Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 124

Number of Answers: 21

Points Needed for Genius: 87

Genius requires between 12 and 18 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 81% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 66% of the remaining points to reach genius.

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How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 124 was in the 24th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this low was on November 08, 2026.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

This puzzle's 21 possible answers rank it in the 2nd percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were fewer answers than this was on October 20, 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 November 10, 2026.

Today's puzzle has an average word length of 6.0.
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 251
  • loll 231
  • toot 226
  • nana 216
  • naan 216
  • tilt 167
  • till 167
  • lilt 167
  • nene 164
  • mamma 164
  • mama 164
  • tint 163
  • acai 157
  • acacia 157
  • onion 156
  • toon 152
  • onto 152
  • olio 144
  • anon 142
  • anal 142
  • papa 134
  • tact 133
  • baba 132
  • mitt 131
  • dodo 131
  • lulu 128
  • lull 128
  • poop 126
  • booboo 126
  • boob 126
  • loon 125
  • calla 124
  • call 124
  • cocci 123
  • tattoo 122
  • tartar 121
  • tart 121
  • ratatat 121
  • moon 121
  • mono 121
  • cancan 120
  • attar 120
  • natant 119
  • tutu 117
  • momma 116
  • aria 116
  • ammo 116
  • ally 116
  • allay 116
  • roar 115


How long are words in the Bee?

There have been 125,942 answers ever accepted in the Bee - with 11,175 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*:

  • civie
  • cuvee
  • cuvette
  • devi
  • eductive
  • evite
  • evited
  • teevee
  • uveitic
  • vedette
  • viced
  • vide
  • vidette
  • vive

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

civet

noun
  1. A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.
  2. The musky perfume produced by the animal.
  3. Any animal in the family Viverridae or the similar family Nandiniidae
  4. Any of several species of spotted skunk, in the genus Spilogale.

civic

adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
  2. Of or relating to the citizen, or of good citizenship and its rights and duties.

deceive

verb
  1. To trick or mislead.

deceived

verb
  1. To trick or mislead.

deductive

adjective
  1. Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
  2. Based on inferences from general principles.

detective

noun
  1. (law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.
  2. A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.
adjective
  1. Employed in detecting.

device

noun
  1. Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
  2. A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
  3. A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
  4. An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb
  5. A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.
  6. A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily because as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.
  7. Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
  8. An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
  9. An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
  10. A spectacle or show.
  11. Opinion; decision.

dive

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A jump or plunge into water.
  2. A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.
  3. A downward swooping motion.
  4. A swim under water.
  5. A decline.
  6. A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
  7. Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
  8. A deliberate fall after a challenge.
verb
  1. To swim under water.
  2. To jump into water head-first.
  3. To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
  4. To descend sharply or steeply.
  5. (especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
  6. To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
  7. To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
  8. To explore by diving; to plunge into.
  9. To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
  2. 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.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature.

dived

verb
  1. To swim under water.
  2. To jump into water head-first.
  3. To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
  4. To descend sharply or steeply.
  5. (especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
  6. To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
  7. To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
  8. To explore by diving; to plunge into.
  9. To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.

divide

noun
  1. A thing that divides.
  2. An act of dividing.
  3. A distancing between two people or things.
  4. A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
  5. The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
verb
  1. To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
  2. To share (something) by dividing it.
  3. (with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
  4. To be a divisor of.
  5. To separate into two or more parts.
  6. Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.
  7. To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
  8. To break friendship; to fall out.
  9. To have a share; to partake.
  10. To vote, as in the British parliament and other legislatures, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
  11. To mark divisions on; to graduate.
  12. To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.

divided

verb
  1. To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
  2. To share (something) by dividing it.
  3. (with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
  4. To be a divisor of.
  5. To separate into two or more parts.
  6. Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.
  7. To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
  8. To break friendship; to fall out.
  9. To have a share; to partake.
  10. To vote, as in the British parliament and other legislatures, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
  11. To mark divisions on; to graduate.
  12. To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.
adjective
  1. Separated or split into pieces
  2. Having conflicting interests or emotions
  3. Disunited
  4. (of a road) separated into lanes, that move in opposite directions, by a median

divvied

verb
  1. To divide into portions.

duvet

noun
  1. A thick, padded quilt used instead of blankets.
  2. A cover for a quilt or comforter.

evict

verb
  1. To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.

evicted

verb
  1. To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.

evictee

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ivied

adjective
  1. Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant.

vetted

verb
  1. To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
adjective
  1. Having undergone an investigation and been approved.

vice

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A bad habit.
  2. Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, or drugs.
  3. A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping or holding (also spelled vise).
  2. A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
  3. A grip or grasp.
  4. A winding or spiral staircase.
verb
  1. To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. One who acts in place of a superior.
adjective
  1. In place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank
preposition
  1. Instead of, in place of

vied

verb
  1. To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
  2. To rival (something), etc.
  3. To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
  4. To stake; to wager.
  5. To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.

vivid

noun
  1. A felt-tipped permanent marker.
adjective
  1. (of perception) Clear, detailed or powerful.
  2. (of an image) Bright, intense or colourful.
  3. Full of life, strikingly alive.