Friday, August 8, 2025
- Words
- 42
- Points
- 216
- Genius
- 151
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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dependently
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deplete
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depleted
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entente
noun — An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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lent
noun — A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
verb — To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
noun — The second term of the academic year at some British schools.
verb — To make a loan.
verb — To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
verb — To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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nettle
noun — Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
verb — Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
noun — Certain plants that have spines or prickles:
noun — Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
noun — Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
verb — To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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netty
adjective — Neat, well-groomed, natty.
adjective — Netted: made of or employing a net.
noun — An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
adjective — Netlike.
noun — Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a lavatory; a toilet.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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pelleted
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pelted
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petty
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teen
noun — A teenager.
adjective — Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage
noun — Grief; sorrow; trouble.
verb — To excite; to provoke; to vex; to afflict; to injure.
verb — (provincial) To hedge or fence in; to enclose.
noun — Vexation; anger; hate.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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teeny
adjective — Very small; tiny.
adjective — Fretful; peevish; cross
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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tell
verb — To convey by speech; to say.
verb — To narrate.
verb — To instruct or inform.
verb — To order; to direct, to say to someone.
verb — To reveal.
verb — To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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tenet
noun — An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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tent
noun — A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
verb — To go camping.
noun — Attention; regard, care.
verb — To attend to; to heed
noun — A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.
verb — (sometimes figurative) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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type
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typed
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- de×10
- en×1
- ey×1
- le×1
- ne×4
- pe×8
- pl×1
- te×13
- ty×2
- ye×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | · | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| e | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 |
| l | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| n | · | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | 4 |
| p | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 9 |
| t | 6 | 5 | 3 | · | 1 | · | · | 15 |
| y | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 11 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 151 points of 216 available. The average answer runs 5.8 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18455 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| d | Monday, August 4, 2025 | first recorded time |
| e | Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
| l | Monday, August 4, 2025 | Saturday, July 26, 2025 |
| n | Thursday, August 7, 2025 | Tuesday, August 5, 2025 |
| p | Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | Saturday, August 2, 2025 |
| t ● | Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | Wednesday, August 6, 2025 |
| y | Sunday, August 3, 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.
- deet
- detent
- eyeletted
- leet
- lenten
- lept
- letted
- nett
- nettly
- pentene
- pentyl
- pettedly
- pettle
- pettled
- tedded
- teel
- tele
- telly
- tenpenny
- tenty
- tyee
- tyne
- tyned
- typey
- typp
- typy
- yett