Monday, November 17, 2025
- Words
- 35
- Points
- 213
- Genius
- 149
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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curving
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gigging
verb — To fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.
verb — To engender.
verb — To engage in musical performances.
verb — To make fun of; to make a joke at someone's expense, often condescending.
verb — To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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ginning
verb — To remove the seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.
verb — To begin.
noun — The act of removing seeds from cotton with a cotton gin.
verb — To trap something in a gin.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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giving
verb — (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
noun — The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
adjective — Having the tendency to give; generous
verb — (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
verb — To yield slightly when a force is applied.
verb — To collapse under pressure or force.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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incur
verb — To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to
verb — To enter or pass into
verb — To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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inning
noun — A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
verb — To house; to lodge.
noun — A similar period of play.
noun — A player (or team)'s turn at the table to make shots until ended by a miss or a foul.
noun — A chance or opportunity to perform some deed or act.
noun — The gathering of a crop; harvesting.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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inurn
verb — To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container.
verb — To hold or contain (the remains of a person who has died).
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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ricin
noun — An extremely toxic protein extracted from the castor bean.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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ruin
noun — (sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
verb — To cause the fiscal ruin of.
noun — The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
noun — Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
noun — A fall or tumble.
noun — A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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rung
noun — A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
verb — Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
adjective — Of a pig: having a ring through the nose.
noun — A crosspiece between legs of a chair.
noun — A position in a hierarchy.
noun — A floor timber in a ship.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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ungiving
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curving is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
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Words by first two letters
- cr×1
- cu×4
- gi×3
- gr×2
- gu×1
- ic×1
- in×6
- ni×1
- ri×5
- ru×6
- un×3
- ur×1
- vi×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c | · | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | 5 |
| g | 1 | · | 1 | 3 | 1 | · | 6 |
| i | · | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| n | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| r | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | · | · | 11 |
| u | · | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| v | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 35 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 149 points of 213 available. The average answer runs 6.2 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18971 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| c | Thursday, November 13, 2025 | Tuesday, September 16, 2025 |
| g | Sunday, November 16, 2025 | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 |
| i | Sunday, November 16, 2025 | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 |
| n ● | Saturday, November 15, 2025 | Sunday, November 9, 2025 |
| r | Sunday, November 16, 2025 | Sunday, November 16, 2025 |
| u | Wednesday, November 5, 2025 | Tuesday, November 4, 2025 |
| v | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | Thursday, September 18, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 44
- naan 33
- nana 33
- 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
- cancan 23
- canna 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- onto 22
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.
- curn
- curring
- girn
- girning
- gunrunning
- gurging
- incurving
- iring
- rinning
- riving
- rugging
- unci
- uncini
- vicing
- vinic
- vining