Thursday, August 7, 2025
- Words
- 52
- Points
- 266
- Genius
- 186
- Pangrams
- 3
Official answers
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chock
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chocking
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choking
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cocci
noun — Any approximately spherical bacterium.
noun — Coccidioidomycosis
noun — One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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cocking
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cocoon
noun — The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
verb — To envelop in a protective case
noun — Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.
verb — To withdraw into such a case.
Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.
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coho
noun — An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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conch
noun — A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
verb — To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.
noun — A machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding.
noun — The shell of this sea animal.
noun — A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.
noun — The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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conking
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cooking
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ginkgo
noun — Ginkgo biloba, a tree native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds.
noun — The seed of the ginkgo tree.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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hock
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hocking
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honcho
noun — Boss, leader
verb — To lead or manage.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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honk
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honking
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hooch
noun — Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
noun — A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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hook
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hooking
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knocking
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kook
noun — An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
noun — (kiteboarding, wakeboarding) A boardsport participant who lacks style or skill; a newbie who acts as if they are better at the sport than they are.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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nocking
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nook
noun — A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
verb — To withdraw into a nook.
noun — A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.
noun — A recess, cove or hollow.
noun — An English unit of land area, originally 1/4 of a yardland but later 12 1/2 or 20 acres.
noun — A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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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 47 recorded puzzles.
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oink
noun — The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.
verb — Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.
interjection — Representing the sound made by a pig.
interjection — Drawing attention to male chauvinism (from the term male chauvinist pig).
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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oinking
verb — Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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onion
noun — A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
noun — The bulb of such a plant.
noun — The genus as a whole.
noun — A ball.
noun — A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
Appeared in 33 recorded puzzles.
choking, hocking are perfect pangrams — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ch×5
- co×16
- gi×1
- gn×1
- go×4
- ho×10
- ic×2
- io×1
- kn×2
- ko×1
- no×5
- oi×2
- on×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| g | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | · | · | 6 |
| h | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | · | · | 10 |
| i | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 3 |
| k | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 3 |
| n | 3 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | 5 |
| o | 1 | 1 | · | 2 | · | · | 4 |
| Σ | 16 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 52 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 186 points of 266 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 20967 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| c | Friday, August 1, 2025 | Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
| g | Monday, August 4, 2025 | first recorded time |
| h | Friday, August 1, 2025 | Tuesday, July 22, 2025 |
| i | Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | Friday, July 18, 2025 |
| k | Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | first recorded time |
| n | Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | Tuesday, August 5, 2025 |
| o ● | Sunday, August 3, 2025 | Friday, July 11, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 47
- naan 38
- nana 38
- onion 33
- toot 33
- loll 30
- acacia 29
- acai 29
- mama 29
- mamma 29
- nene 28
- imam 26
- maim 26
- onto 26
- toon 26
- mini 26
- minim 26
- cocoon 25
- lilt 25
- till 25
- tilt 25
- mitt 25
- natant 25
- cancan 25
- canna 25
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.
- chico
- chinook
- chon
- chook
- cion
- coccic
- cochin
- coco
- cogging
- cogon
- cohog
- coign
- coigning
- coking
- congii
- congo
- coni
- conin
- coning
- conn
- cooch
- coocoo
- coon
- gingko
- gogo
- gonion
- gonococci
- gook
- hogg
- hoick
- hoicking
- hoking
- honchoing
- hong
- ikon
- incog
- ingoing
- inion
- kino
- konk
- konking
- ninon
- nogg
- nogging
- noncoking
- nonionic
- nooning
- ohing
- oohing