Thursday, October 23, 2025
- Words
- 49
- Points
- 234
- Genius
- 163
- Pangram
- 1
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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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alfalfa
noun — A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
noun — A type or breed of this plant.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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alibi
noun — The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed
verb — To provide an excuse for.
verb — To provide an alibi for.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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baba
noun — A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
noun — (esp. among people of East European ancestry) A grandmother.
noun — An old woman, especially a traditional old woman from an eastern European culture.
noun — (esp. among people of Indian ancestry) A father.
noun — (Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism) A holy man, a spiritual leader.
noun — A baby, child.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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backfill
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bail
noun — Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
noun — Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.
verb — To exit quickly.
verb — To fail to meet a commitment.
noun — A hoop, ring or handle (especially of a kettle or bucket).
verb — To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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bailiff
noun — (law enforcement) An officer of the court, particularly:
noun — A public administrator, particularly:
noun — A private administrator, particularly
noun — Any debt collector, regardless of his or her official status.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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balalaika
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ball
noun — A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
noun — A round or ellipsoidal object.
verb — To play basketball.
noun — A very enjoyable time.
verb — To form or wind into a ball.
noun — A formal dance.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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bilabial
adjective — Articulated with both lips.
noun — A speech sound articulated with both lips.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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blab
verb — To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
noun — Gossip; prattle.
noun — One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale; a gossip or gossiper.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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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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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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fail
noun — Poor quality; substandard workmanship.
verb — To be unsuccessful.
adjective — That is a failure.
noun — A piece of turf cut from grassland.
noun — A failure (condition of being unsuccessful)
noun — A failure (something incapable of success)
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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fall
noun — The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
verb — (heading) To be moved downwards.
noun — The chasing of a hunted whale.
noun — A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
noun — The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.
noun — A loss of greatness or status.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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fallback
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filial
adjective — Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
adjective — Respectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents.
adjective — Of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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flab
noun — Soft, loose flesh on a person's body; fat.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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flack
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flail
noun — A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
verb — To beat using a flail or similar implement.
noun — A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
verb — To wave or swing vigorously
verb — To thresh.
verb — To move like a flail.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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iliac
adjective — Of or pertaining to the ilium.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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kickback
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kickball
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labia
noun — The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva, at either side of the vagina.
noun — A liplike structure; especially one of the two pairs of folds of skin either side of the vulva.
noun — The lip of a labiate corolla.
noun — The lip against which pressured air is driven to produce sound in a recorder and in a pipe organ with flue pipes.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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labial
adjective — Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
adjective — Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.
noun — A consonant articulated by the lips.
adjective — Of an incisor or canine, on the side facing the lips. See mesial.
noun — Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.
noun — An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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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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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.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ab×2
- ac×2
- al×4
- ba×10
- bi×2
- bl×3
- ca×6
- ci×1
- cl×1
- fa×4
- fi×1
- fl×4
- il×1
- ki×2
- la×5
- li×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 8 |
| b | 6 | 2 | · | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| c | 2 | 4 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 8 |
| f | 4 | 2 | 2 | · | 1 | · | 9 |
| i | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| k | · | · | · | · | 2 | · | 2 |
| l | 2 | 2 | 2 | · | · | · | 6 |
| Σ | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 49 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 163 points of 234 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17524 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a ● | Thursday, October 16, 2025 | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 |
| b | Sunday, October 19, 2025 | Sunday, October 12, 2025 |
| c | Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | Tuesday, September 16, 2025 |
| f | Sunday, October 19, 2025 | Wednesday, October 1, 2025 |
| i | Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | Tuesday, September 30, 2025 |
| k | Friday, October 10, 2025 | Friday, August 29, 2025 |
| l | Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | Friday, October 17, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- onion 30
- naan 30
- nana 30
- toot 28
- loll 28
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- cocoon 23
- acacia 23
- acai 23
- loon 23
- nene 23
- olio 23
- bill 22
- neon 22
- none 22
- lilt 21
- till 21
- tilt 21
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- 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.
- aalii
- abaca
- abaka
- abba
- alba
- alcaic
- alfa
- alfaki
- alif
- alkalic
- baal
- bacca
- baff
- biali
- bifacial
- cabbala
- caca
- caff
- calcic
- calcific
- calif
- calk
- cicala
- facia
- falbala
- fallal
- fila
- ilia
- ilial
- ilka
- kabab
- kabaka
- kabala
- kabbala
- kabiki
- kaiak
- kaif
- kail
- kaka
- kaki
- kalif
- kibla
- lall
- liblab