Friday, September 12, 2025
- Words
- 19
- Points
- 74
- Genius
- 51
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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chick
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hick
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kimchi
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kink
noun — A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.
noun — A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.
noun — Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.
verb — To form a kink or twist.
verb — To be formed into a kink or twist.
noun — An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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mimic
noun — A person who practices mimicry, or mime.
verb — To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
adjective — Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.
noun — An imitation.
verb — To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.
adjective — Mock, pretended.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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mini
adjective — Miniature, tiny, small.
noun — A miniskirt.
noun — A minicomputer.
Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.
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minim
noun — A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
noun — Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like.
noun — A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.
noun — A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.
noun — A little man or being; a dwarf.
noun — A small fish; a minnow.
Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.
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minimum
noun — The lowest limit.
adjective — To the lowest degree.
noun — The smallest amount.
noun — A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
noun — A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
noun — The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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munchkin
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ch×4
- ci×1
- cu×1
- hi×1
- in×1
- ki×3
- mi×5
- mu×1
- ni×1
- un×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 3 | 1 | · | · | 6 |
| h | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| i | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| k | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | 3 |
| m | 2 | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| u | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 51 points of 74 available. The average answer runs 4.9 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18971 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| c | Thursday, September 11, 2025 | Thursday, September 11, 2025 |
| h | Monday, September 8, 2025 | Tuesday, July 22, 2025 |
| i ● | Thursday, September 11, 2025 | Monday, August 18, 2025 |
| k | Thursday, September 11, 2025 | Friday, August 29, 2025 |
| m | Tuesday, September 9, 2025 | Tuesday, August 26, 2025 |
| n | Thursday, September 11, 2025 | Tuesday, September 9, 2025 |
| u | Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | Tuesday, August 12, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 44
- naan 33
- nana 33
- onion 31
- toot 30
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- onto 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.
- chinch
- chink
- cummin
- huic
- humic
- kinin
- kinnikinnick
- mick
- minikin
- minium
- mucin
- muni
- unchic
- unci
- uncini