Saturday, August 16, 2025
- Words
- 71
- Points
- 388
- Genius
- 271
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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accruing
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arcing
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arguing
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aria
noun — A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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auguring
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caring
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cigar
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crag
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craning
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gracing
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racing
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rain
noun — Condensed water falling from a cloud.
verb — To have rain fall from the sky.
noun — Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
verb — To fall as or like rain.
verb — To issue (something) in large quantities.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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rani
noun — A Hindu princess or female ruler in India.
noun — The wife of a rajah.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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uncaring
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×1
- ag×2
- ai×1
- ar×9
- au×3
- ca×2
- ci×3
- cr×4
- cu×1
- ga×1
- gr×6
- gu×2
- in×7
- na×1
- ni×1
- ra×11
- ri×5
- ru×6
- un×3
- ur×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| c | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 10 |
| g | 4 | 1 | · | 1 | 3 | · | · | 9 |
| i | · | 2 | · | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| n | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| r | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | · | · | · | 22 |
| u | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · | 5 |
| Σ | 18 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 71 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 271 points of 388 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Thursday, August 14, 2025 | Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
| c | Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
| g | Sunday, August 10, 2025 | Sunday, August 10, 2025 |
| i | Thursday, August 14, 2025 | Thursday, August 14, 2025 |
| n | Friday, August 15, 2025 | Friday, August 15, 2025 |
| r ● | Thursday, August 14, 2025 | Monday, July 21, 2025 |
| u | Friday, August 15, 2025 | Tuesday, August 12, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 41
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 28
- toot 27
- loll 27
- mama 24
- mamma 24
- cocoon 23
- nene 23
- acacia 22
- acai 22
- bill 22
- loon 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- neon 21
- none 21
- olio 21
- anon 20
- lull 19
- lulu 19
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.
- acari
- acinar
- agaric
- agria
- airn
- angaria
- anuran
- anuria
- anuric
- araucaria
- araucarian
- aurar
- auric
- caracara
- caragana
- carina
- carn
- carr
- crucian
- crura
- curara
- curari
- curia
- curn
- curr
- curran
- curring
- garni
- garring
- gaur
- girn
- girning
- gnar
- gnarr
- gnarring
- grana
- grig
- grigri
- grugru
- guarani
- gunrunning
- gurging
- iring
- naira
- naric
- ragi
- raia
- ricrac
- rinning
- ruana
- ruga
- rugging
- urania
- uranic
- urari