Thursday, August 21, 2025
- Words
- 28
- Points
- 156
- Genius
- 109
- Pangram
- 1
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dill
noun — Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
verb — To cook or flavor with dill
verb — To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.
noun — A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring
noun — A fool.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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dimpling
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limn
verb — To draw or paint; to delineate.
verb — To illuminate, as a manuscript; to decorate with gold or some other bright colour.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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limning
verb — To draw or paint; to delineate.
noun — A depiction.
verb — To illuminate, as a manuscript; to decorate with gold or some other bright colour.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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limp
noun — An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
verb — To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.
noun — A scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off the sieve in the operation of hand-jigging.
verb — To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.
adjective — Flaccid; flabby, like flesh.
verb — To happen; befall; chance.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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limpid
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limping
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middling
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mill
noun — A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
verb — (followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.
noun — A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, etc.
noun — An establishment that handles a certain type of situation or procedure routinely, or produces large quantities of an item without much regard to quality, such as a divorce mill, a puppy mill, etc.
noun — An institution awarding educational certificates not officially recognised
noun — The building housing such a grinding apparatus.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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milling
verb — (followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.
noun — A circular or random motion of a herd or a crowd.
verb — To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
verb — To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
verb — To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
verb — To cause to mill, or circle around.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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mingling
verb — To socialize with different people at a social event.
verb — To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product
verb — To become mixed or blended.
verb — To associate or unite in a figurative way, or by ties of relationship
verb — To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.
verb — To cause or allow to intermarry
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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piddling
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Words by first two letters
- di×3
- gi×5
- gl×1
- id×1
- li×8
- mi×5
- ni×1
- pi×4
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | · | · | · | 2 | 3 |
| g | 2 | · | · | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| i | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| l | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | · | 8 |
| m | 2 | · | · | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| n | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Σ | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 109 points of 156 available. The average answer runs 6.2 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18097 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| d | Sunday, August 17, 2025 | Monday, August 11, 2025 |
| g | Saturday, August 16, 2025 | Sunday, August 10, 2025 |
| i | Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | Monday, August 18, 2025 |
| l ● | Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | Wednesday, August 20, 2025 |
| m | Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | Friday, July 25, 2025 |
| n | Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | Friday, August 15, 2025 |
| p | Friday, August 15, 2025 | Saturday, August 2, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- onion 31
- naan 31
- nana 31
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 26
- mamma 26
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- nene 24
- olio 24
- cocoon 23
- loon 23
- aria 22
- imam 22
- maim 22
- cancan 22
- canna 22
- bill 22
- mini 22
- minim 22
- neon 22
- none 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.
- dindling
- gingili
- gingilli
- glim
- gliming
- immingling
- lidding
- lignin
- liming
- ling
- linin
- linn
- lipin
- minimill
- nill
- nilling
- pili
- pindling