Thursday, October 9, 2025
- Words
- 29
- Points
- 123
- Genius
- 86
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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inurn
verb — To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container.
verb — To hold or contain (the remains of a person who has died).
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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iron
noun — A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
verb — To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
adjective — Made of the metal iron.
noun — A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
noun — Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
noun — A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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lion
noun — A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
adjective — Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.
noun — (by extension) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.
noun — A Chinese foo dog.
noun — An individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion.
noun — A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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loin
noun — The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
noun — Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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loon
noun — An idler, a lout.
noun — Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.
noun — A boy, a lad.
noun — A harlot; mistress.
noun — A simpleton.
noun — A crazy or deranged person.
Appeared in 24 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 45 recorded puzzles.
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noun
noun — (grammar, narrow sense) A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
verb — To convert a word to a noun.
noun — (grammar, now rare, broad sense) Either a word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality or idea, or a word that modifies or describes a previous word or its referent; a substantive or adjective, sometimes also including other parts of speech such as numeral or pronoun.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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null
noun — A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
verb — To nullify; to annul.
adjective — Having no validity; "null and void"
noun — Zero quantity of expressions; nothing.
noun — Something that has no force or meaning.
noun — The ASCII or Unicode character (␀), represented by a zero value, that indicates no character and is sometimes used as a string terminator.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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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 31 recorded puzzles.
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ruin
noun — (sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
verb — To cause the fiscal ruin of.
noun — The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
noun — Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
noun — A fall or tumble.
noun — A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
purloin is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- in×1
- ir×1
- li×1
- lo×2
- no×6
- nu×1
- on×1
- op×1
- pi×4
- po×3
- pr×2
- pu×1
- ru×1
- un×3
- up×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| l | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| n | 5 | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| o | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| p | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | · | · | 10 |
| r | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| u | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | 4 |
| Σ | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 86 points of 123 available. The average answer runs 5.2 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19762 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| i | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | Tuesday, September 30, 2025 |
| l | Monday, October 6, 2025 | Monday, October 6, 2025 |
| n ● | Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | Wednesday, October 8, 2025 |
| o | Sunday, October 5, 2025 | Sunday, September 28, 2025 |
| p | Sunday, October 5, 2025 | Monday, September 29, 2025 |
| r | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | Wednesday, September 10, 2025 |
| u | Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | Thursday, September 25, 2025 |
Other days with this pangram
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026 — purloin, center R
Same seven letters
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
- mini 25
- minim 25
- cocoon 24
- imam 24
- maim 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- lilt 23
- till 23
- tilt 23
- aria 23
- mitt 23
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.
- inion
- inpour
- inro
- inulin
- linin
- linn
- lino
- linuron
- lipin
- lorn
- lupin
- lupulin
- nill
- ninon
- noil
- nolo
- noniron
- nonpoor
- nurl
- orpin
- pinon
- pion
- pirn
- poon
- prounion
- purin
- purlin
- purpurin
- ronion
- unrip