Friday, August 29, 2025
- Words
- 45
- Points
- 189
- Genius
- 132
- Pangrams
- 3
Official answers
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conked
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cuckoo
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cuckooed
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cuke
noun — A cucumber.
noun — A cucoloris.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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deck
noun — Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
verb — To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
verb — (sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
noun — The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.
noun — A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.
noun — A pack or set of playing cards.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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decked
verb — To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
verb — (sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
adjective — Adorned or embellished.
verb — To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.
verb — To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result.
verb — (sometimes with out) To decorate (something).
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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deke
noun — A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.
verb — To avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topic; often by using trickery.
noun — As in hockey, a fake or other move to confuse other players on a team.
noun — A quick detour.
verb — To execute a deke in ice hockey or other sports.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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duck
verb — To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
noun — An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
noun — A person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled.
noun — A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
noun — A term of endearment; pet; darling.
verb — To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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eked
verb — Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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keen
adjective — Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
adjective — Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
adjective — Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
adjective — Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
adjective — Fierce, intense, vehement.
adjective — Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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kendo
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keno
noun — A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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knee
noun — In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
noun — The part of a garment that covers the knee.
noun — An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
verb — To poke or strike with the knee.
verb — To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.
noun — A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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kneed
verb — To kneel to.
adjective — Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.
verb — To poke or strike with the knee.
verb — To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.
adjective — Having angular joints like the knee.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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knocked
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kook
noun — An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
noun — (kiteboarding, wakeboarding) A boardsport participant who lacks style or skill; a newbie who acts as if they are better at the sport than they are.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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neck
noun — The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
verb — To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate
noun — The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
noun — The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
noun — The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
noun — The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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nocked
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nook
noun — A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
verb — To withdraw into a nook.
noun — A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.
noun — A recess, cove or hollow.
noun — An English unit of land area, originally 1/4 of a yardland but later 12 1/2 or 20 acres.
noun — A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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nuke
noun — A nuclear weapon.
verb — To use a nuclear weapon on a target.
noun — A nucleus colony; a small bee colony created from a larger colony.
noun — The spinal cord.
noun — A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
noun — (by extension) Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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nuked
verb — To use a nuclear weapon on a target.
verb — To destroy or erase completely.
verb — (by extension) To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).
verb — To expose to some form of radiation.
verb — To cook in a microwave oven.
verb — To over-analyze or overly despair over something.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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uncock
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uncocked
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uncooked
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undock
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undocked
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- co×7
- cu×3
- de×4
- do×2
- du×6
- ek×1
- ke×4
- kn×4
- ko×1
- ku×1
- ne×2
- no×3
- nu×2
- un×5
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | 5 | · | 4 | · | 1 | 10 |
| d | 6 | 2 | 4 | · | · | 12 |
| e | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| k | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | 10 |
| n | 4 | 1 | 2 | · | · | 7 |
| u | · | · | 2 | · | 3 | 5 |
| Σ | 21 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 45 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 132 points of 189 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19174 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| c | Thursday, August 28, 2025 | Thursday, August 28, 2025 |
| d | Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | Monday, August 11, 2025 |
| e | Thursday, August 28, 2025 | Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
| k ● | Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | first recorded time |
| n | Thursday, August 28, 2025 | Friday, August 15, 2025 |
| o | Thursday, August 28, 2025 | Tuesday, August 19, 2025 |
| u | Tuesday, August 26, 2025 | Tuesday, August 12, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- onion 31
- toot 31
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 23
- onto 23
- toon 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- neon 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.
- coked
- dekko
- keck
- kecked
- keek
- keeked
- kenned
- konk
- konked
- koodoo
- kudo
- neuk
- undecked
- unkend
- unkenned