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CDIMOUN

Friday, October 3, 2025

Words
38
Points
183
Genius
128
Pangram
1

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  • cocoon

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    Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.

  • codon

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • coin

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • common

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • communion

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • condo

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • condom

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • condominium

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  • conic

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • cumin

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • dino

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    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • dominion

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • domino

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • dunno

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • icon

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • iconic

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • indium

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • ionic

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • mind

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • mini

    adjective — Miniature, tiny, small.

    noun — A miniskirt.

    noun — A minicomputer.

    Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

  • minim

    noun — A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.

    noun — Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like.

    noun — A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.

    noun — A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.

    noun — A little man or being; a dwarf.

    noun — A small fish; a minnow.

    Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

  • minimum

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • minion

    noun — The lowest limit.

    noun — A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.

    adjective — Favoured, beloved; "pet".

    noun — The smallest amount.

    noun — A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).

    noun — A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • mondo

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • mono

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    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • moon

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    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • mound

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  • noncom

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • nonunion

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • noon

    noun — The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.

    verb — To relax or sleep around midday

    noun — The letter ن in the Arabic script.

    noun — Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.

    noun — The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.

    noun — The highest point; culmination.

    Appeared in 42 recorded puzzles.

  • noun

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    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • nuncio

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • onion

    noun — A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

    noun — The bulb of such a plant.

    noun — The genus as a whole.

    noun — A ball.

    noun — A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.

    Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.

  • udon

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • uncommon

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • undid

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • undo

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • union

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • co×9
  • cu×1
  • di×1
  • do×2
  • du×1
  • ic×2
  • in×1
  • io×1
  • mi×5
  • mo×4
  • no×4
  • nu×1
  • on×1
  • ud×1
  • un×4

Words by first letter and length

45678911Σ
c 143··11 10
d 111·1·· 4
i 112···· 4
m 4311··· 9
n 2·2·1·· 5
o ·1····· 1
u 22··1·· 5
Σ 111291311 38

The numbers

Genius today takes 128 points of 183 available. The average answer runs 5.5 letters.

Total points vs. all 386 recorded puzzles
40th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
33rd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17499 recorded answers

411 today34.6% all-time512 today22.8% all-time69 today19.9% all-time71 today12.1% all-time83 today6.3% all-time91 today2.6% all-time101.2% all-time111 today0.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
c Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Tuesday, September 16, 2025
d Sunday, September 28, 2025 Monday, September 22, 2025
i Thursday, October 2, 2025 Tuesday, September 30, 2025
m Saturday, September 27, 2025 Wednesday, September 24, 2025
n ● Thursday, October 2, 2025 Wednesday, September 17, 2025
o Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Sunday, September 28, 2025
u Monday, September 29, 2025 Thursday, September 25, 2025

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 42
  2. onion 30
  3. naan 30
  4. nana 30
  5. toot 28
  6. loll 28
  7. mama 25
  8. mamma 25
  9. cocoon 23
  10. acacia 23
  11. acai 23
  12. loon 23
  13. nene 23
  14. olio 23
  15. bill 22
  16. neon 22
  17. none 22
  18. lilt 21
  19. till 21
  20. tilt 21
  21. aria 21
  22. onto 21
  23. toon 21
  24. cancan 21
  25. canna 21

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.