Sunday, October 5, 2025
- Words
- 45
- Points
- 149
- Genius
- 104
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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entente
noun — An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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gene
noun — A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
noun — A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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genotype
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nene
noun — The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.
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neon
noun — The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The lightest of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
adjective — (of a color) That resembles a neon light; extremely bright; fluorescent
noun — A form or sample of the element.
noun — Neon signs or lights, collectively.
noun — A neon tetra fish.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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netty
adjective — Neat, well-groomed, natty.
adjective — Netted: made of or employing a net.
noun — An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
adjective — Netlike.
noun — Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a lavatory; a toilet.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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none
noun — A person without religious affiliation.
adverb — To no extent, in no way.
pronoun — Not any of a given number or group.
noun — Those without any religious affiliation: atheists and others outside any organized religion.
noun — A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
noun — The middle of the afternoon, normally between 2 and 4 pm.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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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 44 recorded puzzles.
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onto
adjective — (of a function) Assuming each of the values in its codomain; having its range equal to its codomain.
preposition — Upon; on top of.
preposition — Aware of.
preposition — Being an onto function with a codomain of (see below).
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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ontogeny
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peony
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pongee
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pony
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teen
noun — A teenager.
adjective — Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage
noun — Grief; sorrow; trouble.
verb — To excite; to provoke; to vex; to afflict; to injure.
verb — (provincial) To hedge or fence in; to enclose.
noun — Vexation; anger; hate.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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teeny
adjective — Very small; tiny.
adjective — Fretful; peevish; cross
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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tenet
noun — An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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tent
noun — A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
verb — To go camping.
noun — Attention; regard, care.
verb — To attend to; to heed
noun — A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.
verb — (sometimes figurative) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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tong
noun — An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
verb — To use tongs.
noun — A Chinese secret society or gang.
noun — The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
verb — To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs.
noun — This organ, as taken from animals used for food (especially cows).−
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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toon
noun — A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
noun — A southeast Asian and Australian tree (Toona ciliata or Toona australis) of the mahogany family with fragrant dark red wood and flowers that yield a dye.
noun — A town.
noun — A melody.
noun — A player's avatar or visible character in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
noun — The wood of this tree.
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- eg×1
- en×1
- ge×3
- go×5
- ne×3
- no×5
- on×2
- op×2
- pe×6
- po×6
- te×5
- to×5
- ye×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | 2 |
| g | 5 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | 8 |
| n | 6 | 2 | · | · | · | 8 |
| o | 2 | · | · | · | 2 | 4 |
| p | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | · | 12 |
| t | 6 | 4 | · | · | · | 10 |
| y | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 45 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 104 points of 149 available. The average answer runs 4.8 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18877 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| e | Saturday, October 4, 2025 | Friday, September 19, 2025 |
| g | Thursday, October 2, 2025 | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 |
| n ● | Saturday, October 4, 2025 | Friday, October 3, 2025 |
| o | Friday, October 3, 2025 | Sunday, September 28, 2025 |
| p | Monday, September 29, 2025 | Monday, September 29, 2025 |
| t | Thursday, October 2, 2025 | Thursday, October 2, 2025 |
| y | Saturday, September 27, 2025 | first recorded time |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 44
- naan 33
- nana 33
- onion 31
- toot 30
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- imam 23
- maim 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- mini 23
- minim 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- mitt 22
- onto 22
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.
- eyen
- eyne
- genet
- genette
- gentoo
- gooney
- neep
- neoteny
- neotype
- netop
- nett
- nogg
- nonego
- oogeny
- pengo
- pennon
- pentene
- peptone
- ponent
- ponton
- poon
- poteen
- potteen
- tenpenny
- tenty
- tonette
- toney
- toyon
- tyne