Wednesday, October 8, 2025
- Words
- 42
- Points
- 195
- Genius
- 136
- Pangram
- 1
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addend
noun — Any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
verb — To furnish with an addendum.
noun — A moiety added to another molecule.
verb — To furnish with an addend.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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addenda
noun — Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.
noun — A postscript.
noun — The height by which the tooth of a gear projects beyond (outside for external, or inside for internal) the standard pitch circle or pitch line.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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anew
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annex
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annexed
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dawn
noun — The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
verb — To begin to brighten with daylight.
noun — The rising of the sun.
noun — The time when the sun rises.
noun — The earliest phase of something.
verb — To start to appear or be realized.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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dawned
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deaden
verb — To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
verb — To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
verb — To make soundproof.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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deadened
verb — To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
verb — To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
verb — To make soundproof.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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dean
noun — A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
verb — To serve as a dean.
noun — (chiefly in place names) A hill.
noun — A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.
noun — The senior member of some group of people.
verb — To send (a student) to see the dean of a university.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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ended
verb — To come to an end
adjective — (in combination) Having (a specified kind or number of) ends.
verb — To finish, terminate.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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ennead
noun — The number nine.
noun — Any grouping or system containing nine objects.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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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 35 recorded puzzles.
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nada
pronoun — Nothing.
Appeared in 17 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 35 recorded puzzles.
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need
noun — A requirement for something; something needed.
verb — To have an absolute requirement for.
noun — Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
verb — To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
verb — (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
verb — To be required; to be necessary.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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needed
verb — To have an absolute requirement for.
adjective — Necessary; being required.
verb — To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
verb — (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
verb — To be required; to be necessary.
verb — To be necessary (to someone).
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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nene
noun — The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
Appeared in 26 recorded puzzles.
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nude
noun — A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.
adjective — Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
noun — (with article, "the nude") The state of total nudity.
noun — A color that resembles or evokes bare flesh; a paint, dye, etc. of such color.
adjective — Characterized by the nudity of people concerned or to whom the described noun is attributed.
adjective — (of clothing, makeup, etc) Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh.
Appeared in 6 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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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. 19815 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 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 28
- mamma 28
- acacia 26
- acai 26
- nene 26
- mini 25
- minim 25
- cocoon 24
- imam 24
- maim 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- lilt 23
- till 23
- tilt 23
- aria 23
- mitt 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.
- adnexa
- anna
- annexe
- awned
- daneweed
- dawen
- deaned
- deewan
- dene
- denned
- dewan
- dudeen
- duende
- duenna
- unau
- unawed
- unde
- undee
- unended
- wanned
- ween
- weened