Saturday, July 5, 2025
- Words
- 69
- Points
- 367
- Genius
- 256
- Pangrams
- 3
Official answers
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agar
noun — A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
noun — A culture medium based on this material.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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angrily
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angry
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aria
noun — A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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aril
noun — A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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array
noun — Clothing and ornamentation.
verb — To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
noun — A collection laid out to be viewed in full.
noun — An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.
noun — Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle.
noun — A large collection.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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arraying
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gargling
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glaring
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glaringly
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gnarl
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gnarling
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gnarly
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grainy
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granary
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granny
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graying
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grinningly
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lair
noun — A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
noun — A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.
noun — A shed or shelter for domestic animals.
noun — A bed or resting place.
noun — A grave; a cemetery plot.
verb — To rest; to dwell.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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liar
noun — One who tells lies.
noun — A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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lira
noun — The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
noun — The former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro
noun — The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.
noun — The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar)
noun — A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
noun — Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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raga
noun — Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
noun — Passion, love, lust.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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raglan
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rail
noun — The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
noun — A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
noun — A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
noun — A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
verb — To criticize severely.
noun — Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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railing
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rain
noun — Condensed water falling from a cloud.
verb — To have rain fall from the sky.
noun — Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
verb — To fall as or like rain.
verb — To issue (something) in large quantities.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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rally
noun — A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
verb — To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
noun — Good-humoured raillery.
verb — To tease; to chaff good-humouredly.
noun — A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America.
noun — A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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rallying
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rangy
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rani
noun — A Hindu princess or female ruler in India.
noun — The wife of a rajah.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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raying
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rial
noun — The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
noun — An old gold coin of England.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
angrily is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ag×2
- ai×3
- an×2
- ar×7
- ga×2
- gi×2
- gl×2
- gn×3
- gr×14
- in×2
- la×1
- li×2
- na×1
- ni×1
- ra×17
- ri×7
- ya×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| g | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| i | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | 2 |
| l | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| n | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| r | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | · | · | 24 |
| y | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 21 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 69 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 256 points of 367 available. The average answer runs 5.9 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19319 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Monday, June 30, 2025 | first recorded time |
| g | Wednesday, July 2, 2025 | first recorded time |
| i | Friday, July 4, 2025 | first recorded time |
| l | Thursday, July 3, 2025 | Thursday, July 3, 2025 |
| n | Friday, July 4, 2025 | first recorded time |
| r ● | first recorded appearance | first recorded time |
| y | Tuesday, July 1, 2025 | first recorded time |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 26
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- cocoon 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- neon 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.
- agria
- airn
- alar
- alary
- angaria
- angary
- argal
- argala
- argali
- argil
- argling
- argyll
- arrayal
- aryl
- gangliar
- garni
- garring
- girn
- girning
- glair
- glairing
- glairy
- glary
- gnar
- gnarr
- gnarring
- graal
- grana
- graylag
- grayling
- grayly
- grig
- grigri
- gyral
- gyrally
- gyri
- gyring
- iring
- laari
- lairing
- laniary
- lari
- larrigan
- laryngal
- liri
- naira
- narial
- raggy
- ragi
- ragingly
- raia
- rainily
- raya
- rilling
- ringingly
- rinning
- yarning
- yirr
- yirring