Tuesday, November 25, 2025
- Words
- 51
- Points
- 172
- Genius
- 120
- Pangram
- 1
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anneal
noun — An act of annealing.
verb — To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
verb — To cool glass slowly, to minimize internal stress.
verb — To burn colors onto a glass or other surface.
verb — To make a double-stranded nucleic acid by pairing a single strand with a complementary strand.
verb — To strengthen or harden.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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elan
noun — Ardor or zeal inspired by passion or enthusiasm.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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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 15 recorded puzzles.
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ghee
noun — A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
noun — Vegetable oil for cooking.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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haggle
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hale
noun — Health, welfare.
adjective — Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
verb — To drag or pull, especially forcibly.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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halogen
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heal
noun — A spell or ability that restores hit points or removes a status ailment.
verb — To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
verb — To hide, conceal, and keep secret, especially for a secret society (such as the masons).
noun — Health
verb — To become better or healthy again.
verb — To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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heel
noun — The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
verb — To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.
noun — The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.
verb — To incline to one side; to tilt.
verb — To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
verb — To hide, conceal, and keep secret, especially for a secret society (such as the masons).
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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hellhole
noun — A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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hello
noun — "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.
verb — To greet with "hello".
interjection — A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
interjection — A greeting used when answering the telephone.
interjection — A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.
interjection — Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed or referred to has done something the speaker or writer considers to be foolish.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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henge
noun — A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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henna
noun — A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
verb — To dye or tattoo with henna.
adjective — Of a rich reddish-brown colour.
noun — A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black.
noun — A rich reddish-brown colour.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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hole
noun — A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure.
verb — To make holes in (an object or surface).
adjective — Entire, undivided.
noun — (heading) In games.
noun — An excavation pit or trench.
noun — A weakness; a flaw or ambiguity.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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hone
noun — A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
verb — To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
noun — A kind of swelling in the cheek.
verb — To grumble.
noun — A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
verb — To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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lane
noun — (used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
noun — A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees.
noun — A narrow road, as in the country.
noun — A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.
noun — A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart.
noun — A course designated for ships or aircrafts.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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lean
noun — (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.
verb — To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
noun — Meat with no fat on it.
verb — To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.
adjective — (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
verb — To conceal.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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lone
adjective — Solitary; having no companion.
adjective — Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship.
adjective — Sole; being the only one of a type.
adjective — Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours.
adjective — Unfrequented by human beings; solitary.
adjective — Single; unmarried, or in widowhood.
Appeared in 16 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 24 recorded puzzles.
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neon
noun — The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The lightest of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
adjective — (of a color) That resembles a neon light; extremely bright; fluorescent
noun — A form or sample of the element.
noun — Neon signs or lights, collectively.
noun — A neon tetra fish.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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noel
noun — Christmas
noun — A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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none
noun — A person without religious affiliation.
adverb — To no extent, in no way.
pronoun — Not any of a given number or group.
noun — Those without any religious affiliation: atheists and others outside any organized religion.
noun — A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
noun — The middle of the afternoon, normally between 2 and 4 pm.
Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.
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oleo
noun — Margarine
noun — The various fats and oils that go into the making of margarine.
Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.
halogen is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ae×1
- ag×1
- al×5
- an×3
- ea×1
- eg×1
- el×1
- en×1
- ga×4
- ge×2
- gh×1
- gl×3
- go×3
- ha×3
- he×7
- ho×2
- la×1
- le×2
- lo×2
- ne×2
- no×2
- og×2
- ol×1
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | · | 10 |
| e | 1 | 1 | 2 | · | · | 4 |
| g | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | · | 13 |
| h | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| l | 4 | 1 | · | · | · | 5 |
| n | 4 | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| o | 3 | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| Σ | 27 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 51 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 120 points of 172 available. The average answer runs 4.8 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 18346 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Monday, November 24, 2025 | Monday, November 10, 2025 |
| e ● | Sunday, November 23, 2025 | Thursday, November 20, 2025 |
| g | Saturday, November 22, 2025 | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 |
| h | Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | Monday, October 20, 2025 |
| l | Sunday, November 23, 2025 | Sunday, November 23, 2025 |
| n | Monday, November 24, 2025 | Monday, November 17, 2025 |
| o | Monday, November 24, 2025 | Monday, November 24, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 43
- onion 31
- naan 31
- nana 31
- toot 29
- loll 29
- mama 26
- mamma 26
- acacia 24
- acai 24
- nene 24
- olio 24
- cocoon 23
- loon 23
- neon 23
- none 23
- aria 22
- imam 22
- maim 22
- cancan 22
- canna 22
- bill 22
- mini 22
- minim 22
- lilt 21
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.
- agee
- agene
- aglee
- agone
- alae
- alane
- alee
- allee
- allheal
- allonge
- anagoge
- anele
- anlage
- anlagen
- anole
- egal
- enhalo
- enneagon
- enol
- gaen
- galea
- galeae
- galena
- gallonage
- gane
- genoa
- gleg
- haen
- hallel
- haole
- helo
- leal
- legong
- leno
- leone
- longe
- nonage
- nonego
- nonlegal
- olea