Tuesday, November 4, 2025
- Words
- 42
- Points
- 196
- Genius
- 137
- Pangrams
- 2
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actuate
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acute
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calculate
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cuff
noun — Glove; mitten
verb — To furnish with cuffs.
noun — A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.
verb — To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
noun — The scruff of the neck.
noun — The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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cutlet
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cuttle
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effectual
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effectuate
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factual
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fateful
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faucet
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fault
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flauta
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fluctuate
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flue
noun — A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
noun — An enclosed passageway in which to direct air or other gaseous current along.
noun — In an organ flue pipe, the opening between the lower lip and the languet.
noun — A woolly or downy substance; down, nap; a piece of this.
adjective — Shallow; flat
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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flute
noun — A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin.
verb — To play on a flute.
noun — A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.
noun — A recorder, also a woodwind instrument.
noun — A long French bread roll, baguette.
noun — A lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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fuel
noun — Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
verb — To provide with fuel.
noun — Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.
verb — To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.
noun — Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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lettuce
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luau
noun — An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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lull
noun — A period of rest or soothing.
verb — To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
noun — A period of reduced activity; a respite
noun — A period without waves or wind.
noun — An extended pause between sets of waves.
verb — To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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lulu
noun — A remarkable person, object or idea.
noun — A very attractive or alluring person.
noun — A very bad mistake or error.
noun — A fixed allowance paid to a legislator in lieu of reimbursement for actual expenses.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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lute
noun — A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
noun — Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight.
verb — To play on a lute, or as if on a lute.
noun — A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.
noun — (brickmaking) A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from earth.
verb — To fix or fasten something with lute.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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tactful
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taut
adjective — Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
adjective — (of a body, muscles, etc.) Not flabby; firm, toned; (of a person) having a lean, strong body.
adjective — (of music, writing, etc.) Containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.
adjective — (of a sailor, a ship, etc.) Neat and well-disciplined; (by extension) efficient and in order.
adjective — Experiencing anxiety or stress.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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tuffet
noun — (furniture) A large cushion which may have an internal frame, used as a low seat or stool.
noun — A clump of grass or similar vegetation.
noun — An inflatable cushion serving as landing area for precision accuracy parachuting.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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tulle
noun — A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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tutee
noun — A student of a tutor.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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tutu
noun — A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
noun — Any of the genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×3
- ca×2
- ce×1
- cl×1
- cu×6
- ef×2
- fa×4
- fl×5
- fu×2
- le×1
- lu×6
- ta×3
- tu×5
- ul×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
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| a | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 3 |
| c | 6 | · | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | 10 |
| e | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| f | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | 11 |
| l | 5 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | 7 |
| t | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | · | · | 8 |
| u | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 17 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 42 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 137 points of 196 available. The average answer runs 5.5 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17598 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Saturday, November 1, 2025 | Thursday, October 23, 2025 |
| c | Friday, October 31, 2025 | Tuesday, September 16, 2025 |
| e | Monday, November 3, 2025 | Friday, September 19, 2025 |
| f | Sunday, November 2, 2025 | Saturday, October 25, 2025 |
| l | Saturday, November 1, 2025 | Saturday, November 1, 2025 |
| t | Sunday, November 2, 2025 | Sunday, November 2, 2025 |
| u ● | Monday, November 3, 2025 | Thursday, September 25, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 42
- onion 30
- naan 30
- nana 30
- toot 28
- loll 28
- mama 25
- mamma 25
- cocoon 23
- acacia 23
- acai 23
- loon 23
- nene 23
- olio 23
- bill 22
- neon 22
- none 22
- lilt 21
- till 21
- tilt 21
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
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.
- acuate
- aculeate
- alula
- alulae
- calctufa
- calctuff
- cucullate
- culet
- cullet
- eluate
- elute
- factful
- facula
- faculae
- faucal
- fecula
- feculae
- felucca
- fullface
- luce
- luffa
- lutea
- tufa
- tuff
- tule