Sunday, August 3, 2025
- Words
- 53
- Points
- 207
- Genius
- 144
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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anneal
noun — An act of annealing.
verb — To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
verb — To cool glass slowly, to minimize internal stress.
verb — To burn colors onto a glass or other surface.
verb — To make a double-stranded nucleic acid by pairing a single strand with a complementary strand.
verb — To strengthen or harden.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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anyone
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elan
noun — Ardor or zeal inspired by passion or enthusiasm.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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gene
noun — A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
noun — A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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genealogy
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lane
noun — (used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
noun — A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees.
noun — A narrow road, as in the country.
noun — A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.
noun — A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart.
noun — A course designated for ships or aircrafts.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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lean
noun — (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.
verb — To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
noun — Meat with no fat on it.
verb — To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.
adjective — (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
verb — To conceal.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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lone
adjective — Solitary; having no companion.
adjective — Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship.
adjective — Sole; being the only one of a type.
adjective — Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours.
adjective — Unfrequented by human beings; solitary.
adjective — Single; unmarried, or in widowhood.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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lonely
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nene
noun — The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.
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neon
noun — The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The lightest of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
adjective — (of a color) That resembles a neon light; extremely bright; fluorescent
noun — A form or sample of the element.
noun — Neon signs or lights, collectively.
noun — A neon tetra fish.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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noel
noun — Christmas
noun — A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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none
noun — A person without religious affiliation.
adverb — To no extent, in no way.
pronoun — Not any of a given number or group.
noun — Those without any religious affiliation: atheists and others outside any organized religion.
noun — A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
noun — The middle of the afternoon, normally between 2 and 4 pm.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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oenology
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oleo
noun — Margarine
noun — The various fats and oils that go into the making of margarine.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ae×1
- ag×1
- al×6
- an×4
- ea×1
- ee×1
- eg×2
- el×2
- en×1
- ga×5
- ge×4
- gl×3
- go×4
- la×1
- le×5
- lo×3
- ne×2
- no×2
- oe×1
- og×2
- ol×1
- ye×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | · | · | 12 |
| e | 3 | 2 | 2 | · | · | · | 7 |
| g | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | · | 1 | 16 |
| l | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 9 |
| n | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| o | 3 | · | · | · | 1 | · | 4 |
| y | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 23 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 144 points of 207 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18482 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Saturday, August 2, 2025 | Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
| e ● | Friday, August 1, 2025 | first recorded time |
| g | Thursday, July 31, 2025 | first recorded time |
| l | Saturday, August 2, 2025 | Saturday, July 26, 2025 |
| n | Friday, August 1, 2025 | Friday, August 1, 2025 |
| o | Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | Friday, July 11, 2025 |
| y | Saturday, August 2, 2025 | first recorded time |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 43
- naan 32
- nana 32
- onion 31
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 26
- mamma 26
- nene 25
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- olio 24
- cocoon 23
- loon 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- imam 22
- maim 22
- cancan 22
- canna 22
- bill 22
- mini 22
- minim 22
- lilt 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.
- agee
- agene
- aglee
- agley
- agone
- alae
- alane
- alee
- allee
- allonge
- anagoge
- anele
- angelology
- anlage
- anlagen
- anole
- egal
- enneagon
- enol
- enology
- eyen
- eyne
- gaen
- galea
- galeae
- galena
- gallonage
- gane
- genoa
- gleg
- glegly
- gley
- gooney
- lanely
- langley
- leal
- leally
- legong
- leno
- leone
- longe
- looey
- looney
- nelly
- neology
- nonage
- nonego
- nonlegal
- olea
- oogeny
- yean
- yegg
- yogee