Saturday, August 2, 2025
- Words
- 39
- Points
- 195
- Genius
- 136
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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airplay
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dippy
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drippy
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lapidary
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pair
noun — Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
verb — To group into one or more sets of two.
verb — To impair, to make worse.
noun — Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
noun — Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)
noun — A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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pallidly
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piddly
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rapid
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rapidly
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ripply
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rapidly is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ai×1
- ap×3
- di×1
- dr×2
- la×1
- li×2
- pa×19
- pi×3
- pl×2
- pr×1
- ra×2
- ri×1
- ya×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | · | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | 4 |
| d | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 3 |
| l | · | 2 | · | · | 1 | 3 |
| p | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| r | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 3 |
| y | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 39 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 136 points of 195 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19911 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Friday, August 1, 2025 | Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
| d | Saturday, July 26, 2025 | first recorded time |
| i | Thursday, July 31, 2025 | Friday, July 18, 2025 |
| l | Thursday, July 31, 2025 | Saturday, July 26, 2025 |
| p ● | Sunday, July 20, 2025 | Sunday, July 20, 2025 |
| r | Thursday, July 31, 2025 | Monday, July 21, 2025 |
| y | Thursday, July 24, 2025 | first recorded time |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 28
- mamma 28
- acacia 26
- acai 26
- nene 26
- imam 25
- maim 25
- mini 25
- minim 25
- cocoon 24
- lilt 24
- till 24
- tilt 24
- aria 24
- mitt 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- loon 24
- olio 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.
- appal
- diapir
- lapilli
- padi
- padri
- paillard
- palladia
- pallia
- pallial
- pally
- palpal
- palpi
- paly
- papillar
- papillary
- pappi
- papyral
- para
- pard
- pardi
- pardy
- parr
- parral
- pial
- pilar
- pili
- pily
- pipal
- pipy
- piraya
- playa
- playday
- priapi
- prill
- pyralid
- riprap