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DEGILTU

Monday, August 4, 2025

Words
50
Points
230
Genius
161
Pangram
1

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  • delude

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • deluded

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • deluge

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • deluged

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • dilute

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  • diluted

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  • dude

    noun — (used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning him or offering him advice.

    interjection — A term of address, usually for a man, conveying awe, excitement, surprise, etc.

    noun — A man, generally a younger man.

    noun — An inexperienced cowboy.

    noun — A tourist.

    noun — A man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance; a dandy, a fop.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • duel

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • dueled

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • duet

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • duetted

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • dull

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    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • dulled

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • elude

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • eluded

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • etude

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gigue

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • glue

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • glued

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • glug

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • glugged

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • glut

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • glute

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • glutei

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  • glutted

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  • guide

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  • guided

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  • guild

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  • guile

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  • guilt

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • guilted

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  • gull

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • gulled

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gullet

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gutted

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  • lieu

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • luge

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • luged

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • lugged

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • lull

    noun — A period of rest or soothing.

    verb — To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm

    noun — A period of reduced activity; a respite

    noun — A period without waves or wind.

    noun — An extended pause between sets of waves.

    verb — To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.

    Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

  • lulled

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • lulu

    noun — A remarkable person, object or idea.

    noun — A very attractive or alluring person.

    noun — A very bad mistake or error.

    noun — A fixed allowance paid to a legislator in lieu of reimbursement for actual expenses.

    Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

  • lute

    noun — A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.

    noun — Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight.

    verb — To play on a lute, or as if on a lute.

    noun — A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.

    noun — (brickmaking) A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from earth.

    verb — To fix or fasten something with lute.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • tugged

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  • tulle

    noun — A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • tutee

    noun — A student of a tutor.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • tutted

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • tutti

    noun — A passage in which all members of an orchestra are playing

    adjective — All together; with all playing at once.

    adverb — All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • tutu

    noun — A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.

    noun — Any of the genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • utile

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

guilted is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • de×4
  • di×2
  • du×7
  • el×2
  • et×1
  • gi×1
  • gl×8
  • gu×10
  • li×1
  • lu×7
  • tu×6
  • ut×1

Words by first letter and length

4567Σ
d 4·54 13
e ·21· 3
g 4753 19
l 512· 8
t 132· 6
u ·1·· 1
Σ 1414157 50

The numbers

Genius today takes 161 points of 230 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.

Total points vs. all 383 recorded puzzles
61st percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
58th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17359 recorded answers

414 today34.7% all-time514 today22.8% all-time615 today19.9% all-time77 today12.1% all-time86.3% all-time92.6% all-time101.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
d Saturday, August 2, 2025 first recorded time
e Sunday, August 3, 2025 Sunday, August 3, 2025
g Sunday, August 3, 2025 first recorded time
i Saturday, August 2, 2025 Friday, July 18, 2025
l Sunday, August 3, 2025 Saturday, July 26, 2025
t Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Thursday, July 17, 2025
u ● Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 42
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 29
  5. toot 28
  6. loll 28
  7. mama 25
  8. mamma 25
  9. cocoon 23
  10. loon 23
  11. nene 23
  12. acacia 22
  13. acai 22
  14. bill 22
  15. neon 22
  16. none 22
  17. olio 22
  18. aria 21
  19. onto 21
  20. toon 21
  21. cancan 21
  22. canna 21
  23. lull 20
  24. lulu 20
  25. lilt 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.