Wednesday, September 10, 2025
- Words
- 42
- Points
- 173
- Genius
- 121
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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aria
noun — A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.
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array
noun — Clothing and ornamentation.
verb — To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
noun — A collection laid out to be viewed in full.
noun — An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.
noun — Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle.
noun — A large collection.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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atria
noun — A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
noun — A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.
noun — A cavity, entrance, or passage.
noun — Any enclosed sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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attar
noun — An essential oil extracted from flowers.
noun — A perfume made from this oil.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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irrupt
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pair
noun — Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
verb — To group into one or more sets of two.
verb — To impair, to make worse.
noun — Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
noun — Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)
noun — A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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pituitary
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purity
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raita
noun — A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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ratatat
noun — A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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ratty
adjective — Similar to a rat; ratlike.
adjective — Infested with rats.
adjective — In poor condition or repair
adjective — Irritable, annoyed, bad-tempered.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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rutty
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tarry
noun — A sojourn.
verb — To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
adjective — Resembling tar.
verb — To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.
verb — To abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.
verb — To stay somewhere temporarily.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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tart
adjective — Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
noun — A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
noun — A prostitute.
verb — To practice prostitution
adjective — (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
adjective — Sharp; keen; severe.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tartar
noun — A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.
noun — A fearsome or angrily violent person.
noun — A hard yellow deposit on the teeth.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tiara
noun — The papal crown.
noun — An ornamental coronet.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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trait
noun — An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
noun — An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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tray
noun — A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
verb — To place (items) on a tray
noun — Trouble; annoyance; anger
verb — To grieve; to annoy
verb — To betray
noun — A playing card or die with the rank of three.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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trip
noun — A journey; an excursion or jaunt
verb — To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
adjective — Of or relating to trips
noun — A herd or flock of sheep, goats, etc.
noun — A stumble or misstep
noun — An error; a failure; a mistake
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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yurt
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ai×1
- ap×3
- ar×3
- at×2
- au×1
- ir×1
- pa×7
- pi×1
- pr×2
- pu×2
- ra×6
- ru×1
- ta×5
- ti×1
- tr×5
- yu×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | · | 10 |
| i | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| p | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | · | 7 |
| t | 5 | 4 | 2 | · | · | 11 |
| y | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 16 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 42 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 121 points of 173 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19911 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Monday, September 8, 2025 | Monday, September 8, 2025 |
| i | Sunday, September 7, 2025 | Monday, August 18, 2025 |
| p | Monday, September 8, 2025 | Saturday, August 2, 2025 |
| r ● | Sunday, September 7, 2025 | Saturday, August 16, 2025 |
| t | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | Monday, August 25, 2025 |
| u | Monday, September 8, 2025 | Tuesday, August 12, 2025 |
| y | Friday, September 5, 2025 | first recorded time |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 28
- mamma 28
- acacia 26
- acai 26
- nene 26
- imam 25
- maim 25
- mini 25
- minim 25
- cocoon 24
- lilt 24
- till 24
- tilt 24
- aria 24
- mitt 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
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.
- airt
- atrip
- aurar
- para
- parr
- parura
- piraya
- prau
- priapi
- pruta
- puparia
- puri
- purpura
- pyuria
- raia
- raya
- riata
- riprap
- tarty
- tatar
- trapt
- tripart
- tuatara
- urari
- yirr
- yttria
- yurta