Monday, July 21, 2025
- Words
- 50
- Points
- 201
- Genius
- 140
- Pangrams
- 2
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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 24 recorded puzzles.
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aril
noun — A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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armorial
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immoral
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iron
noun — A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
verb — To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
adjective — Made of the metal iron.
noun — A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
noun — Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
noun — A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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ironman
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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 9 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 9 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noun — The former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro
noun — The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.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 9 recorded puzzles.
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mailroom
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manor
noun — A landed estate.
noun — The main house of such an estate or a similar residence; a mansion.
noun — A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.
noun — The lord's residence and seat of control in such a district.
noun — Any home area or territory in which authority is exercised, often in a police or criminal context.
noun — One's neighbourhood.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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manorial
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marlin
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maroon
noun — An escaped negro slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of escaped slaves.
verb — To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
adjective — Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
noun — A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
adjective — Of a maroon color
noun — A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (e.g. to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid).
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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mirror
noun — A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
verb — Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.
noun — An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
noun — A disk, website or other resource that contains replicated data.
noun — A mirror carp.
noun — A kind of political self-help book, advising kings, princes, etc. on how to behave.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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monorail
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morn
noun — Morning.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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moron
noun — A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
noun — A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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norm
noun — That which is normal or typical.
verb — To endow (a vector space, etc) with a norm.
noun — A rule that is enforced by members of a community.
noun — A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission or prohibition.
noun — A function, generally denoted v\mapsto\left|v\right| or v\mapsto\left\|v\right\|, that maps vectors to non-negative scalars and has the following properties:
noun — A high level of performance in a chess tournament, several of which are required for a player to receive a title.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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normal
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oral
adjective — Spoken rather than written.
adjective — Relating to the mouth.
noun — Oral sex.
noun — A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
noun — A physical examination of the mouth.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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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 9 recorded puzzles.
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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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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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rial
noun — The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
noun — An old gold coin of England.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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roan
noun — An animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
adjective — Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
noun — The color of such an animal.
noun — A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.
noun — Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
noun — Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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roar
noun — A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
verb — To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
verb — To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
noun — A loud resounding noise.
verb — Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
verb — Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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roll
noun — The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
verb — To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
noun — That which is rolled up.
noun — A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
noun — Something which rolls.
noun — A swagger or rolling gait.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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room
noun — Opportunity or scope (to do something).
verb — To reside, especially as a boarder or tenant.
adjective — Wide; spacious; roomy.
adverb — Far; at a distance; wide in space or extent.
noun — A deep blue dye.
noun — Space for something, or to carry out an activity.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ai×2
- al×1
- am×1
- ar×5
- im×1
- ir×2
- la×1
- li×2
- ma×10
- mi×3
- mo×6
- no×4
- or×1
- ra×3
- ri×2
- ro×6
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | · | · | 2 | · | 3 |
| l | 3 | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| m | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| n | 3 | · | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| o | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| r | 11 | · | · | · | · | 11 |
| Σ | 24 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 50 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 140 points of 201 available. The average answer runs 5.2 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 20488 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Saturday, July 19, 2025 | Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
| i | Sunday, July 20, 2025 | Friday, July 18, 2025 |
| l | Sunday, July 20, 2025 | Thursday, July 10, 2025 |
| m | Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | Tuesday, July 15, 2025 |
| n | Sunday, July 20, 2025 | first recorded time |
| o | Sunday, July 20, 2025 | Friday, July 11, 2025 |
| r ● | Monday, July 14, 2025 | Saturday, July 5, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 47
- naan 38
- nana 38
- onion 33
- toot 32
- loll 30
- mama 29
- mamma 29
- acacia 28
- acai 28
- nene 28
- imam 26
- maim 26
- mini 26
- minim 26
- onto 25
- toon 25
- cancan 25
- canna 25
- cocoon 24
- lilt 24
- till 24
- tilt 24
- aria 24
- mitt 24
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.
- airn
- alar
- amarna
- amir
- amorini
- amorino
- armilla
- inarm
- inro
- laari
- laminar
- laminaria
- laminarian
- laminarin
- lari
- liri
- loral
- loran
- lorn
- maar
- mair
- malar
- malarian
- malaroma
- maria
- marl
- marram
- marrano
- marron
- miliaria
- miliarial
- millimolar
- miri
- moira
- moirai
- mora
- morainal
- morion
- morrion
- morro
- naira
- narial
- noniron
- nonmoral
- noria
- oorali
- orra
- raia
- rami
- roman
- romano
- ronion