Sunday, August 10, 2025
- Words
- 56
- Points
- 267
- Genius
- 186
- Pangrams
- 3
Official answers
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Pangrams highlighted. Click a word for its definition.
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agog
adjective — In eager desire, eager, astir.
adverb — In a state of high anticipation, excitement, or interest.
adjective — (chiefly of eyes) Wide open.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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among
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gaga
adjective — Mentally senile.
noun — A variant of dodgeball played inside a fenced area, usually a hexagon or octagon.
adjective — Crazy.
adjective — Infatuated.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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gamma
noun — The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
noun — A nonlinear operation used to encode and decode luminance or tristimulus values in video or still image systems.
noun — The Gamma function, symbolized by Γ.
noun — A constant approximately equal to 0.55721566, symbolized by γ (also known as the Euler–Mascheroni constant).
noun — A non-SI unit of measure of magnetic flux density, equal to 1 nT.
noun — (industries) slope of log-log plot of video input and luminance output.
Appeared in 13 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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geotag
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goatee
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maggot
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magma
noun — The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
noun — A basic algebraic structure consisting of a set equipped with a single binary operation.
noun — Any soft doughy mass.
noun — The residuum after expressing the juice from fruits.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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magneto
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manga
noun — A comic originating in Japan.
noun — A covering for a crucifix.
noun — An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese comics, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of comics from other countries.
noun — A comic in manga style, regardless of the country of origin.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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mango
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megaton
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montage
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omega
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tong
noun — An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
verb — To use tongs.
noun — A Chinese secret society or gang.
noun — The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
verb — To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs.
noun — This organ, as taken from animals used for food (especially cows).−
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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tonnage
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magneto, megaton, montage are perfect pangrams — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ag×3
- am×1
- eg×1
- en×2
- ga×8
- ge×4
- gn×2
- go×8
- ma×12
- me×2
- mo×1
- na×1
- ne×1
- no×1
- og×1
- om×1
- ta×3
- te×1
- to×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 3 | · | · | · | 4 |
| e | · | · | 2 | · | 1 | 3 |
| g | 12 | 4 | 6 | · | · | 22 |
| m | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| n | · | · | 1 | 2 | · | 3 |
| o | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 |
| t | 3 | 1 | · | 3 | · | 7 |
| Σ | 19 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 56 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 186 points of 267 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18877 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Saturday, August 9, 2025 | Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
| e | Friday, August 8, 2025 | Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
| g ● | Thursday, August 7, 2025 | first recorded time |
| m | Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | Friday, July 25, 2025 |
| n | Friday, August 8, 2025 | Tuesday, August 5, 2025 |
| o | Thursday, August 7, 2025 | Thursday, August 7, 2025 |
| t | Saturday, August 9, 2025 | Friday, August 8, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 44
- naan 33
- nana 33
- onion 31
- toot 30
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- imam 23
- maim 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- mini 23
- minim 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- mitt 22
- onto 22
Valid words the Bee rejected
Accepted on other days, not today
These fit today's letters and have been official answers before — today the Bee said no.
- gnomon
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.
- agama
- agamete
- agee
- agene
- agma
- agnate
- agnomen
- agon
- agone
- anagoge
- anga
- enneagon
- gaen
- gagman
- gagmen
- gama
- gammon
- gane
- gateman
- gatemen
- gemma
- gemmae
- gemmate
- gemot
- gemote
- genet
- genette
- genoa
- genom
- gentoo
- geta
- goanna
- gogo
- magmata
- magneton
- magot
- manege
- manganate
- megagamete
- megatonnage
- menage
- metage
- mongo
- mongoe
- monogenean
- nagana
- negaton
- nogg
- nonage
- nonego
- nonengagement
- nongame
- nonmanagement
- ogam
- oogamete
- tagmeme
- tannage
- tegmen
- tegmenta
- tentage
- togae
- togate
- tonga
- tongman
- tongmen