Wednesday, November 5, 2025
- Words
- 46
- Points
- 206
- Genius
- 144
- Pangram
- 1
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amount
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annatto
noun — A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
noun — The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
noun — An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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annoy
noun — A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.
verb — To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
noun — That which causes such a feeling.
verb — To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
verb — To molest; to harm; to injure.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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anon
noun — An anonymous person, especially an author.
adverb — Straight away; at once.
adverb — Soon; in a little while.
adverb — At another time; then; again.
adjective — Anonymous
noun — A work with an unknown author.
Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.
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aunt
noun — The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
noun — A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
noun — The female cousin of one’s parent.
noun — Any elderly woman.
noun — A procuress or bawd.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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aunty
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automaton
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autonomy
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mammon
noun — The desire for wealth personified as an evil spirit or a malign influence.
noun — Often mammon: wealth, material avarice, profit.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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manna
noun — Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
noun — (by extension) Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.
noun — The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.http//www.museum.vic.gov.au/forest/plants/gum.html
Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.
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manta
noun — A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
noun — Any of several very large pelagic rays of the genus Manta, with winglike pectoral fins, a long tail, and two fins resembling horns that project from the head.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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many
noun — A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
adjective — A large number of; numerous.
pronoun — An indefinite large number of people or things.
noun — A considerable number.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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moan
noun — A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
verb — To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn.
verb — To grieve.
verb — To distress (someone); to sadden.
verb — To make a moan or similar sound.
verb — To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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mono
noun — A viral infection marked by extreme fatigue, high fever, and swollen lymph nodes.
noun — A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding
adjective — Monaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel.
adjective — Monochrome.
noun — An injective homomorphism
noun — A monogamous person.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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moon
proper noun — The Earth's moon Luna; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.
noun — (by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.
verb — To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.
proper noun — The god of the Moon in Heathenry.
proper noun — A surname.
proper noun — The 54th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.
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myna
noun — One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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naan
noun — A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
Appeared in 34 recorded puzzles.
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nana
noun — (term of endearment) one's grandmother
noun — A banana
noun — A fool
noun — A nanny
Appeared in 34 recorded puzzles.
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nanny
noun — A child's nurse.
verb — To serve as a nanny.
noun — A grandmother.
noun — A godmother.
noun — A female goat.
verb — To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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natant
adjective — Floating or swimming (in water)
adjective — In a horizontal position, as if swimming
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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natty
adjective — Smart and fashionable.
adjective — Knotty.
noun — Someone whose muscle gains are natural and not aided by the use of steroids.
adjective — Natural, as opposed to steroid enhanced.
noun — A national championship
adjective — National
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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noon
noun — The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.
verb — To relax or sleep around midday
noun — The letter ن in the Arabic script.
noun — Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
noun — The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.
noun — The highest point; culmination.
Appeared in 45 recorded puzzles.
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noun
noun — (grammar, narrow sense) A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
verb — To convert a word to a noun.
noun — (grammar, now rare, broad sense) Either a word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality or idea, or a word that modifies or describes a previous word or its referent; a substantive or adjective, sometimes also including other parts of speech such as numeral or pronoun.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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onto
adjective — (of a function) Assuming each of the values in its codomain; having its range equal to its codomain.
preposition — Upon; on top of.
preposition — Aware of.
preposition — Being an onto function with a codomain of (see below).
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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ottoman
noun — An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen, etc.
noun — A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat.
noun — A fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture of cotton and silk-like yarns.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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outman
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tantamount
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taunt
noun — A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery
verb — To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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toon
noun — A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
noun — A southeast Asian and Australian tree (Toona ciliata or Toona australis) of the mahogany family with fragrant dark red wood and flowers that yield a dye.
noun — A town.
noun — A melody.
noun — A player's avatar or visible character in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
noun — The wood of this tree.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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tuna
noun — The edible flesh of the tuna.
noun — Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
noun — The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.
noun — The fruit of the cactus.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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unman
verb — To castrate; to remove the manhood of.
verb — To sap (a person) of the strength, whether physical or emotional, required to deal with a situation.
verb — To deprive of men.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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unto
preposition — Up to, indicating a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it.
conjunction — Up to the time or degree that; until.
preposition — To, indicating an indirect object.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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yuan
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Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- am×1
- an×6
- au×5
- ma×4
- mo×7
- mu×2
- my×1
- na×5
- no×2
- nu×1
- on×1
- ot×1
- ou×1
- ta×2
- to×2
- tu×1
- un×3
- yu×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | · | 12 |
| m | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 14 |
| n | 4 | 3 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 8 |
| o | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 3 |
| t | 3 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 5 |
| u | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 3 |
| y | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 144 points of 206 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19028 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Tuesday, November 4, 2025 | Thursday, October 23, 2025 |
| m | Saturday, November 1, 2025 | Sunday, October 26, 2025 |
| n ● | Monday, November 3, 2025 | Monday, November 3, 2025 |
| o | Monday, November 3, 2025 | Wednesday, October 22, 2025 |
| t | Tuesday, November 4, 2025 | Sunday, November 2, 2025 |
| u | Tuesday, November 4, 2025 | Tuesday, November 4, 2025 |
| y | Sunday, October 26, 2025 | Tuesday, October 21, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- onion 31
- toot 30
- loll 29
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- nene 25
- cocoon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 23
- mitt 23
- onto 23
- toon 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.
- ammono
- anatto
- anna
- anoa
- anomy
- anonym
- anta
- ataman
- atman
- atony
- automan
- mana
- manana
- mannan
- mano
- mantua
- maun
- mayan
- mony
- mouton
- muon
- muton
- muttony
- noma
- nona
- nonman
- nonmutant
- nota
- notum
- nutant
- tanto
- tautonym
- tautonymy
- toman
- toyon
- tunny
- unau
- yamun