Friday, December 5, 2025
- Words
- 50
- Points
- 205
- Genius
- 143
- Pangrams
- 2
Official answers
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acne
noun — A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
noun — A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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ambiance
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ambience
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amebic
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babe
noun — A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
noun — An attractive person, especially a young woman.
noun — Darling (term of endearment).
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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cane
noun — A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof
noun — The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool
verb — To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement
noun — A rod-shaped tool or device, somewhat like a cane
noun — Split rattan, as used in wickerwork, basketry and the like
verb — To make or furnish with cane or rattan.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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meme
noun — Something, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, including quizzes, basic pictures, video templates etc.
noun — A myth circulating as truth; something ineffective presented as effective, or similar.
noun — Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
verb — To turn into a meme; to use a meme, especially to achieve something in real life.
verb — To create and use humorous memes.
verb — To joke around.
Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.
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mien
noun — Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
noun — A specific facial expression.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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mime
noun — A form of acting without words; pantomime.
noun — A pantomime actor.
verb — To act without words.
verb — To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
verb — To mimic.
noun — A person who mimics others in a comical manner.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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mine
pronoun — My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me.
noun — A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
noun — An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
noun — Any source of wealth or resources.
verb — To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.
noun — A machine or network of machines used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ac×2
- am×6
- an×3
- ba×2
- be×5
- bi×1
- ca×4
- ci×1
- em×2
- en×1
- ic×2
- im×2
- in×2
- ma×2
- me×5
- mi×5
- na×1
- ne×1
- ni×3
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 2 | 4 | · | 2 | · | 11 |
| b | 5 | · | 2 | 1 | · | · | 8 |
| c | 2 | · | 3 | · | · | · | 5 |
| e | · | 2 | · | · | 1 | · | 3 |
| i | · | 2 | 3 | · | · | 1 | 6 |
| m | 8 | 2 | 2 | · | · | · | 12 |
| n | 4 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 5 |
| Σ | 22 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 50 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 143 points of 205 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.
Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers
History
Today's letters, last seen
| Letter | Last in a puzzle | Last as center |
|---|---|---|
| a | Thursday, December 4, 2025 | Friday, November 28, 2025 |
| b | Wednesday, November 26, 2025 | Sunday, October 12, 2025 |
| c | Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | Tuesday, December 2, 2025 |
| e ● | Thursday, December 4, 2025 | Tuesday, November 25, 2025 |
| i | Monday, December 1, 2025 | Monday, December 1, 2025 |
| m | Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | Tuesday, November 18, 2025 |
| n | Monday, December 1, 2025 | Monday, November 17, 2025 |
Most common answers, all recorded puzzles
- noon 41
- naan 30
- nana 30
- onion 28
- toot 27
- loll 27
- mama 24
- mamma 24
- cocoon 23
- nene 23
- acacia 22
- acai 22
- bill 22
- loon 22
- aria 21
- onto 21
- toon 21
- cancan 21
- canna 21
- neon 21
- none 21
- olio 21
- anon 20
- lull 19
- lulu 19
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.
- abbe
- abeam
- aecia
- ameban
- amebean
- amice
- amie
- amine
- ammine
- anabaena
- anaemia
- anaemic
- baccae
- beebee
- bema
- bemean
- bename
- bene
- benne
- benni
- bice
- bine
- cabmen
- caeca
- cannie
- ceca
- ceiba
- cine
- emic
- enamine
- encaenia
- encina
- imine
- immane
- immanence
- mabe
- mamie
- mammae
- mammee
- mammie
- meinie
- minae
- nabe
- nance
- nannie
- neem
- nema