.
  7. To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of.

proven

verb
  1. To proofread.
  2. To make resistant, especially to water.
  3. To allow yeast-containing dough to rise.
  4. To test the activeness of yeast.
verb
  1. To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for.
  2. To turn out; to manifest.
  3. To turn out to be.
  4. To put to the test, to make trial of.
  5. To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify.
  6. To experience.
  7. To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of.
adjective
  1. Having been proved; having proved its value or truth.

provolone

noun
  1. A semi-hard cheese made of whole milk from cows. It comes primarily from Southern Italy.

reeve

Etymology 1

noun
  1. Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
  2. The president of a township or municipal district council.
  3. The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. A female of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff.

reprove

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To express disapproval.
  2. To criticise, rebuke or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
  3. To deny or reject (a feeling, behaviour, action etc.).

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To prove again.

revel

Etymology 1

noun
  1. An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
  2. A kind of dance.
  3. A wake for the dead.
verb
  1. To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.
  2. To take delight (in something).

Etymology 2

noun
  1. The outer side of a window or door frame; the jamb.
  2. A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden.
  3. (obsolete in the US) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb.
verb
  1. To draw back; to retract.

reveler

No Definition Found.

revere

noun
  1. A revers
verb
  1. To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
  2. To honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g. a saint, or an idol

revolve

noun
  1. The rotation of part of the scenery within a theatrical production.
  2. The rotating section itself.
  3. A radical change; revolution.
verb
  1. (Physical movement.)
  2. (Mental activity.)

revolver

noun
  1. A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
  2. (by extension) Any (personal) firearm with such a mechanism.
  3. Synonym of revolving line of credit
  4. Agent noun of revolve; something that revolves.

rollover

noun
  1. The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value.
  2. A road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns.
  3. A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it.
  4. A keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly.
  5. The reinvestment of funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment.
  6. A fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan.
  7. In the National or European lottery, the situation in which a jackpot that has not been won is carried over to the next week.
  8. A target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it.

rove

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boatbuilding.
  2. A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and lightly twisted, preparatory to further processing; a roving.
  3. The act of wandering; a ramble.
verb
  1. To shoot with arrows (at).
  2. To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
  3. To roam or wander through.
  4. To card wool or other fibres.
  5. To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
  6. To draw through an eye or aperture.
  7. To plough into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.
  8. To practice robbery on the seas; to voyage about on the seas as a pirate.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.
verb
  1. To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave.
  2. To pierce or cleave with a weapon.

rover

No Definition Found.

veep

noun
  1. (US politics) The Vice President of the United States; the office of Vice President of the United States, especially during an election cycle where several are in the running for the nomination.
  2. Any vice president (in a corporation, organization, etc.)

veer

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.
verb
  1. To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
  2. (of the wind) To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).
  3. (of the wind) To shift aft.
  4. To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
  5. To turn.

veneer

noun
  1. A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.
  2. An attractive appearance that covers or disguises true nature or feelings.
verb
  1. To apply veneer to.
  2. To disguise with apparent goodness.

verve

noun
  1. Excitement of imagination such as that which animates a poet, artist, or musician, in composing or performing
  2. Artistic energy and enthusiasm
  3. Vigour, vitality and liveliness
  4. Rapture, enthusiasm
  5. Spirit, energy

vole

Etymology 1

noun
  1. Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A deal in a card game, écarté, that draws all the tricks.
verb
  1. To win all the tricks by a vole.