Wednesday, July 2, 2025
- Words
- 44
- Points
- 254
- Genius
- 177
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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clogging
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cloning
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cluing
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clung
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cocci
noun — Any approximately spherical bacterium.
noun — Coccidioidomycosis
noun — One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.
Appeared in 20 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 24 recorded puzzles.
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coil
noun — Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
verb — To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
noun — A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.
noun — Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
noun — A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
noun — Entanglement; perplexity.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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coiling
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colic
noun — Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
adjective — Relating to the colon; colonic.
noun — A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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colon
noun — The punctuation mark ":".
noun — Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus.
noun — A husbandman.
noun — The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).
noun — A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
noun — A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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cool
noun — A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.
adjective — Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
verb — To lose heat, to get colder.
noun — A calm temperament.
noun — The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.
adjective — Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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cooling
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cull
noun — A selection.
verb — To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
noun — A fool, gullible person; a dupe.
noun — An organised killing of selected animals.
noun — (farming) An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded.
noun — (seafood industry) A lobster having only one claw.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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culling
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loci
noun — A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
noun — The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.
noun — A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.
noun — (chiefly in the plural) A passage in writing, especially in a collection of ancient sacred writings arranged according to a theme.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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loco
adverb — A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
noun — A certain species of Astragalus or Oxytropis, capable of causing locoism.
verb — To poison with the loco plant; to affect with locoism.
adjective — Crazy.
noun — A locomotive.
verb — (by extension) To render insane.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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unclog
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unclogging
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uncoiling
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- cl×8
- co×16
- cu×4
- ic×3
- il×1
- in×1
- io×1
- lo×3
- nu×1
- oc×1
- un×5
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | · | 28 |
| i | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 6 |
| l | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| n | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| o | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| u | · | · | 3 | · | · | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Σ | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 44 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 177 points of 254 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18686 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| c ● | first recorded appearance | first recorded time |
| g | Tuesday, July 1, 2025 | first recorded time |
| i | first recorded appearance | first recorded time |
| l | Monday, June 30, 2025 | Monday, June 30, 2025 |
| n | Tuesday, July 1, 2025 | first recorded time |
| o | Tuesday, July 1, 2025 | first recorded time |
| u | Monday, June 30, 2025 | first recorded time |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 44
- naan 33
- nana 33
- onion 31
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- imam 23
- maim 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- mini 23
- minim 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- mitt 22
- bill 22
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.
- cion
- clon
- clonic
- coccic
- coco
- cogging
- cogon
- coign
- coigning
- colicin
- colin
- colloguing
- colog
- coloni
- colugo
- congii
- congo
- congou
- coni
- conin
- coning
- conn
- coocoo
- coon
- cullion
- glucinic
- gonococci
- incog
- inconnu
- locoing
- loculi
- nicol
- noncling
- nonclogging
- nonionic
- oncologic
- oologic
- unci
- uncini
- unco