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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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homey
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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.
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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.
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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.
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moneyed
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moody
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needy
adjective — In need; poor.
adjective — Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence.
adjective — Needful; necessary.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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yond
adjective — Further; more distant
adverb — Yonder
adjective — Furious; mad; angry; fierce.
Appeared in 3 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
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | 3 | 2 | · | 2 | · | · | · | 7 |
| e | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| h | 1 | 4 | · | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| m | · | 4 | · | 2 | 1 | · | · | 7 |
| n | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| y | 1 | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| Σ | 7 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 118 points of 170 available. The average answer runs 5.8 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19635 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last 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
- noon 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 28
- mamma 28
- nene 26
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- mini 25
- minim 25
- cocoon 24
- imam 24
- maim 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 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.
- deedy
- demy
- dynode
- emyd
- emyde
- eyen
- eyne
- heydey
- homy
- hoody
- hoyden
- hoydened
- hymned
- hymnody
- monody
- mony
- mooneye
- noddy
- nonmoney
- yodh