Sunday, October 19, 2025
- Words
- 49
- Points
- 278
- Genius
- 194
- Pangrams
- 3
Official answers
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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
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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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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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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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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 16 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. 17142 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 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.
- 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