Thursday, July 31, 2025
- Words
- 66
- Points
- 378
- Genius
- 264
- Pangrams
- 2
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airbag
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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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bargain
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bargaining
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barging
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baring
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barraging
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barring
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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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blaring
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bragging
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braining
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garbing
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garbling
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grabbing
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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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librarian
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blaring is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ai×2
- al×1
- ba×23
- bi×6
- bl×6
- br×11
- ga×5
- gi×1
- gl×1
- gr×2
- la×2
- li×1
- na×1
- ni×1
- ra×2
- ri×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 3 |
| b | 12 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
| g | 3 | · | 1 | 2 | 3 | · | · | 9 |
| l | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 3 |
| n | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| r | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 3 |
| Σ | 15 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 66 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 264 points of 378 available. The average answer runs 6.2 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
| b ● | Thursday, July 24, 2025 | Tuesday, July 1, 2025 |
| g | Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | first recorded time |
| i | Sunday, July 27, 2025 | Friday, July 18, 2025 |
| l | Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | Saturday, July 26, 2025 |
| n | Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | Monday, July 28, 2025 |
| r | Monday, July 28, 2025 | Monday, July 21, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 41
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 28
- toot 27
- loll 27
- mama 24
- mamma 24
- cocoon 23
- nene 23
- acacia 22
- acai 22
- bill 22
- loon 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- neon 21
- none 21
- olio 21
- anon 20
- lull 19
- lulu 19
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.
- abba
- abigail
- abri
- alba
- albinal
- alibiing
- baal
- bairn
- balbriggan
- bani
- banian
- baning
- barbal
- barbing
- barilla
- biali
- bibb
- bibbing
- biggin
- bigging
- bilging
- binal
- birl
- birling
- birr
- birring
- blain
- brabbling
- brail
- brailing
- brailling
- brannigan
- branning
- brill
- brin
- brrr
- gabling
- galabia
- gangbang
- gibbing
- grabbling
- labara
- labra
- liblab
- libra
- libri
- nibbing
- rabbin
- rabbling