Wednesday, November 19, 2025
- Words
- 55
- Points
- 273
- Genius
- 191
- Pangrams
- 2
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abed
adverb — In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed.
adverb — To childbed
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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abide
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abided
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added
verb — To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.
verb — To sum up; to put together mentally.
verb — To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
verb — To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on).
verb — To append (e,g, a statement); to say further information.
verb — To make an addition; to augment; to increase.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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baaed
verb — To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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babied
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baddie
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bade
verb — To issue a command; to tell.
verb — To invite; to summon.
verb — To utter a greeting or salutation.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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badge
noun — A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one's clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
verb — To mark or distinguish with a badge.
noun — A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information.
noun — A card, sometimes with a barcode or magnetic strip, granting access to a certain area.
noun — Something characteristic; a mark; a token.
noun — (thieves' cant) A brand on the hand of a thief, etc.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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badged
verb — To mark or distinguish with a badge.
verb — To show a badge to.
verb — To enter a restricted area by showing one's badge.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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bagged
verb — To put into a bag.
adjective — Having been placed in a bag.
verb — To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.
verb — To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.
verb — To furnish or load with a bag.
verb — (African American Vernacular) To bring a woman one met on the street with one.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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bead
noun — Prayer, later especially with a rosary.
verb — To form into a bead.
noun — Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.
noun — A small, round object.
noun — (heading) A ridge, band, or molding.
noun — Knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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beaded
verb — To form into a bead.
adjective — Made from, or decorated with, beads.
verb — To apply beads to.
verb — To cause beads to form on (something).
adjective — Having formed in beads or a bead-like shape.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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bedded
verb — Senses relating to a bed as a place for resting or sleeping.
verb — Senses relating to a bed as a place or layer on which something else rests or is laid.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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bedhead
noun — The condition of having unkempt hair, generally as a result of having just woken up from sleep.
noun — A vertical panel or board at the end of a bed where the pillow is placed.
noun — The end of a bed where the pillow is placed, the head of the bed.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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begged
verb — To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
verb — To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.
verb — In the phrase beg the question: to assume.
verb — In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question).
verb — To ask to be appointed guardian for, or to ask to have a guardian appointed for.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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behead
verb — To remove the head of; to cut someone's head off.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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beheaded
verb — To remove the head of; to cut someone's head off.
adjective — Having had one's head cut off.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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bide
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bided
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bighead
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bigheaded
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dabbed
verb — To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
verb — To apply a substance in this way.
verb — To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
verb — To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.
verb — To perform the dab dance move, by moving both arms to one side of the body parallel with your head.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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dead
noun — (with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who have died.
noun — (often with "the") Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense.
noun — (usually plural) Sterile mining waste, often present as many large rocks stacked inside the workings.
verb — To prevent by disabling; stop.
adjective — No longer living.
adverb — (degree) Exactly.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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deed
noun — An action or act; something that is done.
noun — A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.
noun — A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before witnesses.
noun — Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.
verb — To transfer real property by deed.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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deeded
verb — To transfer real property by deed.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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died
verb — To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
verb — To (stop living and) undergo (a specified death).
verb — To be so overcome with emotion or laughter as to be incapacitated.
verb — (of a machine) To stop working, to break down.
verb — To be mortified or shocked by a situation.
verb — To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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ebbed
verb — To flow back or recede
verb — To fall away or decline
verb — To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
verb — To cause to flow back.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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eddied
verb — To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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edge
noun — The boundary line of a surface.
verb — To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
noun — A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
noun — An advantage.
noun — The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
noun — A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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edged
verb — To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
adjective — That has a sharp planar surface.
verb — To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
verb — (usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.
verb — To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
verb — To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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egged
verb — To throw eggs at.
verb — To encourage, incite.
verb — To dip in or coat with beaten egg.
verb — To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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gabbed
verb — To jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.
verb — To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.
verb — To speak or tell falsely.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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gibed
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gigged
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 4 recorded puzzles.
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heed
verb — To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
verb — To pay attention, care.
noun — Careful attention.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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heeded
verb — To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
verb — To pay attention, care.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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hide
verb — To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
verb — To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.
noun — The skin of an animal.
noun — A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.
noun — (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.
noun — The human skin.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
bighead is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
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Words by first two letters
- ab×3
- ad×2
- ag×1
- ah×1
- ai×2
- ba×7
- be×7
- bi×4
- da×1
- de×5
- di×1
- eb×1
- ed×3
- eg×4
- ga×3
- gi×2
- he×6
- hi×1
- id×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 5 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 9 |
| b | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | 18 |
| d | 3 | · | 2 | · | 1 | · | 1 | 7 |
| e | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 8 |
| g | · | 1 | 4 | · | · | · | · | 5 |
| h | 3 | 1 | 3 | · | · | · | · | 7 |
| i | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| Σ | 15 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 191 points of 273 available. The average answer runs 5.5 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19567 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | Monday, November 10, 2025 |
| b | Friday, November 14, 2025 | Sunday, October 12, 2025 |
| d ● | Thursday, November 13, 2025 | Monday, October 27, 2025 |
| e | Saturday, November 15, 2025 | Friday, September 19, 2025 |
| g | Monday, November 17, 2025 | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 |
| h | Sunday, November 16, 2025 | Monday, October 20, 2025 |
| i | Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 28
- mamma 28
- nene 26
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- mini 25
- minim 25
- cocoon 24
- imam 24
- maim 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- mitt 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.
- aahed
- bibbed
- dada
- dagga
- dahabeah
- dahabiah
- dahabieh
- degage
- dibbed
- didie
- digged
- eide
- gaddi
- gadi
- gadid
- gaed
- gaged
- geed
- gibbed
- giddied
- gied
- hade
- haded
- haed
- haggada
- haggadah
- hagged
- hided
- hied