Thursday, November 20, 2025
- Words
- 47
- Points
- 236
- Genius
- 165
- Pangram
- 1
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egging
verb — To throw eggs at.
verb — To encourage, incite.
noun — The act of pelting with eggs.
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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engine
noun — A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
verb — To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.
noun — A tool; a utensil or implement.
noun — A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
noun — A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
noun — The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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entente
noun — An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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entity
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eyeing
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eying
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gene
noun — A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
noun — A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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genie
noun — A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
noun — A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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genii
noun — Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.
noun — A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
noun — Extraordinary mental capacity.
noun — Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.
noun — The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.
noun — A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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genuine
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getting
verb — (ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
noun — The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
verb — To receive.
verb — (in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.
verb — To fetch, bring, take.
verb — To become, or cause oneself to become.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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ignite
verb — To set fire to (something), to light (something)
verb — To spark off (something), to trigger
verb — To commence burning.
verb — To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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ingenue
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ingenuity
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intent
noun — A purpose; something that is intended.
adjective — Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
noun — The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.
adjective — Engrossed.
adjective — Unwavering from a course of action.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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nene
noun — The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
Appeared in 26 recorded puzzles.
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netty
adjective — Neat, well-groomed, natty.
adjective — Netted: made of or employing a net.
noun — An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
adjective — Netlike.
noun — Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a lavatory; a toilet.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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nine
noun — The digit or figure 9.
numeral — A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
noun — A playing card with nine pips.
noun — A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
noun — (usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).
noun — A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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nineteen
numeral — The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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ninety
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nite
noun — The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
noun — (Astronomy) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
noun — (Legal) Often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
noun — An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
noun — A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a place away from home, e.g. a hotel.
noun — Nightfall.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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teen
noun — A teenager.
adjective — Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage
noun — Grief; sorrow; trouble.
verb — To excite; to provoke; to vex; to afflict; to injure.
verb — (provincial) To hedge or fence in; to enclose.
noun — Vexation; anger; hate.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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teeny
adjective — Very small; tiny.
adjective — Fretful; peevish; cross
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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tenet
noun — An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tent
noun — A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
verb — To go camping.
noun — Attention; regard, care.
verb — To attend to; to heed
noun — A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.
verb — (sometimes figurative) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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tenuity
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tine
noun — A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
adjective — Small, diminutive
noun — Trouble; distress; teen.
verb — To kindle; to set on fire.
verb — To shut in, or enclose.
noun — A small branch, especially on an antler or horn.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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tinge
noun — A small added amount of colour; (by extension) a small added amount of some other thing.
verb — To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
noun — The degree of vividness of a colour; hue, shade, tint.
verb — To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
verb — To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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tutee
noun — A student of a tutor.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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yenning
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yeti
noun — An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- eg×2
- en×4
- ey×2
- ge×6
- gi×1
- ig×1
- in×4
- ne×3
- ni×4
- nu×1
- te×7
- ti×3
- tu×2
- un×4
- ye×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | · | · | 8 |
| g | 2 | 3 | · | 2 | · | · | 7 |
| i | · | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | 1 | 5 |
| n | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | 8 |
| t | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | 12 |
| u | · | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 4 |
| y | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 3 |
| Σ | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 47 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 165 points of 236 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19363 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| e ● | Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | Friday, September 19, 2025 |
| g | Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 |
| i | Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 |
| n | Monday, November 17, 2025 | Monday, November 17, 2025 |
| t | Sunday, November 16, 2025 | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| u | Monday, November 17, 2025 | Tuesday, November 4, 2025 |
| y | Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | Tuesday, November 11, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 27
- mamma 27
- nene 26
- acacia 25
- acai 25
- cocoon 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- mini 24
- minim 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- aria 23
- imam 23
- maim 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.
- engining
- ennuye
- ennuyee
- etui
- eyen
- eyne
- geeing
- genet
- genette
- genu
- gieing
- gien
- gunite
- gunnen
- intine
- nett
- nuggety
- tentie
- tenty
- tenuti
- tieing
- tittie
- tyee
- tyne
- yegg
- yett