Monday, August 25, 2025
- Words
- 46
- Points
- 153
- Genius
- 107
- Pangram
- 1
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allot
verb — To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
verb — To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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although
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alto
noun — A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
noun — A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
noun — An alto saxophone
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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atoll
noun — A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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aught
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galoot
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gloat
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glottal
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goth
noun — A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.
adjective — Relating to this music or these people.
noun — A style of punk rock influenced by glam rock; gothic rock.
noun — A person who is part of the goth subculture.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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gout
noun — An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
verb — To spurt.
noun — Taste; relish
noun — (usually followed by of) A spurt or splotch.
noun — A disease of wheat and cornstalks, caused by insect larvae.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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halt
verb — To limp; move with a limping gait.
noun — A cessation, either temporary or permanent.
verb — To stop marching.
noun — Lameness; a limp.
adjective — Lame, limping.
verb — To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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hath
verb — To possess, own.
verb — To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
verb — Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
verb — To partake of (a particular substance, especially food or drink, or action or activity).
verb — To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
verb — To experience, go through, undergo.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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holt
noun — A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
noun — The lair of an animal, especially of an otter.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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hoot
noun — A derisive cry or shout.
verb — To cry out or shout in contempt.
noun — The cry of an owl.
noun — A fun event or person. (See hootenanny)
noun — A small particle.
verb — To make the cry of an owl, a hoo.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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lath
noun — A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
verb — To cover or line with laths
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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loath
adjective — Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling.
verb — To detest, hate, revile.
adjective — Angry, hostile.
adjective — Loathsome, unpleasant.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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loot
noun — A kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove the scum from brine-pans in saltworks.
noun — The act of plundering.
verb — To steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence.
noun — Plunder, booty, especially from a ransacked city.
noun — Any prize or profit received for free, especially Christmas presents
noun — Items dropped by defeated enemies.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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lotto
noun — A game of chance similar to bingo
noun — A lottery
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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oath
noun — A solemn pledge or promise, appealing to a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest to the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
verb — To pledge.
noun — A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.
noun — A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
noun — A curse, a curse word.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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ought
noun — Property; possession
noun — Duty; place; office
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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outgo
noun — The act or process of going out.
verb — To go out, to set forth.
noun — A quantity of a substance or thing that has flowed out; an outflow.
noun — An expenditure, cost or outlay.
verb — To go further; to exceed or surpass; go beyond.
verb — To overtake; to travel faster than.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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outthought
verb — To best an opponent by thinking.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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tall
adjective — (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
adjective — (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.
adjective — (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
adjective — (of a cup of coffee) A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces.
noun — (possibly nonstandard) Someone or something that is tall.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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tattoo
noun — An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
verb — To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).
noun — A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
verb — To tap rhythmically on, to drum.
noun — A breed of pony from India; a pony of that breed.
noun — A method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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taught
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taut
adjective — Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
adjective — (of a body, muscles, etc.) Not flabby; firm, toned; (of a person) having a lean, strong body.
adjective — (of music, writing, etc.) Containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.
adjective — (of a sailor, a ship, etc.) Neat and well-disciplined; (by extension) efficient and in order.
adjective — Experiencing anxiety or stress.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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that
noun — Something being indicated that is there; one of those.
adverb — (degree) To a given extent or degree.
pronoun — (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
conjunction — Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
adverb — (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).
adverb — To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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though
adverb — Despite that; however.
conjunction — Despite the fact that; although.
adverb — (degree) Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.
conjunction — If, that, even if.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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thought
verb — To ponder, to go over in one's head.
verb — To seem, to appear.
noun — Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
verb — To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
verb — To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
verb — To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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thug
noun — Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.
verb — To commit acts of thuggery, to live the life of a thug, or to dress and act in a manner reminiscent of someone who does.
noun — One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her.
noun — In gardening, an over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.
noun — A punk; a hoodlum; a hooligan.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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toll
noun — Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
verb — To impose a fee for the use of.
noun — The act or sound of tolling
verb — To ring (a bell) slowly and repeatedly.
verb — To draw; pull; tug; drag.
verb — To take away; to vacate; to annul.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tool
noun — A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
verb — To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
noun — Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.
noun — Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
noun — A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
noun — A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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toot
noun — The noise of a horn or whistle.
verb — To stand out, or be prominent.
noun — A toilet.
noun — (by extension) A fart; flatus.
noun — Cocaine.
noun — A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.
Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.
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tooth
noun — A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
verb — To provide or furnish with teeth.
noun — A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
noun — A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
noun — A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
noun — A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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total
noun — An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
verb — To add up; to calculate the sum of.
adjective — Entire; relating to the whole of something.
noun — Sum.
verb — To equal a total of; to amount to.
verb — To demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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tough
noun — A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
verb — To endure.
adjective — Strong and resilient; sturdy.
interjection — Used to indicate lack of sympathy
verb — To toughen.
adjective — (of food) Difficult to cut or chew.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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tout
noun — Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
verb — To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
noun — In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
noun — A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
noun — A spy for a smuggler, thief, or similar.
noun — An informer in the Irish Republican Army.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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tutu
noun — A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
noun — Any of the genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- al×3
- at×1
- au×2
- ga×1
- gl×3
- go×4
- ha×3
- ho×2
- la×1
- lo×4
- oa×1
- ou×3
- ta×4
- th×5
- to×8
- tu×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 3 | · | · | 1 | · | 6 |
| g | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 8 |
| h | 4 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 5 |
| l | 3 | 2 | · | · | · | · | 5 |
| o | 1 | 2 | · | · | · | 1 | 4 |
| t | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | · | · | 18 |
| Σ | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 107 points of 153 available. The average answer runs 4.8 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18854 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Sunday, August 24, 2025 | Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
| g | Saturday, August 23, 2025 | Sunday, August 10, 2025 |
| h | Saturday, August 23, 2025 | Tuesday, July 22, 2025 |
| l | Sunday, August 24, 2025 | Thursday, August 21, 2025 |
| o | Friday, August 22, 2025 | Tuesday, August 19, 2025 |
| t ● | Sunday, August 24, 2025 | Friday, August 8, 2025 |
| u | Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | Tuesday, August 12, 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
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.
- altho
- atlatl
- galloot
- gault
- ghat
- ghaut
- glout
- golgotha
- gutta
- hallot
- halloth
- haut
- lota
- lotah
- loth
- otto
- outhaul
- outlaugh
- tala
- tallol
- tautaug
- tautog
- tola
- tolu
- toluol