Wednesday, December 24, 2025
- Words
- 45
- Points
- 244
- Genius
- 170
- Pangrams
- 2
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aping
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gaping
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gawp
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gawping
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grip
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griping
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gripping
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napping
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nipping
verb — To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
verb — To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
noun — The act or sensation of giving a nip.
verb — To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
verb — To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
verb — To annoy, as by nipping.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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paging
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paining
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pair
noun — Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
verb — To group into one or more sets of two.
verb — To impair, to make worse.
noun — Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
noun — Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)
noun — A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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pairing
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panning
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papaw
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paring
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pawing
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pawn
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pawning
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pawpaw
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pigging
verb — (of swine) to give birth.
noun — The use of a pig (the device) to clean a pipeline.
adjective — Damned (used as a mild intensive).
noun — A small pail, can or ladle with the handle on the side; a lading-can. In the colonial era, some buckets were made like a small barrel, but with one stave left extra long. This stave would be carved into a handle so the bucket could be used as an oversized scoop for scattering grain, slopping the hogs, etc.
verb — To greedily consume (especially food).
verb — To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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ping
noun — A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
verb — To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
noun — (submarine navigation) A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
noun — A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
noun — An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
noun — Latency.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pinging
verb — To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
noun — The sound of a ping.
verb — (submarine navigation) To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
verb — To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.
verb — (by extension) To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.
verb — To flick.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pining
verb — To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
noun — The act of one who pines.
verb — To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
verb — To grieve or mourn for.
verb — To inflict pain upon; to torment.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pinning
verb — To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen.
verb — (often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
noun — The action of the verb pin in any sense.
verb — (usually in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
verb — To pin down (someone).
verb — To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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piping
verb — To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
noun — The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching.
adjective — High-pitched.
verb — To shout loudly and at high pitch.
verb — To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
verb — Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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prawn
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prig
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rapini
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rapping
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riparian
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ripping
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warp
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warping
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wrap
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wrapping
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warping is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ap×2
- ga×3
- gr×4
- na×1
- ni×1
- pa×16
- pi×7
- pr×2
- ra×2
- ri×2
- wa×2
- wi×1
- wr×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | · | 2 | · | · | · | 2 |
| g | 2 | · | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| n | · | · | · | 2 | · | 2 |
| p | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | · | 25 |
| r | · | · | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| w | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Σ | 11 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 170 points of 244 available. The average answer runs 5.8 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19911 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Sunday, December 21, 2025 | Friday, December 12, 2025 |
| g | Saturday, December 20, 2025 | Saturday, December 20, 2025 |
| i | Tuesday, December 23, 2025 | Tuesday, December 23, 2025 |
| n | Monday, December 22, 2025 | Monday, November 17, 2025 |
| p ● | Friday, December 19, 2025 | Wednesday, December 17, 2025 |
| r | Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | Sunday, November 16, 2025 |
| w | Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | Friday, October 31, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 28
- mamma 28
- acacia 26
- acai 26
- nene 26
- imam 25
- maim 25
- mini 25
- minim 25
- cocoon 24
- lilt 24
- till 24
- tilt 24
- aria 24
- mitt 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
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.
- agapai
- apiarian
- gapping
- gipping
- inwrap
- inwrapping
- nipa
- panga
- panging
- papain
- pappi
- para
- parang
- parawing
- parging
- parian
- parr
- parring
- pian
- piggin
- piing
- pina
- pinang
- pinna
- pipping
- pirana
- pirn
- prang
- pranging
- prawning
- priapi
- prigging
- raping
- rappini
- riping
- riprap
- riprapping
- wapping