Monday, December 22, 2025
- Words
- 59
- Points
- 270
- Genius
- 189
- Pangrams
- 2
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cluck
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clucked
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clunk
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clunked
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deduce
verb — To reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises.
verb — To take away; to deduct; to subtract.
verb — (Latinism) To lead forth.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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deduced
verb — To reach a conclusion by applying rules of logic to given premises.
verb — To take away; to deduct; to subtract.
verb — (Latinism) To lead forth.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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deuce
noun — A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
noun — A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.
noun — The number two.
noun — A side of a die with two spots.
noun — A cast of dice totalling two.
noun — (epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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dude
noun — (used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning him or offering him advice.
interjection — A term of address, usually for a man, conveying awe, excitement, surprise, etc.
noun — A man, generally a younger man.
noun — An inexperienced cowboy.
noun — A tourist.
noun — A man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance; a dandy, a fop.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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educe
verb — To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop.
verb — To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises.
verb — To isolate (a substance) from a compound; to extract.
verb — To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
verb — To cause or generate; to bring about.
noun — An inference.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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educed
verb — To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop.
verb — To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises.
adjective — Evoked
adjective — Deduced
verb — To isolate (a substance) from a compound; to extract.
verb — To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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knuckle
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knuckled
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luck
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lucked
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lull
noun — A period of rest or soothing.
verb — To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
noun — A period of reduced activity; a respite
noun — A period without waves or wind.
noun — An extended pause between sets of waves.
verb — To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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lulu
noun — A remarkable person, object or idea.
noun — A very attractive or alluring person.
noun — A very bad mistake or error.
noun — A fixed allowance paid to a legislator in lieu of reimbursement for actual expenses.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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lune
noun — A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
noun — A concave figure formed by the intersection of the arcs of two circles on a plane, or on a sphere the intersection between two great semicircles.
noun — (hawking) A leash for a hawk.
noun — Anything crescent-shaped.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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null
noun — A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
verb — To nullify; to annul.
adjective — Having no validity; "null and void"
noun — Zero quantity of expressions; nothing.
noun — Something that has no force or meaning.
noun — The ASCII or Unicode character (␀), represented by a zero value, that indicates no character and is sometimes used as a string terminator.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
clunked is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ce×1
- cl×6
- cu×6
- de×7
- du×14
- ed×2
- el×2
- en×2
- kn×2
- ku×1
- lu×7
- nu×4
- uk×1
- un×4
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | · | 13 |
| d | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | · | 21 |
| e | · | 3 | 3 | · | · | 6 |
| k | 1 | · | · | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| l | 5 | · | 2 | · | · | 7 |
| n | 3 | 1 | · | · | · | 4 |
| u | · | 2 | · | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Σ | 20 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 59 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 189 points of 270 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17359 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| c | Sunday, December 21, 2025 | Tuesday, December 2, 2025 |
| d | Saturday, December 20, 2025 | Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
| e | Saturday, December 20, 2025 | Friday, December 5, 2025 |
| k | Sunday, December 21, 2025 | Friday, November 14, 2025 |
| l | Sunday, December 21, 2025 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| n | Saturday, December 20, 2025 | Monday, November 17, 2025 |
| u ● | Thursday, December 18, 2025 | Saturday, December 13, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 29
- toot 28
- loll 28
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- cocoon 23
- loon 23
- nene 23
- acacia 22
- acai 22
- bill 22
- neon 22
- none 22
- olio 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- lull 20
- lulu 20
- lilt 20
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.
- deuced
- duce
- duded
- dudeen
- duelled
- duende
- ekuele
- leku
- leud
- luce
- lucence
- lude
- lunule
- neuk
- nulled
- nuncle
- ukelele
- unde
- undecked
- undee
- undeluded
- undulled
- unended
- unkend
- unkenned
- unkennel
- unkenneled
- unkennelled
- unled