Monday, July 28, 2025
- Words
- 35
- Points
- 126
- Genius
- 88
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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anon
noun — An anonymous person, especially an author.
adverb — Straight away; at once.
adverb — Soon; in a little while.
adverb — At another time; then; again.
adjective — Anonymous
noun — A work with an unknown author.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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anorak
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know
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known
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krona
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kronor
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monk
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naan
noun — A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.
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nana
noun — (term of endearment) one's grandmother
noun — A banana
noun — A fool
noun — A nanny
Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.
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nonwork
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noon
noun — The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.
verb — To relax or sleep around midday
noun — The letter ن in the Arabic script.
noun — Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
noun — The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.
noun — The highest point; culmination.
Appeared in 42 recorded puzzles.
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rank
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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 8 recorded puzzles.
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warn
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wonk
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workman
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workwoman
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workman is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- an×2
- kn×2
- ko×1
- kr×2
- ma×4
- mo×7
- na×3
- no×4
- ra×1
- ro×2
- wa×2
- wo×5
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| k | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 5 |
| m | 6 | 3 | 2 | · | · | 11 |
| n | 5 | · | 1 | 1 | · | 7 |
| r | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | 3 |
| w | 3 | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Σ | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 88 points of 126 available. The average answer runs 4.8 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17278 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Sunday, July 27, 2025 | Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
| k | first recorded appearance | first recorded time |
| m | Friday, July 25, 2025 | Friday, July 25, 2025 |
| n ● | Sunday, July 27, 2025 | first recorded time |
| o | Saturday, July 26, 2025 | Friday, July 11, 2025 |
| r | Monday, July 21, 2025 | Monday, July 21, 2025 |
| w | Saturday, July 26, 2025 | first recorded time |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 29
- toot 28
- loll 28
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- cocoon 23
- loon 23
- nene 23
- acacia 22
- acai 22
- bill 22
- neon 22
- none 22
- olio 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- lilt 20
- till 20
- tilt 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.
- amarna
- ammono
- anna
- anoa
- kana
- kaon
- karn
- knar
- konk
- kroon
- mana
- manana
- mannan
- mano
- marrano
- marron
- mawn
- nark
- noma
- nona
- nonman
- nonwar
- roman
- romano
- warworn