Thursday, July 24, 2025
- Words
- 48
- Points
- 206
- Genius
- 144
- Pangram
- 1
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alfalfa
noun — A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
noun — A type or breed of this plant.
Appeared in 9 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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anal
adjective — Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
adjective — Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
adjective — Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
noun — Anal sex.
noun — Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
adjective — (of a vein) Proximate to the thorax.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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annal
noun — The record of a single event or item.
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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bailiff
noun — (law enforcement) An officer of the court, particularly:
noun — A public administrator, particularly:
noun — A private administrator, particularly
noun — Any debt collector, regardless of his or her official status.
Appeared in 4 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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bill
noun — A piece of paper money; a banknote.
noun — A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.
verb — To charge; to send a bill to.
noun — A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.
noun — The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.
noun — Of a cap or hat: the brim or peak, serving as a shade to keep sun off the face and out of the eyes.
Appeared in 22 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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fail
noun — Poor quality; substandard workmanship.
verb — To be unsuccessful.
adjective — That is a failure.
noun — A piece of turf cut from grassland.
noun — A failure (condition of being unsuccessful)
noun — A failure (something incapable of success)
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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fall
noun — The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
verb — (heading) To be moved downwards.
noun — The chasing of a hunted whale.
noun — A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
noun — The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.
noun — A loss of greatness or status.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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filial
adjective — Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
adjective — Respectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents.
adjective — Of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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fill
verb — To occupy fully, to take up all of.
noun — (after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
noun — One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
verb — To add contents to (a container, cavity or the like) so that it is full.
verb — To enter (something), making it full.
verb — To become full.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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filly
noun — A young female horse.
noun — A young attractive female.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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final
noun — A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
adjective — Last; ultimate.
noun — The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
noun — A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.).
noun — The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
noun — The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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finally
adverb — At the end or conclusion; ultimately.
adverb — (sequence) To finish (with); lastly (in the present).
adverb — (manner) Definitively, comprehensively.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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finial
noun — The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture.
noun — Any decorative fitting at the peak of a gable, or on the top of a flagpole, fence post or staircase newel post.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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flab
noun — Soft, loose flesh on a person's body; fat.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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flabby
adjective — Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.
adjective — (of wine) Having a slight lack of acidity; having mild sweetness.
adjective — (of writing, etc.) overwrought.
adjective — Which forms a surjection from the domain to every open subset of the codomain.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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flail
noun — A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
verb — To beat using a flail or similar implement.
noun — A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
verb — To wave or swing vigorously
verb — To thresh.
verb — To move like a flail.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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flan
noun — Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case. (Compare quiche.)
noun — A fan of the U.S. TV series Firefly.
noun — (Belize) A dessert of congealed custard, often topped with caramel, especially popular in Spanish-speaking countries.
noun — A coin die. (Compare planchet.)
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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flay
noun — A fright; a scare.
verb — To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
verb — To strip skin off
noun — Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual.
verb — To frighten; scare; terrify.
verb — To be fear-stricken.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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flyby
noun — A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.
noun — A low-level ceremonial flight, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade.
noun — A brief visit.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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infill
noun — That which fills in a space, hole or gap.
verb — To fill in a space, hole or gap.
noun — Infiltration, the act of going into a place.
noun — The redecoration of a fingernail or toenail after it has grown, to prevent an unsightly gap.
verb — To rededicate land in an urban environment to new construction.
Appeared in 6 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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lain
verb — To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
verb — To be placed or situated.
verb — To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
verb — Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
verb — Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
verb — Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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lanai
noun — (Florida) A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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nail
noun — The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
noun — A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.
verb — To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
verb — To drive a nail.
verb — To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.
verb — To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ab×1
- af×1
- al×4
- an×3
- ba×5
- bi×4
- bl×4
- fa×3
- fi×7
- fl×6
- il×1
- in×3
- la×4
- li×1
- na×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | · | · | 9 |
| b | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | 13 |
| f | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | · | 16 |
| i | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | 5 |
| n | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 18 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 48 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 144 points of 206 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17524 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Monday, July 21, 2025 | Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
| b | Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | Tuesday, July 1, 2025 |
| f | Friday, July 11, 2025 | first recorded time |
| i | Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | Friday, July 18, 2025 |
| l ● | Monday, July 21, 2025 | Thursday, July 10, 2025 |
| n | Monday, July 21, 2025 | first recorded time |
| y | Thursday, July 17, 2025 | first recorded time |
Other days with this pangram
- Tuesday, July 21, 2026 — infallibly, center F
Same seven letters
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- onion 30
- naan 30
- nana 30
- toot 28
- loll 28
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- cocoon 23
- acacia 23
- acai 23
- loon 23
- nene 23
- olio 23
- bill 22
- neon 22
- none 22
- lilt 21
- till 21
- tilt 21
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
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
- affinal
- alan
- alanin
- alanyl
- alba
- albinal
- alfa
- alif
- aliya
- allyl
- anil
- anilin
- baal
- bally
- biali
- binal
- blain
- falbala
- fallal
- fila
- flabbily
- ilia
- ilial
- infall
- inly
- labially
- lall
- lallan
- liana
- liblab
- linin
- linn
- liny
- nill
- nyala
- yill