Friday, December 19, 2025
- Words
- 32
- Points
- 141
- Genius
- 98
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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appetitive
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avail
noun — Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions).
verb — To turn to the advantage of.
noun — Proceeds; profits from business transactions.
noun — An advertising slot or package.
noun — A press avail.
noun — Non-binding notice of availability for work.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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lava
noun — The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
noun — Magma.
noun — A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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levee
noun — An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
verb — To keep within a channel by means of levees.
noun — The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest.
verb — To attend the levee or levees of.
noun — The steep bank of a river.
noun — The border of an irrigated field.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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level
noun — A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
verb — To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
adjective — The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
noun — A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
noun — Degree or amount.
noun — Achievement or qualification.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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palliative
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peeve
noun — An annoyance or grievance.
verb — To annoy; vex.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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veep
noun — (US politics) The Vice President of the United States; the office of Vice President of the United States, especially during an election cycle where several are in the running for the nomination.
noun — Any vice president (in a corporation, organization, etc.)
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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vial
noun — A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemical.
verb — To put or keep in, or as in, a vial.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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villa
noun — (plural "villas") A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
noun — (plural "villas") A family house, often semi-detached, in a middle class street.
noun — (plural "villae") A country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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vital
adjective — Relating to, or characteristic of life.
adjective — Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.
adjective — Invigorating or life-giving.
adjective — Necessary to continued existence.
adjective — Relating to the recording of life events.
adjective — Very important.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- al×2
- ap×1
- av×2
- ea×1
- el×1
- ev×1
- la×2
- le×4
- li×1
- pa×2
- pe×1
- ti×1
- va×4
- ve×4
- vi×5
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | · | 2 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| e | 2 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 3 |
| l | 3 | 3 | · | · | 1 | · | · | 7 |
| p | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 3 |
| t | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| v | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 13 |
| Σ | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 98 points of 141 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18807 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | Friday, December 12, 2025 |
| e | Thursday, December 18, 2025 | Friday, December 5, 2025 |
| i | Thursday, December 18, 2025 | Thursday, December 18, 2025 |
| l | Thursday, December 18, 2025 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| p | Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | Wednesday, December 17, 2025 |
| t | Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | Tuesday, December 16, 2025 |
| v ● | Sunday, December 14, 2025 | Thursday, September 18, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 44
- naan 33
- nana 33
- onion 31
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- imam 23
- maim 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- mini 23
- minim 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- mitt 22
- bill 22
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.
- appellative
- elative
- evite
- illative
- lavalava
- leva
- lieve
- titillative
- tittivate
- vail
- vallate
- valval
- valvate
- valvelet
- veepee
- vela
- velate
- vill
- villae
- villi
- vita
- vitae
- vitta
- vittae
- vittate
- vittle
- viva
- vive