Tuesday, October 7, 2025
- Words
- 50
- Points
- 204
- Genius
- 142
- Pangram
- 1
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affray
noun — The act of suddenly disturbing anyone; an assault or attack.
verb — To startle from quiet; to alarm.
noun — A tumultuous assault or quarrel.
noun — The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
noun — Terror.
verb — To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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agar
noun — A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
noun — A culture medium based on this material.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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aria
noun — A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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array
noun — Clothing and ornamentation.
verb — To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
noun — A collection laid out to be viewed in full.
noun — An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.
noun — Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle.
noun — A large collection.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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atria
noun — A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
noun — A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.
noun — A cavity, entrance, or passage.
noun — Any enclosed sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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attar
noun — An essential oil extracted from flowers.
noun — A perfume made from this oil.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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frag
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fratty
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fray
verb — To (cause to) unravel; used particularly for the edge of something made of cloth, or the end of a rope.
noun — A fight or argument
verb — To cause exhaustion, wear out (a person's mental strength).
verb — Frighten; alarm
verb — To bear the expense of; to defray.
verb — To rub.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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gaga
adjective — Mentally senile.
noun — A variant of dodgeball played inside a fenced area, usually a hexagon or octagon.
adjective — Crazy.
adjective — Infatuated.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
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graffiti
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graft
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gratify
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raga
noun — Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
noun — Passion, love, lust.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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raita
noun — A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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ratatat
noun — A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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ratify
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ratty
adjective — Similar to a rat; ratlike.
adjective — Infested with rats.
adjective — In poor condition or repair
adjective — Irritable, annoyed, bad-tempered.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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tarry
noun — A sojourn.
verb — To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
adjective — Resembling tar.
verb — To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.
verb — To abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.
verb — To stay somewhere temporarily.
Appeared in 6 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 15 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 15 recorded puzzles.
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tatty
noun — Potato
adjective — Tattered; dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn
noun — A woven mat or screen hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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tiara
noun — The papal crown.
noun — An ornamental coronet.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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trait
noun — An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
noun — An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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tray
noun — A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
verb — To place (items) on a tray
noun — Trouble; annoyance; anger
verb — To grieve; to annoy
verb — To betray
noun — A playing card or die with the rank of three.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
gratify is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- af×3
- ag×2
- ai×1
- ar×3
- at×2
- fa×4
- fi×1
- fr×7
- ga×3
- gr×4
- ra×9
- ri×1
- ta×7
- ti×1
- tr×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 5 | 4 | 2 | · | · | 11 |
| f | 6 | 3 | 2 | · | 1 | 12 |
| g | 4 | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| r | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| t | 2 | 6 | 2 | · | · | 10 |
| Σ | 19 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 50 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 142 points of 204 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19153 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a ● | Monday, October 6, 2025 | Friday, September 26, 2025 |
| f | Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | Wednesday, October 1, 2025 |
| g | Monday, October 6, 2025 | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 |
| i | Monday, October 6, 2025 | Tuesday, September 30, 2025 |
| r | Friday, September 26, 2025 | Wednesday, September 10, 2025 |
| t | Sunday, October 5, 2025 | Thursday, October 2, 2025 |
| y | Sunday, October 5, 2025 | first recorded time |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- onion 31
- toot 31
- 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
- onto 23
- toon 23
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- neon 23
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.
- afrit
- agria
- airt
- faggy
- fiar
- giga
- grat
- raff
- raggy
- ragi
- raia
- rarify
- ratafia
- raya
- riata
- taffia
- tafia
- tagrag
- tarty
- tatar
- tragi
- yaff
- yagi
- yttria