Monday, August 18, 2025
- Words
- 32
- Points
- 130
- Genius
- 91
- Pangram
- 1
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belie
verb — To contradict, to show (something) to be false.
verb — To give a false representation of.
verb — To conceal the contradictory or ironic presence of (something).
verb — To show, evince, demonstrate: to show (something) to be present, particularly something deemed contradictory or ironic.
verb — To tell lies about.
verb — (of an army) To surround; beleaguer.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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bible
noun — An exemplar of the Bible.
noun — A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).
noun — (at certain US universities) A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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biff
noun — A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
verb — To punch or hit.
noun — A wipeout.
verb — To discard; to throw out; to throw away.
verb — To wipe out; to faceplant; to fall.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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bile
noun — A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
noun — Bitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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bill
noun — A piece of paper money; a banknote.
noun — A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.
verb — To charge; to send a bill to.
noun — A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.
noun — The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.
noun — Of a cap or hat: the brim or peak, serving as a shade to keep sun off the face and out of the eyes.
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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file
noun — A collection of papers collated and archived together.
verb — To commit (official papers) to some office.
noun — A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a large group with many files side by side.
verb — To move in a file.
noun — A hand tool consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal.
verb — To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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fill
verb — To occupy fully, to take up all of.
noun — (after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
noun — One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
verb — To add contents to (a container, cavity or the like) so that it is full.
verb — To enter (something), making it full.
verb — To become full.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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infill
noun — That which fills in a space, hole or gap.
verb — To fill in a space, hole or gap.
noun — Infiltration, the act of going into a place.
noun — The redecoration of a fingernail or toenail after it has grown, to prevent an unsightly gap.
verb — To rededicate land in an urban environment to new construction.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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infix
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inflexible
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libel
noun — A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
verb — To defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.
noun — The act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly.
noun — A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek.
noun — Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.
noun — A brief writing of any kind, especially a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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life
noun — The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
noun — The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.
noun — Lifeforms, generally or collectively.
noun — A living individual; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.)
noun — Existence.
noun — A period of time during which something has existence.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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nine
noun — The digit or figure 9.
numeral — A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
noun — A playing card with nine pips.
noun — A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
noun — (usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).
noun — A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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Words by first two letters
- be×3
- bi×4
- bl×2
- el×1
- ex×1
- fe×1
- fi×5
- fl×1
- ib×1
- in×4
- li×7
- ni×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 9 |
| e | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| f | 5 | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | 7 |
| i | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 5 |
| l | 3 | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | · | 7 |
| n | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 2 |
| Σ | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 91 points of 130 available. The average answer runs 5.2 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19742 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| b | Sunday, August 17, 2025 | Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
| e | Sunday, August 17, 2025 | Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
| f | Thursday, July 24, 2025 | first recorded time |
| i ● | Sunday, August 17, 2025 | Thursday, August 14, 2025 |
| l | Friday, August 15, 2025 | Saturday, July 26, 2025 |
| n | Saturday, August 16, 2025 | Friday, August 15, 2025 |
| x | Saturday, August 9, 2025 | first recorded time |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 28
- mamma 28
- acacia 26
- acai 26
- nene 26
- mini 25
- minim 25
- cocoon 24
- imam 24
- maim 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- lilt 23
- till 23
- tilt 23
- aria 23
- mitt 23
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.
- benni
- bibb
- biffin
- biflex
- billie
- bine
- exine
- fille
- flexile
- ilex
- libellee
- lief
- linin
- linn
- neif
- nellie
- nielli
- nill
- nixe
- nixie