Thursday, July 17, 2025
- Words
- 51
- Points
- 283
- Genius
- 198
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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acidity
noun — The quality or state of being acid
noun — Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste
noun — Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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addict
noun — A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
verb — To deliver (someone or something) following a judicial decision.
noun — An adherent or fan (of something)
verb — To devote (oneself) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.
verb — To bind (a person or thing) to the service of something.
verb — To devote or pledge (oneself) to a given person, cause etc.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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atilt
adjective — At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
adverb — At an angle from the vertical or horizontal; at the point of falling over.
preposition — Diagonally over or across.
adverb — Tilting or as if tilting (charging with a lance, like a knight on horseback in a joust).
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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attic
noun — The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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cacti
noun — Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
noun — Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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catcall
noun — A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.
verb — To make such an exclamation.
noun — In the Eiffel programming language, a run-time error caused by use of the wrong data type.
noun — A shout, whistle, or comment of a sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman.
noun — A whistle blown by a theatre-goer to express disapproval.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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cattail
noun — Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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city
noun — A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
noun — A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.
noun — The central business district; downtown.
noun — A large amount of something (used after the noun).
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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dactyl
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dactylic
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data
noun — (plural: data) A measurement of something on a scale understood by both the recorder (a person or device) and the reader (another person or device). The scale is arbitrarily defined, such as from 1 to 10 by ones, 1 to 100 by 0.1, or simply true or false, on or off, yes, no, or maybe, etc.
noun — (plural: data) A fact known from direct observation.
noun — (plural: data) A premise from which conclusions are drawn.
noun — (plural: datums) A fixed reference point, or a coordinate system.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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dicta
noun — An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
noun — A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
noun — The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
noun — An arbitrament or award.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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didactic
noun — A treatise on teaching or education.
adjective — Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.
adjective — Excessively moralizing.
adjective — Teaching from textbooks rather than laboratory demonstration and clinical application.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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didactically
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ditty
noun — A short verse or tune.
verb — To sing; to warble a little tune.
noun — A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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illicit
noun — A banned or unlawful item.
adjective — Not approved by law, but not invalid.
adjective — Breaking social norms.
adjective — Unlawful.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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italic
noun — A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.
adjective — (of a typeface or font) Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.
noun — An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.
adjective — (of a typeface or font) Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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lactic
adjective — Of, relating to, or derived from milk
adjective — (of fermentation) That produces lactic acid
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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licit
adjective — Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
adjective — Explicitly established or constituted by law.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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lilt
noun — A cheerful or melodious accent when speaking.
noun — Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.
noun — A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.
verb — To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
verb — To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.
verb — To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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tacit
adjective — Expressed in silence; implied, but not made explicit; silent.
adjective — Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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tact
noun — The sense of touch; feeling.
verb — To use a tact (a kind of verbal operant; see noun sense).
noun — A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
noun — The stroke in beating time.
noun — Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing.
noun — A verbal operant which is controlled by a nonverbal stimulus (such as an object, event, or property of an object) and is maintained by nonspecific social reinforcement (praise).
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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tactic
noun — A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
adjective — Tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.
noun — A maneuver used against an enemy.
noun — A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.
adjective — Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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tactical
noun — A combinator of proof tactics.
adjective — Of, or relating to tactics
noun — A private war reenactment event involving mock battles or skirmishes.
adjective — Of, or relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than strategic ones
adjective — Adroit, skilful or ingenious
adjective — Having a military appearance, typically with accessories such as a bipod, adjustable stock, detachable magazine or black coloration
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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tail
noun — The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
noun — The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything.
noun — (chiefly in the plural) The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.
noun — The tail-end of an object, e.g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin.
verb — To follow and observe surreptitiously.
noun — The latter part of a time period or event, or (collectively) persons or objects represented in this part.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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talc
noun — Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Mediaeval writers adopted the term from the Arabic.
verb — To apply talc to.
noun — A microscope slide made of a plate of mica, generally in use from the start of modern microscopy until the early nineteenth century, after which glass slides became the standard medium.
noun — A soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses.
noun — Talcum powder.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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tali
noun — The bone of the ankle.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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tall
adjective — (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
adjective — (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.
adjective — (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
adjective — (of a cup of coffee) A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces.
noun — (possibly nonstandard) Someone or something that is tall.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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tatty
noun — Potato
adjective — Tattered; dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn
noun — A woven mat or screen hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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tidal
adjective — Relating to tides
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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tidy
noun — A tabletop container for pens and stationery.
verb — To make tidy; to neaten.
adjective — Arranged neatly and in order.
interjection — Expression of positive agreement, usually in reply to a question.
noun — A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc.
noun — A child's pinafore.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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till
preposition — Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
conjunction — Until, until the time that.
noun — A cash register.
noun — A removable box within a cash register containing the money.
noun — The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift.
verb — To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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tilt
verb — To slope or incline (something); to slant.
verb — To be at an angle.
noun — A slope or inclination.
noun — The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
verb — To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck or losses).
noun — The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×1
- ad×1
- al×1
- at×2
- ca×7
- ci×1
- da×4
- di×5
- il×2
- it×2
- la×2
- li×3
- ta×14
- ti×6
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 5 |
| c | 1 | 2 | · | 3 | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 2 | 3 | · | 2 | · | · | 1 | · | 9 |
| i | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 4 |
| l | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 5 |
| t | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 20 |
| Σ | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 198 points of 283 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19363 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | Sunday, July 13, 2025 |
| c | Wednesday, July 16, 2025 | Saturday, July 12, 2025 |
| d | Sunday, July 13, 2025 | first recorded time |
| i | Wednesday, July 16, 2025 | Sunday, July 6, 2025 |
| l | Saturday, July 12, 2025 | Thursday, July 10, 2025 |
| t ● | Monday, July 14, 2025 | Monday, July 14, 2025 |
| y | Saturday, July 5, 2025 | first recorded time |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- 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.
- acta
- adit
- adyta
- atactic
- atalaya
- atlatl
- calcitic
- catalatic
- clitic
- cyclicality
- cyclicity
- dactyli
- dialytic
- dicty
- didactical
- didactyl
- dita
- ictic
- illitic
- lati
- litai
- lytic
- lytically
- lytta
- tala
- tattily
- tical
- tictac
- tiddly
- titi
- titty