Monday, July 7, 2025
- Words
- 29
- Points
- 81
- Genius
- 56
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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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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daft
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dart
noun — A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand, for example a short lance or javelin
verb — To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
noun — Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
noun — (sometimes figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
noun — A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
noun — A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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data
noun — (plural: data) A measurement of something on a scale understood by both the recorder (a person or device) and the reader (another person or device). The scale is arbitrarily defined, such as from 1 to 10 by ones, 1 to 100 by 0.1, or simply true or false, on or off, yes, no, or maybe, etc.
noun — (plural: data) A fact known from direct observation.
noun — (plural: data) A premise from which conclusions are drawn.
noun — (plural: datums) A fixed reference point, or a coordinate system.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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draft
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drat
verb — To damn or curse.
interjection — Expressing anger, annoyance or frustration.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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putt
noun — The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
verb — To lightly strike a golf ball with a putter.
noun — A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.
verb — To make a putting sound.
verb — To move along slowly.
noun — A motorcycle.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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ratatat
noun — A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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tapa
noun — Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.
noun — Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.
noun — A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
Appeared in 12 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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taut
adjective — Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
adjective — (of a body, muscles, etc.) Not flabby; firm, toned; (of a person) having a lean, strong body.
adjective — (of music, writing, etc.) Containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.
adjective — (of a sailor, a ship, etc.) Neat and well-disciplined; (by extension) efficient and in order.
adjective — Experiencing anxiety or stress.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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turf
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tutu
noun — A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
noun — Any of the genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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updraft
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updraft is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ad×1
- ap×2
- at×1
- da×3
- dr×2
- fa×1
- fr×1
- pa×1
- pf×1
- pr×1
- pu×1
- ra×4
- ta×5
- tr×1
- tu×3
- up×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | · | 3 | · | 1 | 4 |
| d | 4 | 1 | · | · | 5 |
| f | 2 | · | · | · | 2 |
| p | 4 | · | · | · | 4 |
| r | 2 | · | · | 2 | 4 |
| t | 8 | · | 1 | · | 9 |
| u | · | · | · | 1 | 1 |
| Σ | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 29 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 56 points of 81 available. The average answer runs 4.6 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17558 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Sunday, July 6, 2025 | first recorded time |
| d | first recorded appearance | first recorded time |
| f | Friday, July 4, 2025 | first recorded time |
| p | Monday, June 30, 2025 | first recorded time |
| r | Sunday, July 6, 2025 | Saturday, July 5, 2025 |
| t ● | Sunday, July 6, 2025 | first recorded time |
| u | Thursday, July 3, 2025 | first recorded time |
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.
- atap
- datura
- daut
- pruta
- tatar
- trad
- trapt
- tuatara
- tufa
- tuff
- turd
- updart