Tuesday, December 2, 2025
- Words
- 53
- Points
- 245
- Genius
- 171
- Pangram
- 1
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ache
verb — To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
noun — Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
verb — To cause someone or something to suffer pain.
noun — The name of the Latin-script letter H.
noun — Parsley
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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cache
noun — A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.
noun — A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
noun — (geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.
verb — To place in a cache.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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cackled
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caked
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call
noun — A telephone conversation.
verb — (heading) To use one's voice.
noun — A decision or judgement.
noun — The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
noun — A cry or shout.
noun — A short visit, usually for social purposes.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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calla
noun — The calla lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica.
noun — A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.
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called
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cede
verb — To give up; yield to another.
verb — To give way.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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ceded
verb — To give up; yield to another.
verb — To give way.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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cell
noun — The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
noun — A cellular phone.
noun — A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
noun — The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.
noun — A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery.
noun — Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.
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chalk
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chalked
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challah
noun — A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for Yom Tov.
noun — The commandment to separate a portion of bread or bread dough for the cohanim (Numbers 15:17–21); in contemporary practice, the portion is burned until inedible.
noun — The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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check
noun — A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
verb — To inspect; to examine.
noun — (usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
verb — To mark with a check pattern.
adjective — Divided into small squares by transverse, perpendicular, and horizontal lines.
noun — An inspection or examination.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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checked
verb — To inspect; to examine.
verb — To mark with a check pattern.
adjective — Having a pattern of checks; checkered.
verb — To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
verb — (often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
verb — To control, limit, or halt.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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cheek
noun — The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
verb — To be impudent towards.
noun — (usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.
noun — Impudence.
noun — One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
noun — One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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clacked
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clade
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decal
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deck
noun — Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
verb — To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
verb — (sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
noun — The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.
noun — A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.
noun — A pack or set of playing cards.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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decked
verb — To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.
verb — (sometimes with out) To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance
adjective — Adorned or embellished.
verb — To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.
verb — To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result.
verb — (sometimes with out) To decorate (something).
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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each
pronoun — Every one; every thing.
adverb — For one; apiece; per.
noun — (operations) An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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hacked
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hackle
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heck
noun — Hell.
noun — The bolt or latch of a door.
noun — A rack for cattle to feed at.
noun — A door, especially one partly of latticework.
noun — A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
noun — An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine.
Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.
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lace
noun — A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly. Wp
noun — A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. Wp
verb — To fasten (something) with laces.
verb — To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).
noun — Spirits added to coffee or another beverage.
verb — To interweave items.
Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.
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laced
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lacked
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leach
verb — To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.
verb — To part with soluble constituents by percolation.
noun — A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
noun — An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
noun — A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
noun — A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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leached
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lech
noun — A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
verb — To behave lecherously
noun — A lecher.
noun — The capstone of a cromlech.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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leech
noun — An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
noun — A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
verb — To drain (resources) without giving back.
noun — The vertical edge of a square sail.
noun — The aft edge of a triangular sail.
noun — A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
chalked is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×5
- al×1
- ca×9
- ce×4
- ch×7
- cl×4
- da×1
- de×5
- ea×1
- ha×3
- he×4
- la×4
- le×5
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | 6 |
| c | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | · | 24 |
| d | 1 | 2 | 3 | · | · | 6 |
| e | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| h | 2 | · | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| l | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | · | 9 |
| Σ | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 53 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 171 points of 245 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 19153 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Saturday, November 29, 2025 | Friday, November 28, 2025 |
| c ● | Sunday, November 30, 2025 | Tuesday, September 16, 2025 |
| d | Monday, December 1, 2025 | Wednesday, November 19, 2025 |
| e | Saturday, November 29, 2025 | Tuesday, November 25, 2025 |
| h | Sunday, November 30, 2025 | Monday, October 20, 2025 |
| k | Monday, December 1, 2025 | Friday, November 14, 2025 |
| l | Monday, December 1, 2025 | Sunday, November 23, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- onion 31
- toot 31
- 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
- onto 23
- toon 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.
- ackee
- alcade
- alcalde
- alec
- caca
- cade
- cadelle
- caeca
- caecal
- caleche
- calk
- calked
- ceca
- cecal
- cella
- cellae
- chalah
- chaleh
- challa
- cheeked
- chela
- chelae
- clach
- cleek
- cleeked
- dace
- decadal
- deckel
- eche
- eched
- echelle
- hacek
- hackee
- hackled
- halacha
- keck
- kecked
- keckle
- keckled
- leched