Wednesday, October 8, 2025
- Words
- 42
- Points
- 195
- Genius
- 136
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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anew
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annex
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annexed
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dawn
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dawned
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naan
noun — A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.
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nada
pronoun — Nothing.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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nana
noun — (term of endearment) one's grandmother
noun — A banana
noun — A fool
noun — A nanny
Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.
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unwaxed
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unweaned
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unwed
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unwedded
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unweeded
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wand
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wane
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waned
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waxen
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wean
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weaned
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unwaxed is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ad×2
- an×3
- da×2
- de×5
- du×2
- en×4
- na×3
- ne×3
- nu×1
- un×8
- wa×5
- we×4
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | · | 5 |
| d | 3 | · | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| e | · | 2 | 2 | · | · | 4 |
| n | 6 | · | 1 | · | · | 7 |
| u | · | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| w | 4 | 3 | 2 | · | · | 9 |
| Σ | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 42 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 136 points of 195 available. The average answer runs 5.5 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 |
| d | Saturday, October 4, 2025 | Monday, September 22, 2025 |
| e | Sunday, October 5, 2025 | Friday, September 19, 2025 |
| n ● | Monday, October 6, 2025 | Sunday, October 5, 2025 |
| u | Friday, October 3, 2025 | Thursday, September 25, 2025 |
| w | Monday, September 15, 2025 | Monday, September 15, 2025 |
| x | Monday, August 18, 2025 | first recorded time |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 41
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 28
- toot 27
- loll 27
- mama 24
- mamma 24
- cocoon 23
- nene 23
- acacia 22
- acai 22
- bill 22
- loon 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- neon 21
- none 21
- olio 21
- anon 20
- lull 19
- lulu 19
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.
- adnexa
- anna
- annexe
- awned
- daneweed
- dawen
- deaned
- deewan
- dene
- denned
- dewan
- dudeen
- duende
- duenna
- unau
- unawed
- unde
- undee
- unended
- wanned
- ween
- weened