Thursday, December 11, 2025
- Words
- 39
- Points
- 190
- Genius
- 133
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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amply
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employ
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employee
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lamely
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laypeople
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loamy
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maypole
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mealy
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molly
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mopey
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myeloma
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myope
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palely
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palmy
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maypole is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- al×4
- am×2
- ap×1
- ee×1
- em×2
- la×2
- lo×4
- ma×2
- me×1
- mo×3
- my×2
- pa×7
- pe×1
- pl×2
- po×2
- ya×1
- ye×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 5 | · | · | · | · | 7 |
| e | 1 | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | 3 |
| l | · | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 5 | · | 2 | · | · | 8 |
| p | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | · | · | 12 |
| y | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| Σ | 8 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 133 points of 190 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Monday, December 8, 2025 |
| e | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Friday, December 5, 2025 |
| l | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| m | Friday, December 5, 2025 | Tuesday, November 18, 2025 |
| o | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | Saturday, December 6, 2025 |
| p | Monday, December 8, 2025 | Thursday, November 27, 2025 |
| y ● | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Tuesday, November 11, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 41
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 28
- toot 27
- loll 27
- mama 24
- mamma 24
- cocoon 23
- nene 23
- acacia 22
- acai 22
- bill 22
- loon 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- neon 21
- none 21
- olio 21
- anon 20
- lull 19
- lulu 19
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.
- allyl
- elmy
- employe
- empyema
- leally
- lolly
- lollypop
- looey
- loppy
- malmy
- mamey
- mammey
- mammy
- maya
- mayapple
- maypop
- moly
- mooley
- mopy
- myoma
- myopy
- pally
- paly
- playa
- poly
- polyoma
- pommy
- ylem