Sunday, October 19, 2025
- Words
- 49
- Points
- 278
- Genius
- 194
- Pangrams
- 3
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beet
noun — A beetroot, a swollen root of such a plant.
noun — Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
verb — To improve; to mend.
verb — To kindle a fire.
verb — To rouse.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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befit
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befitting
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beget
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begetting
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beignet
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benefit
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benefiting
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benefitting
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betting
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bite
verb — To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
noun — The act of biting.
noun — The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
noun — A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
verb — To attack with the teeth.
verb — (of an insect) To sting.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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biting
verb — To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
noun — An instance of something being bitten.
adjective — Causing a stinging sensation.
verb — To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
verb — To attack with the teeth.
verb — To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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effete
adjective — Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.
adjective — (of a person) Affected, overrefined
adjective — Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
adjective — Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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entente
noun — An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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feet
noun — Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
noun — A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
noun — A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
noun — The base or bottom of anything.
noun — A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
noun — (often used attributively) Travel by walking.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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fete
noun — A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
noun — A feast, celebration or carnival.
verb — (usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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getting
verb — (ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
noun — The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
verb — To receive.
verb — (in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.
verb — To fetch, bring, take.
verb — To become, or cause oneself to become.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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ignite
verb — To set fire to (something), to light (something)
verb — To spark off (something), to trigger
verb — To commence burning.
verb — To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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igniting
verb — To set fire to (something), to light (something)
verb — To spark off (something), to trigger
verb — To commence burning.
verb — To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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intent
noun — A purpose; something that is intended.
adjective — Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
noun — The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.
adjective — Engrossed.
adjective — Unwavering from a course of action.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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nineteen
numeral — The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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nite
noun — The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
noun — (Astronomy) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
noun — (Legal) Often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
noun — An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
noun — A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a place away from home, e.g. a hotel.
noun — Nightfall.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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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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teff
noun — The fine grain of this plant.
noun — A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
Appeared in 6 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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tine
noun — A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
adjective — Small, diminutive
noun — Trouble; distress; teen.
verb — To kindle; to set on fire.
verb — To shut in, or enclose.
noun — A small branch, especially on an antler or horn.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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tinge
noun — A small added amount of colour; (by extension) a small added amount of some other thing.
verb — To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
noun — The degree of vividness of a colour; hue, shade, tint.
verb — To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
verb — To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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tinging
verb — To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
verb — To make a high sharp sound like a small bell being struck.
verb — To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
verb — To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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tinning
verb — To place into a tin in order to preserve.
noun — A covering or lining of tin.
verb — To cover with tin.
verb — To coat with solder in preparation for soldering.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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tint
verb — To shade, to color.
noun — A slight coloring.
noun — A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
noun — A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
noun — A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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tinting
verb — To shade, to color.
noun — The application of a tint or shade of color.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- be×11
- bi×3
- ef×1
- en×1
- fe×5
- fi×3
- ge×2
- gi×2
- ig×2
- in×2
- ne×1
- ni×2
- te×6
- ti×8
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | · | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| e | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| f | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | 8 |
| g | 2 | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| i | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | · | · | 4 |
| n | 1 | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 3 |
| t | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | · | · | · | 14 |
| Σ | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 194 points of 278 available. The average answer runs 6.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19363 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| b | Friday, October 17, 2025 | Sunday, October 12, 2025 |
| e | Saturday, October 18, 2025 | Friday, September 19, 2025 |
| f | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | Wednesday, October 1, 2025 |
| g | Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 |
| i | Friday, October 17, 2025 | Tuesday, September 30, 2025 |
| n | Saturday, October 18, 2025 | Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
| t ● | Thursday, October 16, 2025 | Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- 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.
- bennet
- bigfeet
- binit
- bint
- bitt
- bitting
- ebbet
- fetting
- genet
- genette
- gibbet
- gibbeting
- gibbetting
- gittin
- inti
- intine
- nett
- tentie
- tieing
- tiffin
- tiffing
- tiffining
- ting
- tining
- titbit
- titi
- tittie