Tuesday, December 16, 2025
- Words
- 69
- Points
- 296
- Genius
- 207
- Pangram
- 1
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arhat
noun — One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
noun — One of the stages of the ascetic's spiritual evolution, when all passions (anger, ego, deception, greed, attachment, hatred and ignorance) are destroyed; arhanta.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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arrowroot
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athwart
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attar
noun — An essential oil extracted from flowers.
noun — A perfume made from this oil.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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hart
noun — A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
noun — A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
noun — A red deer or one of related species.
noun — Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.
noun — The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.
noun — Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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hath
verb — To possess, own.
verb — To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
verb — Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
verb — To partake of (a particular substance, especially food or drink, or action or activity).
verb — To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
verb — To experience, go through, undergo.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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hawthorn
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natant
adjective — Floating or swimming (in water)
adjective — In a horizontal position, as if swimming
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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ratatat
noun — A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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root
noun — The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
verb — To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
noun — An act of sexual intercourse.
verb — To turn up or dig with the snout.
verb — (with "for" or "on") To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.)
noun — A root vegetable.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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rotor
noun — A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump.
noun — The wing of a helicopter or similar aircraft.
noun — A quantity having magnitude, direction and position.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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tart
adjective — Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
noun — A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
noun — A prostitute.
verb — To practice prostitution
adjective — (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
adjective — Sharp; keen; severe.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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tartar
noun — A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.
noun — A fearsome or angrily violent person.
noun — A hard yellow deposit on the teeth.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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that
noun — Something being indicated that is there; one of those.
adverb — (degree) To a given extent or degree.
pronoun — (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
conjunction — Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
adverb — (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).
adverb — To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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throat
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throw
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thrown
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thwart
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toot
noun — The noise of a horn or whistle.
verb — To stand out, or be prominent.
noun — A toilet.
noun — (by extension) A fart; flatus.
noun — Cocaine.
noun — A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.
Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.
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torah
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toro
noun — A traditional Japanese lantern.
noun — Rapanea salicina, a species of shrub or small tree native to New Zealand.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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tort
noun — An injury or wrong.
adjective — Tart; sharp.
adjective — Stretched tight; taut.
noun — A tortoise.
noun — A tortoiseshell (animal with coloured markings on fur).
noun — A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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trot
noun — Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.
noun — Heroin (drug).
noun — An ugly old woman, a hag.
verb — To move along briskly; specifically, to move at a pace between a walk and a run.
noun — A genre of Korean pop music employing repetitive rhythm and vocal inflections.
noun — A supporter of Trotskyism.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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want
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wanton
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warrant
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warrantor
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wart
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whatnot
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wort
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worth
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wrath
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wroth
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- an×2
- ao×1
- ar×3
- at×2
- ha×4
- ho×1
- na×2
- no×3
- oa×1
- on×1
- or×1
- ra×3
- ro×3
- ta×8
- th×8
- to×9
- tr×2
- wa×6
- wh×2
- wo×5
- wr×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | · | 3 | 1 | 2 | · | 2 | 8 |
| h | 3 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 5 |
| n | · | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | 5 |
| o | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 3 |
| r | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | · | · | 6 |
| t | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | · | · | 27 |
| w | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | · | 1 | 15 |
| Σ | 26 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 69 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 207 points of 296 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17558 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Monday, December 15, 2025 | Friday, December 12, 2025 |
| h | Sunday, December 7, 2025 | Wednesday, December 3, 2025 |
| n | Monday, December 15, 2025 | Monday, November 17, 2025 |
| o | Saturday, December 13, 2025 | Saturday, December 6, 2025 |
| r | Saturday, December 13, 2025 | Sunday, November 16, 2025 |
| t ● | Saturday, December 13, 2025 | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| w | Monday, December 15, 2025 | Friday, October 31, 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.
- anatto
- anta
- antra
- arnatto
- arnotto
- attorn
- hant
- hornwort
- nanowatt
- natron
- nota
- nowt
- ortho
- ottar
- otto
- ratan
- rath
- rato
- ratoon
- ratton
- rattoon
- rota
- roto
- rowth
- tahr
- tanto
- tarn
- tartana
- tatar
- thoro
- thoron
- thraw
- thrawart
- thrawn
- thro
- toothwort
- tora
- torot
- toroth
- torr
- trona
- trow
- trowth
- twat
- whort