Monday, November 24, 2025
- Words
- 45
- Points
- 180
- Genius
- 125
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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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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arbor
noun — A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
noun — An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.
noun — A grove of trees.
noun — A bar for supporting cutting tools.
noun — A spindle of a wheel.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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arborio
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baobab
noun — A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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baron
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barrio
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barrow
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boar
noun — A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
noun — A male pig.
noun — A male boar (sense 1).
noun — A male bear.
noun — A male guinea pig.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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boba
noun — Short for boba tea.
noun — A small edible ball made primarily from tapioca starch; used in bubble tea.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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bobbin
noun — A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
noun — In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.
noun — The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
noun — (haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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bonbon
noun — A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
noun — A small, spherical savory snack or canapé.
noun — A Christmas cracker.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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bonobo
noun — The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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boob
noun — Idiot, fool.
verb — To behave stupidly; to act like a boob.
adjective — Idiotic, foolish.
noun — A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent human female.
noun — A prison; jail.
verb — To make a mistake
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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booboo
noun — A mistake or error.
noun — (by or to young children) A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise.
noun — (by or to young children) Feces.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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boon
noun — A prayer; petition.
adjective — Good; prosperous.
noun — The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.
noun — That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
noun — A good thing; a blessing or benefit; a thing to be thankful for.
noun — An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.
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boor
noun — A peasant.
noun — A Boer, white South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent.
noun — A yokel, country bumpkin.
noun — An uncultured person.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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iron
noun — A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
verb — To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
adjective — Made of the metal iron.
noun — A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
noun — Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
noun — A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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noob
noun — (often pejorative) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.
Appeared in 10 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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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.
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rainbow
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roan
noun — An animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
adjective — Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
noun — The color of such an animal.
noun — A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.
noun — Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
noun — Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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roar
noun — A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
verb — To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
verb — To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
noun — A loud resounding noise.
verb — Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
verb — Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
rainbow is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- an×2
- ar×3
- ba×5
- bo×13
- br×3
- in×1
- ir×1
- na×2
- no×4
- on×1
- ra×1
- ri×1
- ro×4
- wa×1
- wi×2
- wo×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 3 | · | 1 | 5 |
| b | 8 | 3 | 10 | · | 21 |
| i | 1 | · | 1 | · | 2 |
| n | 4 | 1 | 1 | · | 6 |
| o | · | 1 | · | · | 1 |
| r | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| w | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Σ | 18 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 125 points of 180 available. The average answer runs 5.0 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19762 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Friday, November 21, 2025 | Monday, November 10, 2025 |
| b | Sunday, November 23, 2025 | Sunday, October 12, 2025 |
| i | Saturday, November 22, 2025 | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 |
| n | Sunday, November 23, 2025 | Monday, November 17, 2025 |
| o ● | Sunday, November 23, 2025 | Saturday, November 22, 2025 |
| r | Friday, November 21, 2025 | Sunday, November 16, 2025 |
| w | Saturday, November 22, 2025 | Friday, October 31, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 35
- nana 35
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 30
- mama 28
- mamma 28
- acacia 26
- acai 26
- nene 26
- mini 25
- minim 25
- cocoon 24
- imam 24
- maim 24
- onto 24
- toon 24
- loon 24
- olio 24
- lilt 23
- till 23
- tilt 23
- aria 23
- mitt 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.
- aboon
- anoa
- araroba
- arroba
- baboo
- bora
- broo
- inion
- inro
- naoi
- ninon
- nona
- noniron
- nonwar
- noria
- obia
- oribi
- orra
- rabboni
- robbin
- ronion
- wanion
- warworn
- woorari