Thursday, October 16, 2025
- Words
- 66
- Points
- 316
- Genius
- 221
- Pangram
- 1
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ante
noun — A price or cost, as in up the ante.
verb — To pay the ante in poker. Often used as ante up.
noun — In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards.
verb — To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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antenatal
adjective — Occurring or existing before birth
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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antenna
noun — A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
noun — An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
noun — The faculty of intuitive astuteness.
noun — A fragment of an oligosaccharide
noun — The spar to which a lateen sail is attached, which is then hoisted up the mast.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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antennae
noun — A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
noun — An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
noun — The faculty of intuitive astuteness.
noun — A fragment of an oligosaccharide
noun — The spar to which a lateen sail is attached, which is then hoisted up the mast.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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aunt
noun — The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
noun — A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
noun — The female cousin of one’s parent.
noun — Any elderly woman.
noun — A procuress or bawd.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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eaten
verb — To ingest; to be ingested.
adjective — (especially in combination) That has been consumed by eating
verb — To use up.
verb — To cause (someone) to worry.
verb — To take the loss in a transaction.
verb — To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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elate
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entente
noun — An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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exalt
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exeunt
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extant
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extent
noun — A range of values or locations.
adjective — Extended.
noun — The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
noun — A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
noun — The valuation of property.
noun — A writ directing the sheriff to seize the property of a debtor, for the recovery of debts of record due to the Crown.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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extenuate
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exult
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exultant
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lantana
noun — Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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late
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latent
noun — (forensics) The residue left by a person's finger that can be made visible by a process such as powder dusting; a latent fingerprint.
adjective — Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
noun — An underlying cause that can be inferred from statistical correlations; factor.
noun — Anything that is latent.
adjective — (of a virus) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.
adjective — Lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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latex
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latte
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leant
verb — To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
verb — To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
verb — Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.
verb — To hang outwards.
verb — To press against.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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lent
noun — A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
verb — To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
noun — The second term of the academic year at some British schools.
verb — To make a loan.
verb — To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
verb — To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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lute
noun — A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
noun — Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight.
verb — To play on a lute, or as if on a lute.
noun — A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.
noun — (brickmaking) A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from earth.
verb — To fix or fasten something with lute.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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natal
adjective — Of or relating to birth.
adjective — Of or relating to the buttocks.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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natant
adjective — Floating or swimming (in water)
adjective — In a horizontal position, as if swimming
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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neat
noun — An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.
adjective — Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
noun — A bull or cow.
adjective — Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
adjective — Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
adjective — With all deductions or allowances made; net.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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neaten
verb — To make neat; arrange in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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nettle
noun — Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
verb — Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
noun — Certain plants that have spines or prickles:
noun — Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
noun — Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
verb — To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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next
noun — The one that follows after this one.
adjective — Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
adverb — In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.
preposition — On the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to.
adjective — Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
adjective — Following in a hypothetical sequence of some kind.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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tale
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talent
noun — A marked natural ability or skill.
noun — A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East.
noun — A desire or inclination for something.
noun — People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person.
noun — The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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tall
adjective — (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
adjective — (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.
adjective — (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
adjective — (of a cup of coffee) A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces.
noun — (possibly nonstandard) Someone or something that is tall.
Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.
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tattle
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tattletale
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taunt
noun — A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery
verb — To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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taut
adjective — Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
adjective — (of a body, muscles, etc.) Not flabby; firm, toned; (of a person) having a lean, strong body.
adjective — (of music, writing, etc.) Containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.
adjective — (of a sailor, a ship, etc.) Neat and well-disciplined; (by extension) efficient and in order.
adjective — Experiencing anxiety or stress.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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taxa
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teal
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teen
noun — A teenager.
adjective — Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage
noun — Grief; sorrow; trouble.
verb — To excite; to provoke; to vex; to afflict; to injure.
verb — (provincial) To hedge or fence in; to enclose.
noun — Vexation; anger; hate.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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teletext
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telex
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tell
verb — To convey by speech; to say.
verb — To narrate.
verb — To instruct or inform.
verb — To order; to direct, to say to someone.
verb — To reveal.
verb — To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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telltale
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tenant
noun — One who pays a fee (rent) in return for the use of land, buildings, or other property owned by others.
verb — To hold as, or be, a tenant.
noun — One who has possession of any place.
noun — One who holds a property by any kind of right, including ownership.
noun — Any of a number of customers serviced through the same instance of an application.
verb — To inhabit.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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tenet
noun — An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tent
noun — A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
verb — To go camping.
noun — Attention; regard, care.
verb — To attend to; to heed
noun — A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.
verb — (sometimes figurative) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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text
noun — A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
verb — To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.
noun — A book, tome or other set of writings.
noun — A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.
noun — Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text.
noun — A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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textual
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tulle
noun — A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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tuna
noun — The edible flesh of the tuna.
noun — Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
noun — The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.
noun — The fruit of the cactus.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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tutee
noun — A student of a tutor.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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tutu
noun — A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
noun — Any of the genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- an×4
- at×2
- au×1
- ea×1
- el×1
- en×1
- ex×7
- la×6
- le×2
- lu×4
- na×2
- ne×4
- ta×9
- te×12
- tu×6
- ul×1
- un×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
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| a | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | · | 7 |
| e | · | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 10 |
| l | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | · | · | · | 12 |
| n | 2 | 1 | 3 | · | · | · | · | 6 |
| t | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | · | 1 | 27 |
| u | · | 1 | 1 | 2 | · | · | · | 4 |
| Σ | 20 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 66 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 221 points of 316 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19259 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Sunday, October 12, 2025 | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 |
| e | Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | Friday, September 19, 2025 |
| l | Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | Friday, October 10, 2025 |
| n | Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
| t ● | Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | Monday, October 13, 2025 |
| u | Saturday, October 11, 2025 | Thursday, September 25, 2025 |
| x | Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | first recorded time |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 26
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- cocoon 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 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.
- alant
- alate
- anent
- annulate
- annulet
- anta
- antae
- antennal
- antennule
- atlatl
- attent
- eluant
- eluate
- eluent
- elute
- enate
- etna
- lanate
- lateen
- latten
- leet
- lenten
- lunet
- lunt
- lunulate
- lutea
- luxate
- nett
- nutant
- nutate
- nutlet
- tael
- tala
- tannate
- tantalate
- tate
- teel
- tela
- telae
- tele
- tetanal
- tule
- ululant