Saturday, July 19, 2025
- Words
- 54
- Points
- 239
- Genius
- 167
- Pangrams
- 2
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acacia
noun — A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
noun — (history) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
noun — The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica), the Egyptian acacia.
noun — A false acacia; robinia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia.
noun — Gum arabic; gum acacia.
noun — Any of several related trees, such as the locust tree.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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acai
noun — The fruit of these trees, harvested for its juice.
noun — Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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acid
noun — A sour substance.
adjective — Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
noun — Any of several classes of compound having the following properties:
noun — Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
adjective — Sour-tempered.
adjective — Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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acidic
adjective — Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
adjective — Containing a high percentage of silica; opposed to basic.
adjective — Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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aioli
noun — A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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alibi
noun — The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed
verb — To provide an excuse for.
verb — To provide an alibi for.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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baba
noun — A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
noun — (esp. among people of East European ancestry) A grandmother.
noun — An old woman, especially a traditional old woman from an eastern European culture.
noun — (esp. among people of Indian ancestry) A father.
noun — (Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism) A holy man, a spiritual leader.
noun — A baby, child.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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bail
noun — Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
noun — Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.
verb — To exit quickly.
verb — To fail to meet a commitment.
noun — A hoop, ring or handle (especially of a kettle or bucket).
verb — To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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ball
noun — A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
noun — A round or ellipsoidal object.
verb — To play basketball.
noun — A very enjoyable time.
verb — To form or wind into a ball.
noun — A formal dance.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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bilabial
adjective — Articulated with both lips.
noun — A speech sound articulated with both lips.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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blab
verb — To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
noun — Gossip; prattle.
noun — One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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call
noun — A telephone conversation.
verb — (heading) To use one's voice.
noun — A decision or judgement.
noun — The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
noun — A cry or shout.
noun — A short visit, usually for social purposes.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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calla
noun — The calla lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica.
noun — A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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cicada
noun — Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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cilia
noun — Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ.
noun — A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors.
noun — One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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diabolic
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diabolical
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diabolo
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dial
noun — A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
noun — A clock face.
verb — To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.
verb — To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone.
noun — A sundial.
noun — A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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doodad
noun — A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall); especially an unspecified gadget, device, or part.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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iliac
adjective — Of or pertaining to the ilium.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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labia
noun — The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva, at either side of the vagina.
noun — A liplike structure; especially one of the two pairs of folds of skin either side of the vulva.
noun — The lip of a labiate corolla.
noun — The lip against which pressured air is driven to produce sound in a recorder and in a pipe organ with flue pipes.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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labial
adjective — Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
adjective — Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.
noun — A consonant articulated by the lips.
adjective — Of an incisor or canine, on the side facing the lips. See mesial.
noun — Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.
noun — An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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laic
noun — A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy.
adjective — Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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laid
verb — To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
verb — To produce and deposit an egg.
verb — To have sex with.
verb — To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
verb — To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
verb — To state; to allege.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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lilac
noun — A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink or purple flowers.
adjective — Having a pale purple colour.
noun — A flower of the lilac shrub.
noun — (color) A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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load
noun — A burden; a weight to be carried.
noun — (often in the plural) A large number or amount.
noun — A quantity of washing put into a washing machine for a wash cycle.
verb — To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).
verb — To insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc.
noun — A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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oddball
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ab×2
- ac×4
- ad×1
- ai×1
- al×1
- ba×7
- bi×2
- bl×1
- bo×2
- ca×7
- ci×3
- cl×2
- co×6
- di×4
- do×1
- il×1
- la×5
- li×1
- lo×2
- od×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 5 | 2 | · | · | · | 9 |
| b | 7 | · | 2 | 1 | 2 | · | 12 |
| c | 7 | 5 | 5 | · | 1 | · | 18 |
| d | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| i | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| l | 3 | 3 | 2 | · | · | · | 8 |
| o | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 20 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 54 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 167 points of 239 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17432 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a ● | Friday, July 18, 2025 | Sunday, July 13, 2025 |
| b | Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | Tuesday, July 1, 2025 |
| c | Thursday, July 17, 2025 | Saturday, July 12, 2025 |
| d | Friday, July 18, 2025 | first recorded time |
| i | Friday, July 18, 2025 | Friday, July 18, 2025 |
| l | Thursday, July 17, 2025 | Thursday, July 10, 2025 |
| o | Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | Friday, July 11, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 29
- toot 28
- loll 28
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- cocoon 23
- acacia 23
- acai 23
- loon 23
- nene 23
- bill 22
- neon 22
- none 22
- olio 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- lull 20
- lulu 20
- lilt 20
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.
- aalii
- abaca
- abba
- abolla
- accidia
- acold
- alba
- alcaic
- alcid
- aldol
- alidad
- allod
- allodia
- allodial
- alodia
- alodial
- baal
- baboo
- babool
- bacalao
- bacca
- balboa
- balladic
- biali
- bilboa
- biocidal
- bocaccio
- boccia
- cabbala
- cabildo
- cabob
- caca
- cadi
- caid
- calcic
- calo
- cicala
- cladodial
- cloacal
- coala
- cobia
- coccal
- coccidia
- cocobola
- colloidal
- dada
- dado
- diacid
- diacidic
- dobla
- ilia
- iliad
- ilial
- lall
- liblab
- loca
- obia
- oidia
- olla