Saturday, November 1, 2025
- Words
- 67
- Points
- 300
- Genius
- 210
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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anal
adjective — Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
adjective — Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
adjective — Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
noun — Anal sex.
noun — Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
adjective — (of a vein) Proximate to the thorax.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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annal
noun — The record of a single event or item.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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enamel
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enameled
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handheld
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handle
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handled
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headland
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healed
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helm
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helmed
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lama
noun — A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
noun — A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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lamed
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land
noun — The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
noun — Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.
noun — A country or region.
verb — To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
verb — To acquire; to secure.
adjective — Of or relating to land.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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llama
noun — A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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mall
noun — A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
verb — To beat with a mall, or mallet; to beat with something heavy; to bruise
noun — An enclosed shopping centre.
noun — An alley where the game of pall mall was played.
noun — A public walk; a level shaded walk, a promenade.
noun — A heavy wooden mallet or hammer used in the game of pall mall.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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mammal
noun — An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young.
noun — A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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manhandle
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manhandled
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medal
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medaled
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melee
noun — A noisy, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
noun — Any any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
noun — A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
noun — Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
verb — To physically hit in close quarters, as opposed to shooting, blowing up, or other ranged means of damage. Often refers to the usage of a hand-to-hand weapon.
noun — A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ad×2
- al×1
- an×4
- da×3
- de×2
- el×2
- en×2
- ha×6
- he×9
- la×11
- le×8
- ll×1
- ma×6
- me×8
- ne×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 2 | 3 | · | 1 | · | · | 7 |
| d | 3 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 5 |
| e | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| h | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | · | · | 15 |
| l | 9 | 6 | 5 | · | · | · | · | 20 |
| m | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | · | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| n | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 |
| Σ | 25 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 67 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 210 points of 300 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17231 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Thursday, October 30, 2025 | Thursday, October 23, 2025 |
| d | Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | Monday, October 27, 2025 |
| e | Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | Friday, September 19, 2025 |
| h | Friday, October 31, 2025 | Monday, October 20, 2025 |
| l ● | Thursday, October 30, 2025 | Wednesday, October 29, 2025 |
| m | Thursday, October 30, 2025 | Sunday, October 26, 2025 |
| n | Friday, October 31, 2025 | Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 41
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 28
- toot 28
- loll 27
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- 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
- lilt 20
- till 20
- tilt 20
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.
- alae
- alameda
- alan
- aland
- alane
- alee
- allee
- allemande
- allheal
- alma
- almah
- alme
- almeh
- analemma
- anele
- aneled
- daddle
- daddled
- daedal
- dahl
- daledh
- dedal
- dele
- delead
- deleaded
- deled
- dhal
- enamelled
- hadal
- haemal
- halala
- halalah
- haled
- hallah
- hallel
- halm
- halma
- hamal
- hammal
- heddle
- helled
- hemal
- ladened
- lall
- lallan
- lalland
- lalled
- lamedh
- lamella
- lamellae
- lammed
- landman
- landmen
- leadman
- leadmen
- leal
- leman
- malled
- mallee
- malm
- medalled
- melamed
- mell
- melled
- naled