Thursday, September 11, 2025
- Words
- 53
- Points
- 326
- Genius
- 228
- Pangrams
- 4
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acacia
noun — A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
noun — (history) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
noun — The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica), the Egyptian acacia.
noun — A false acacia; robinia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia.
noun — Gum arabic; gum acacia.
noun — Any of several related trees, such as the locust tree.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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acai
noun — The fruit of these trees, harvested for its juice.
noun — Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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cackling
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caking
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call
noun — A telephone conversation.
verb — (heading) To use one's voice.
noun — A decision or judgement.
noun — The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
noun — A cry or shout.
noun — A short visit, usually for social purposes.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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calla
noun — The calla lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica.
noun — A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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calling
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canal
noun — An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
noun — A tubular channel within the body.
verb — To dig an artificial waterway in or to (a place), especially for drainage
verb — To travel along a canal by boat
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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cancan
noun — A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
verb — To dance the cancan.
noun — (motocross) A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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canna
noun — Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
noun — A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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cilia
noun — Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ.
noun — A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors.
noun — One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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clacking
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clan
noun — A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.
noun — Any group defined by family ties with some sort of political unity.
noun — A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.
noun — A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain
noun — A badger colony.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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clang
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clanging
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clank
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clanking
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clicking
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clink
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clinking
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glancing
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iliac
adjective — Of or pertaining to the ilium.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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kicking
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knickknack
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lacing
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lacking
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laic
noun — A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy.
adjective — Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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lancing
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licking
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lilac
noun — A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink or purple flowers.
adjective — Having a pale purple colour.
noun — A flower of the lilac shrub.
noun — (color) A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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niacin
noun — A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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nicking
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lacking is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×3
- al×1
- ca×11
- ci×1
- cl×16
- gl×2
- ic×1
- il×1
- in×1
- ki×2
- kn×2
- la×6
- li×3
- ni×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| c | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | · | 28 |
| g | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| i | · | 2 | · | · | · | 1 | · | 3 |
| k | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | 4 |
| l | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | · | · | · | 9 |
| n | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 3 |
| Σ | 8 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 53 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 228 points of 326 available. The average answer runs 6.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17432 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | Monday, September 8, 2025 |
| c ● | Saturday, September 6, 2025 | Monday, September 1, 2025 |
| g | Monday, September 8, 2025 | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 |
| i | Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | Monday, August 18, 2025 |
| k | Tuesday, September 2, 2025 | Friday, August 29, 2025 |
| l | Tuesday, September 9, 2025 | Wednesday, August 27, 2025 |
| n | Tuesday, September 9, 2025 | Tuesday, September 9, 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
- acacia 23
- acai 23
- loon 23
- nene 23
- 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.
- acini
- acinic
- aclinic
- alcaic
- alkalic
- allicin
- ancilla
- caca
- cain
- calcic
- calcining
- calk
- calkin
- calking
- callan
- canakin
- canaling
- canalling
- canikin
- cannikin
- cicala
- clag
- clagging
- clinal
- gallic
- gallican
- incaging
- inlacing
- killick
- kinnikinnick
- knacking
- linac
- nickling
- nicknack