Friday, August 22, 2025
- Words
- 34
- Points
- 177
- Genius
- 123
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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comic
noun — A comedian.
adjective — Funny; amusing; comical.
noun — A story composed of cartoon images arranged in sequence, usually with textual captions; a graphic novel.
noun — A children's newspaper.
adjective — Relating to comedy.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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confirm
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conform
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formic
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microform
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micromini
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micron
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mimic
noun — A person who practices mimicry, or mime.
verb — To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
adjective — Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.
noun — An imitation.
verb — To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.
adjective — Mock, pretended.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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moronic
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omicron
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confirm is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ci×1
- co×12
- cr×3
- fo×2
- ic×2
- io×1
- ir×1
- mi×5
- mo×2
- no×1
- om×1
- ri×1
- ro×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | · | 16 |
| f | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| i | 1 | 1 | 2 | · | · | 4 |
| m | · | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| n | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| o | · | · | · | 1 | · | 1 |
| r | · | 1 | 2 | · | · | 3 |
| Σ | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 123 points of 177 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17231 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| c ● | Sunday, August 17, 2025 | Sunday, August 17, 2025 |
| f | Monday, August 18, 2025 | first recorded time |
| i | Thursday, August 21, 2025 | Monday, August 18, 2025 |
| m | Thursday, August 21, 2025 | Friday, July 25, 2025 |
| n | Thursday, August 21, 2025 | Friday, August 15, 2025 |
| o | Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | Tuesday, August 19, 2025 |
| r | Saturday, August 16, 2025 | Saturday, August 16, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 41
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 28
- toot 28
- loll 27
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- 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
- lilt 20
- till 20
- tilt 20
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.
- cion
- coccic
- coco
- coff
- coni
- conin
- conn
- coocoo
- coof
- coon
- corf
- corm
- ficin
- fico
- micrococci
- nonconform
- nonionic
- omnific
- orcin