Thursday, November 13, 2025
- Words
- 58
- Points
- 271
- Genius
- 189
- Pangram
- 1
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amino
noun — The amine functional group.
adjective — Relating to an amine.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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ammo
noun — Ammunition.
verb — To load up on ammunition.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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ammonia
noun — A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.
noun — A solution of this compound in water used domestically as a cleaning fluid.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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amnio
noun — Amniocentesis
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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anion
noun — A negatively charged ion.
Appeared in 14 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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cacao
noun — A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
noun — This tree's seed, the cocoa bean.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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camo
noun — A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
verb — To camouflage.
noun — Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
verb — To put on camouflage clothing.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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cannon
noun — A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages.
verb — To bombard with cannons.
noun — A generally accepted principle; a rule.
noun — A clergy member serving a cathedral or collegiate church.
noun — A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or twice that number and two bridges.
noun — Any similar device for shooting material out of a tube.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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canon
noun — A generally accepted principle; a rule.
noun — A clergy member serving a cathedral or collegiate church.
noun — A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or twice that number and two bridges.
noun — A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
noun — The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
noun — A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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ciao
noun — A greeting or farewell using the word "ciao".
interjection — Hello, hi.
interjection — Bye, goodbye.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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coca
noun — Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
noun — A pastry typically made and consumed in the Spanish Mediterranean coast.
noun — The dried leaf of one of these plants, the South American shrub (Erythroxylum coca), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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cocci
noun — Any approximately spherical bacterium.
noun — Coccidioidomycosis
noun — One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.
Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.
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cocoa
noun — The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
adjective — Of a light to medium brown colour, like that of cocoa powder.
noun — Coconut palm.
noun — An unsweetened brown powder made from roasted, ground cocoa beans, used in making chocolate, and in cooking.
noun — A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
noun — A serving of this drink.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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cocoon
noun — The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
verb — To envelop in a protective case
noun — Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.
verb — To withdraw into such a case.
Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.
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coda
noun — A person born hearing to deaf parents.
noun — A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
noun — The optional final part of a syllable, placed after its nucleus, and usually composed of one or more consonants.
noun — In seismograms, the gradual return to baseline after a seismic event. The length of the coda can be used to estimate event magnitude, and the shape sometimes reveals details of subsurface structures.
noun — A conclusion (of a statement or event, for example), final portion, tail end.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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coma
noun — A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
noun — A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
noun — A defect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images that in an ideal image would appear as points.
noun — A tuft or bunch, such as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree, a cluster of bracts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant, or a tuft of long hairs on certain seeds.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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comic
noun — A comedian.
adjective — Funny; amusing; comical.
noun — A story composed of cartoon images arranged in sequence, usually with textual captions; a graphic novel.
noun — A children's newspaper.
adjective — Relating to comedy.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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comma
noun — The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set off parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
verb — To place a comma or commas within text; to follow, precede, or surround a portion of text with commas.
noun — A similar-looking subscript diacritical mark.
noun — Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polygonia, having a comma-shaped white mark on the underwings, especially Polygonia c-album and Polygonia c-aureum of North Africa, Europe, and Asia.
noun — A difference in the calculation of nearly identical intervals by different ways.
noun — A delimiting marker between items in a genetic sequence.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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command
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commando
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dodo
noun — A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
noun — A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.
noun — Fried plantain.
Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.
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doodad
noun — A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall); especially an unspecified gadget, device, or part.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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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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minion
noun — The lowest limit.
noun — A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
adjective — Favoured, beloved; "pet".
noun — The smallest amount.
noun — A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
noun — A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
Appeared in 11 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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momma
noun — Mother
noun — A voluptuous woman.
noun — One's wife or girlfriend.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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monad
noun — An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
noun — A single individual (such as a pollen grain) that is free from others, not united in a group.
noun — A monoid object in the category of endofunctors of a fixed category.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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mondo
noun — A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth.
adjective — Big, large; major, significant.
adverb — Very, extremely, really.
Appeared in 6 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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monomania
noun — Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject.
noun — A pathological obsession with one person, thing or idea.
Appeared in 6 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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nomad
noun — A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
adjective — Of or relating to nomads, whether
noun — One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.
noun — A person who changes residence frequently.
noun — A player who changes teams frequently.
noun — Any of various far-migrating nymphalid butterflies of the genus Danaus.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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nomadic
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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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onion
noun — A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
noun — The bulb of such a plant.
noun — The genus as a whole.
noun — A ball.
noun — A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
Appeared in 31 recorded puzzles.
nomadic is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- am×4
- an×3
- ca×5
- ci×2
- co×16
- di×2
- do×6
- ic×2
- id×1
- io×1
- ma×1
- mi×1
- mo×9
- no×4
- on×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 3 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | 7 |
| c | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | · | · | 23 |
| d | 3 | · | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 8 |
| i | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| m | 4 | 3 | 2 | · | · | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| n | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 4 |
| o | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 17 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 58 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 189 points of 271 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 | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | Monday, November 10, 2025 |
| c | Sunday, November 9, 2025 | Tuesday, September 16, 2025 |
| d | Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | Monday, October 27, 2025 |
| i | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 |
| m | Friday, November 7, 2025 | Sunday, October 26, 2025 |
| n | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | Sunday, November 9, 2025 |
| o ● | Monday, November 10, 2025 | Saturday, November 8, 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.
- amido
- ammino
- ammoniac
- ammonic
- ammono
- ammonoid
- amnion
- amnionic
- ancon
- anconoid
- anionic
- anoa
- anodic
- anomic
- camion
- cion
- cocain
- coccic
- coccid
- coccidia
- coccoid
- coco
- coni
- conidia
- conidian
- conin
- conn
- conoid
- coocoo
- coon
- cooncan
- dado
- daimio
- daimon
- daimonic
- danio
- dido
- domic
- dona
- donna
- imido
- imino
- inion
- iodic
- iodid
- iodin
- macaco
- macon
- madonna
- mandioca
- manioc
- manioca
- mano
- midnoon
- modi
- modica
- momi
- monacid
- monadic
- monoacid
- monoacidic
- monodic
- naoi
- ninon
- nodi
- noma
- nomina
- nomoi
- nona
- nonacid
- nonacidic
- nonionic
- nonman
- odic
- oidia
- oomiac