Monday, September 8, 2025
- Words
- 39
- Points
- 126
- Genius
- 88
- Pangram
- 1
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alum
noun — An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O).
verb — To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.
noun — (shortening) A past attendee or graduate (of either gender) of a college, university or other educational institution.
noun — Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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galumph
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lama
noun — A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
noun — A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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lamp
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laugh
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llama
noun — A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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luau
noun — An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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mall
noun — A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
verb — To beat with a mall, or mallet; to beat with something heavy; to bruise
noun — An enclosed shopping centre.
noun — An alley where the game of pall mall was played.
noun — A public walk; a level shaded walk, a promenade.
noun — A heavy wooden mallet or hammer used in the game of pall mall.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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mama
noun — (hypocoristic, usually childish) Mother, female parent.
Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.
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mamma
noun — The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. (plural: mammae)
noun — (hypocoristic, usually childish) Mother, female parent.
noun — An accessory cloud like a mammary in appearance, which can form on the underside of most cloud genera
Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.
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mammal
noun — An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young.
noun — A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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maul
noun — A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
verb — To handle someone or something in a rough way.
noun — A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier.
verb — To savage; to cause serious physical wounds (usually used of an animal).
verb — To criticise harshly.
verb — To beat with the heavy hammer called a maul.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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mullah
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palm
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puma
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galumph is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
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Words by first two letters
- al×4
- am×1
- ap×1
- ga×5
- gl×1
- gu×1
- ha×3
- hu×1
- la×3
- ll×1
- lu×1
- ma×6
- mu×1
- pa×7
- pu×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| g | 4 | 2 | · | 1 | 7 |
| h | 3 | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| l | 3 | 2 | · | · | 5 |
| m | 3 | 2 | 2 | · | 7 |
| p | 6 | 3 | 1 | · | 10 |
| Σ | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 39 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 88 points of 126 available. The average answer runs 4.7 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17359 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a ● | Friday, September 5, 2025 | Friday, September 5, 2025 |
| g | Sunday, September 7, 2025 | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 |
| h | Thursday, September 4, 2025 | Tuesday, July 22, 2025 |
| l | Saturday, September 6, 2025 | Wednesday, August 27, 2025 |
| m | Sunday, August 31, 2025 | Tuesday, August 26, 2025 |
| p | Sunday, September 7, 2025 | Saturday, August 2, 2025 |
| u | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | Tuesday, August 12, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 29
- toot 28
- loll 28
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- cocoon 23
- loon 23
- nene 23
- acacia 22
- acai 22
- bill 22
- neon 22
- none 22
- olio 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- lull 20
- lulu 20
- lilt 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.
- agama
- agha
- agma
- ahull
- algum
- alma
- almah
- almug
- alula
- amah
- ampul
- ampulla
- appal
- galah
- gama
- gamp
- gaum
- gumma
- haha
- halala
- halalah
- hallah
- halm
- halma
- hamal
- hamaul
- hammal
- haugh
- haulm
- lall
- malm
- mulla
- palpal
- papula
- plagal
- pula
- pulpal
- ulama