Thursday, December 11, 2025
- Words
- 39
- Points
- 190
- Genius
- 133
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
Show the 39 answersHide answers
Pangram highlighted. Click a word for its definition.
-
allay
noun — Alleviation; abatement; check.
verb — To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
noun — An alloy.
verb — To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
verb — To subside, abate, become peaceful.
verb — To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
-
ally
noun — A person, group, or state (etc) which is associated with another for a common cause; one united to another by treaty or common purpose; a confederate.
verb — To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy.
noun — A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
noun — A glass marble or taw.
noun — A person, group, concept (etc) which is associated with another as a helper; a supporter; an auxiliary.
noun — Anything akin to something else by structure, etc.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
-
amply
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
-
employ
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
-
employee
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
-
lamely
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
-
laypeople
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
-
loamy
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
-
loyal
adjective — Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
adjective — Firm in allegiance to a person or institution.
adjective — Faithful to a person or cause.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
-
maypole
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
-
mealy
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
-
molly
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
-
mopey
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
-
myeloma
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
-
myope
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
-
palely
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
-
palmy
No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.
-
poppy
noun — Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
adjective — Of a bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas).
adjective — Having a popping or bursting sound.
adjective — Popular.
noun — One's father or grandfather, or a male authority figure having similar standing.
noun — A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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. 19319 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 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 26
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- cocoon 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- neon 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.
- 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