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DEHMNOY

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Words
32
Points
170
Genius
118
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • demonym

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  • deny

    verb — To disallow or reject.

    verb — To assert that something is not true.

    verb — (ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.

    verb — To take something away from someone; to deprive of.

    verb — To prevent from scoring.

    verb — To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • doomy

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  • doyen

    noun — A commander in charge of ten men.

    noun — The senior, or eldest male member of a group.

    noun — A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • doyenne

    noun — A female doyen.

    noun — The senior or eldest female member of a group, especially one who is most or highly respected.

    noun — A woman who is highly experienced and knowledgeable in a particular field, subject, or line of work; expert

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • dyed

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • dyne

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • eddy

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • enemy

    noun — Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.

    verb — To make an enemy of.

    adjective — Of, relating to, or belonging to an enemy

    noun — A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.

    noun — Something harmful or threatening to another

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • eyed

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • homey

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  • homonym

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • homonymy

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • honey

    noun — A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.

    verb — To sweeten; to make agreeable.

    adjective — Involving or resembling honey.

    noun — A variety of this substance.

    noun — Nectar.

    noun — Something sweet or desirable.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • honeyed

    verb — To sweeten; to make agreeable.

    adjective — Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.

    verb — To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.

    verb — To be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn.

    adjective — Sugary, syrupy.

    adjective — Dulcet or mellifluous.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • honeymoon

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • honeymooned

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  • hooey

    noun — Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).

    noun — A hog-tie performed in a rodeo show.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hymen

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hymn

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • mommy

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • money

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • moneyed

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  • moneymen

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • mononym

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • moody

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  • moony

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • needy

    adjective — In need; poor.

    adjective — Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence.

    adjective — Needful; necessary.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • yenned

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • yeomen

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • yond

    adjective — Further; more distant

    adverb — Yonder

    adjective — Furious; mad; angry; fierce.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • yoohoo

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • de×2
  • do×3
  • dy×2
  • ed×1
  • en×1
  • ey×1
  • ho×8
  • hy×2
  • mo×7
  • ne×1
  • ye×2
  • yo×2

Words by first letter and length

45678911Σ
d 32·2··· 7
e 21····· 3
h 14·2111 10
m ·4·21·· 7
n ·1····· 1
y 1·3···· 4
Σ 71236211 32

The numbers

Genius today takes 118 points of 170 available. The average answer runs 5.8 letters.

Total points vs. all 434 recorded puzzles
33rd percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
19th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 19635 recorded answers

47 today34.4% all-time512 today22.9% all-time63 today20.1% all-time76 today12.0% all-time82 today6.2% all-time91 today2.6% all-time101.2% all-time111 today0.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
d Monday, October 20, 2025 Monday, September 22, 2025
e Monday, October 20, 2025 Friday, September 19, 2025
h Monday, October 20, 2025 Monday, October 20, 2025
m Friday, October 17, 2025 Saturday, October 11, 2025
n Monday, October 20, 2025 Thursday, October 9, 2025
o Saturday, October 18, 2025 Saturday, October 18, 2025
y ● Tuesday, October 14, 2025 first recorded time

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 45
  2. naan 35
  3. nana 35
  4. toot 32
  5. onion 31
  6. loll 30
  7. mama 28
  8. mamma 28
  9. nene 26
  10. acacia 25
  11. acai 25
  12. mini 25
  13. minim 25
  14. cocoon 24
  15. imam 24
  16. maim 24
  17. onto 24
  18. toon 24
  19. loon 24
  20. olio 24
  21. aria 23
  22. mitt 23
  23. cancan 23
  24. canna 23
  25. 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.