Tuesday, October 14, 2025
- Words
- 29
- Points
- 165
- Genius
- 115
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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nipping
verb — To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
verb — To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
noun — The act or sensation of giving a nip.
verb — To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
verb — To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
verb — To annoy, as by nipping.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pigging
verb — (of swine) to give birth.
noun — The use of a pig (the device) to clean a pipeline.
adjective — Damned (used as a mild intensive).
noun — A small pail, can or ladle with the handle on the side; a lading-can. In the colonial era, some buckets were made like a small barrel, but with one stave left extra long. This stave would be carved into a handle so the bucket could be used as an oversized scoop for scattering grain, slopping the hogs, etc.
verb — To greedily consume (especially food).
verb — To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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piggy
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ping
noun — A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
verb — To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
noun — (submarine navigation) A pulse of high-pitched or ultrasonic sound whose echoes provide information about nearby objects and vessels.
noun — A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
noun — An email or other message sent requesting acknowledgement.
noun — Latency.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pinging
verb — To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
noun — The sound of a ping.
verb — (submarine navigation) To emit a signal and then listen for its echo in order to detect objects.
verb — To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.
verb — (by extension) To send an email or other message to someone in hopes of eliciting a response.
verb — To flick.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pining
verb — To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
noun — The act of one who pines.
verb — To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
verb — To grieve or mourn for.
verb — To inflict pain upon; to torment.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pinning
verb — To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen.
verb — (often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
noun — The action of the verb pin in any sense.
verb — (usually in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
verb — To pin down (someone).
verb — To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pint
noun — A unit of volume, equivalent to:
noun — (metonymy) A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
noun — (metonym) A pint of milk.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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piping
verb — To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
noun — The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching.
adjective — High-pitched.
verb — To shout loudly and at high pitch.
verb — To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
verb — Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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pipit
noun — Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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pitying
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pityingly
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plying
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tipi
noun — Alternative form of teepee
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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typing
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yipping
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- li×2
- ni×2
- pi×18
- pl×1
- ti×4
- ty×1
- yi×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| n | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| p | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | · | 1 | 19 |
| t | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 5 |
| y | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 115 points of 165 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18238 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| g | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 |
| i | Monday, October 13, 2025 | Tuesday, September 30, 2025 |
| l | Sunday, October 12, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 |
| n | Saturday, October 11, 2025 | Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
| p ● | Friday, October 10, 2025 | Monday, September 29, 2025 |
| t | Monday, October 13, 2025 | Monday, October 13, 2025 |
| y | Monday, October 13, 2025 | first recorded time |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 43
- onion 31
- naan 31
- nana 31
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 26
- mamma 26
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- nene 24
- olio 24
- cocoon 23
- loon 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- imam 22
- maim 22
- cancan 22
- canna 22
- bill 22
- mini 22
- minim 22
- lilt 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.
- gipping
- gypping
- lipin
- nippily
- nippingly
- piggin
- piing
- pili
- pily
- piny
- pinyin
- pipingly
- pipping
- pipy
- plyingly
- pyin
- typp
- typy