Monday, April 27, 2026

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Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 132

Number of Answers: 23

Points Needed for Genius: 92

Genius requires between 11 and 20 words. You need at least an 8-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 80% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 65% of the remaining points to reach genius.

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How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 132 was in the 29th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this low was on April 22, 2026.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

This puzzle's 23 possible answers rank it in the 6th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were fewer answers than this was on April 21, 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 an 8-letter word for genius.
The last time this happened was on April 22, 2026.

Today's puzzle has an average word length of 6.2.
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 239
  • loll 218
  • toot 214
  • nana 198
  • naan 198
  • nene 157
  • tilt 155
  • till 155
  • lilt 155
  • mamma 151
  • mama 151
  • tint 149
  • onion 145
  • toon 144
  • onto 144
  • acai 141
  • acacia 141
  • anal 134
  • anon 133
  • olio 129
  • papa 125
  • baba 125
  • tact 124
  • lulu 124
  • lull 124
  • dodo 124
  • poop 120
  • booboo 120
  • boob 120
  • moon 118
  • mono 118
  • mitt 118
  • cocci 117
  • loon 116
  • calla 116
  • call 116
  • tartar 115
  • tart 115
  • ratatat 115
  • tattoo 114
  • attar 114
  • ally 113
  • allay 113
  • tutu 112
  • momma 111
  • ammo 111
  • tatty 110
  • aria 110
  • meme 109
  • roar 108


How long are words in the Bee?

There have been 116,986 answers ever accepted in the Bee - with 10,974 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*:

  • agenize
  • agenizing
  • agnize
  • agnizing
  • azan
  • azine
  • gazania
  • illegalize
  • illegalizing
  • lezzie
  • nazi
  • zanana
  • zanza
  • zazen
  • zein
  • zenana
  • zill
  • zingani
  • zizz
  • zizzing
  • zizzle
  • zizzling

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

agaze

No Definition Found.

azalea

noun
  1. A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.

elegize

verb
  1. To compose an elegy for.
  2. To compose an elegy.
  3. To praise, as if in an elegy.

elegizing

verb
  1. To compose an elegy for.
  2. To compose an elegy.
  3. To praise, as if in an elegy.

gaze

noun
  1. A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention.
  2. The object gazed on.
  3. In Lacanian psychoanalysis, the relationship of the subject with the desire to look and awareness that one can be viewed.
verb
  1. To stare intently or earnestly.
  2. To stare at.

gazelle

noun
  1. An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa) or Procapra (native to Asia), capable of running at high speeds for long periods.

gazing

verb
  1. To stare intently or earnestly.
  2. To stare at.
noun
  1. The act by which somebody gazes.

geez

Etymology 1

interjection
  1. An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Informal address to a male.

glaze

noun
  1. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See glaze (transitive verb).
  2. A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
  3. A smooth edible coating applied to food.
  4. A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.
  5. Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
  6. A glazing oven; glost oven.
verb
  1. To install windows.
  2. To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.
  3. To become glazed or glassy.
  4. For eyes to take on an uninterested appearance.

glazing

verb
  1. To install windows.
  2. To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.
  3. To become glazed or glassy.
  4. For eyes to take on an uninterested appearance.
noun
  1. The part of a window or wall made of glass or another transparent material.
  2. All the windows of a building.
  3. The art of covering with a vitreous substance.
  4. Semi-transparent colours painted thinly over others to modify the effect.

laze

Etymology 1

noun
  1. An instance of lazing.
  2. Laziness.
verb
  1. To be lazy, waste time.
  2. To pass time relaxing; to relax, lounge.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Acidic steam created when super-hot lava contacts salt water.

lazing

verb
  1. To be lazy, waste time.
  2. To pass time relaxing; to relax, lounge.

legalize

verb
  1. To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.

legalizing

verb
  1. To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.

zagging

verb
  1. To move with a sharp turn or reversal.

zeal

noun
  1. The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
  2. A person who exhibits such fervour or tireless devotion.
  3. The collective noun for a group of zebras.

zigging

verb
  1. To make such a turn.

zigzag

noun
  1. A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions
  2. One of such sharp turns
verb
  1. To move or to twist in a zigzag manner.
adjective
  1. Moving in, or having a zigzag.
adverb
  1. In a zigzag manner or pattern

zigzagging

verb
  1. To move or to twist in a zigzag manner.
noun
  1. The movement or layout of something that zigzags.
adjective
  1. Winding, twisting, turning or sinuous

zine

noun
  1. A low-circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest.

zing

noun
  1. A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string.
  2. A witty insult or derogatory remark.
  3. Zest or vitality.
  4. Pleasant or exciting flavour of food.
verb
  1. To move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum.
interjection
  1. A high pitched humming sound.
  2. Used to acknowledge a witty comeback, a zinger.

zinging

verb
  1. To move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum.

zinnia

noun
  1. Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid