Friday, December 5, 2025
- Words
- 50
- Points
- 205
- Genius
- 143
- Pangrams
- 2
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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 13 recorded puzzles.
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ambiance
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ambience
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amebic
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amen
noun — An instance of saying ‘amen’.
verb — To say amen.
adverb — At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
interjection — An expression of strong agreement. Often, though dated, in the phrase "Amen to that".
noun — A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)
verb — To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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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 10 recorded puzzles.
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bane
noun — A cause of misery or death.
verb — To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.
noun — Bone
noun — Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants.
noun — A killer, murderer, slayer.
noun — Destruction; death.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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bean
noun — A reusable software component written in Java.
noun — Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.
verb — To hit deliberately with a projectile, especially in the head.
noun — The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean or garbanzo bean).
noun — The edible seedpod of such a plant.
noun — (by extension) The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such a a vanilla bean or (especially) a coffee bean.
Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.
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been
noun — A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.
Appeared in 8 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 13 recorded puzzles.
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enema
noun — An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
noun — The fluid so injected.
noun — A device for administering such an injection.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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imbibe
verb — To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
verb — To take in; absorb.
Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.
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mane
noun — Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
noun — Long or thick hair of a person's head.
Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.
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mean
verb — To lament.
verb — To intend.
adjective — Common; general.
noun — (now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
adjective — Having the mean (see noun below) as its value.
verb — To convey (a meaning).
Appeared in 9 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 18 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 11 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 14 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 11 recorded puzzles.
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name
noun — Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
verb — (ditransitive) To give a name to.
noun — Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
noun — Reputation.
noun — An abusive or insulting epithet.
noun — A person (or legal person).
Appeared in 9 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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nice
noun — Niceness.
adjective — Pleasant, satisfactory.
adverb — Nicely.
interjection — Used to signify a job well done.
verb — To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.
adjective — Of a person: friendly, attractive.
Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.
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niece
noun — A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
Appeared in 11 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.
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. 19259 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 45
- naan 34
- nana 34
- toot 32
- onion 31
- loll 29
- 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.
- 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