Wednesday, December 17, 2025
- Words
- 37
- Points
- 152
- Genius
- 106
- Pangram
- 1
Official answers
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applaud
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palatal
adjective — Pertaining to the palate.
adjective — Articulated at the hard palate.
adjective — Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate.
noun — A palatal consonant.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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palatial
adjective — On a grand scale; with very rich furnishings.
adjective — Of or relating to a palace.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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pipit
noun — Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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pita
noun — A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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pitapat
noun — A series of quick tapping sounds
verb — To make a series of quick tapping sounds; to palpitate
adverb — With a quick tapping sound
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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plait
noun — A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
verb — To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid
noun — A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
verb — To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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plat
noun — A plot of land; a lot.
noun — A map showing the boundaries of real properties (delineating one or more plots of land), especially one that forms part of a legal document.
verb — To create a plat; to lay out property lots and streets; to map.
noun — A plot, a scheme.
noun — A braid; a plait (of hair, straw, etc.).
noun — Material produced by braiding or interweaving, especially a material of interwoven straw from which straw hats are made.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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plaudit
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pulpit
noun — A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon.
noun — Activity performed from a church pulpit, in other words, preaching, sermons, religious teaching, the preaching profession, preachers collectively or an individual preaching position; by extension: bully pulpit.
noun — A raised desk, lectern, or platform for an orator or public speaker.
noun — The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck. It is sometimes referred to as bow pulpit. The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as a stern pulpit; other texts use the term pushpit.
noun — A bow platform for harpooning.
noun — A plane's cockpit.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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putt
noun — The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
verb — To lightly strike a golf ball with a putter.
noun — A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.
verb — To make a putting sound.
verb — To move along slowly.
noun — A motorcycle.
Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.
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tapa
noun — Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.
noun — Seasoned slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine.
noun — A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.
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tilapia
noun — Any of various edible fish, of the genus Tilapia, native to Africa and the Middle East but naturalized worldwide.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
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tipi
noun — Alternative form of teepee
Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.
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tulip
noun — The flower of this plant.
noun — A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.
plaudit is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.
Hints, no spoilers
Words by first two letters
- ad×1
- ap×2
- li×1
- pa×11
- pi×4
- pl×4
- pu×8
- ta×1
- ti×2
- tu×1
- up×2
Words by first letter and length
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 3 |
| l | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| p | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
| t | 2 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 4 |
| u | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | 2 |
| Σ | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 37 |
The numbers
Genius today takes 106 points of 152 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 | Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | Friday, December 12, 2025 |
| d | Saturday, December 13, 2025 | Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
| i | Monday, December 15, 2025 | Monday, December 15, 2025 |
| l | Sunday, December 14, 2025 | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
| p ● | Thursday, December 11, 2025 | Thursday, November 27, 2025 |
| t | Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | Tuesday, December 16, 2025 |
| u | Monday, December 15, 2025 | Saturday, December 13, 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.
- appal
- atap
- dipt
- lapilli
- lilliput
- padi
- palladia
- pallia
- pallial
- palpal
- palpi
- paludal
- pappi
- papula
- pial
- pilau
- pili
- pipal
- pula
- pullup
- pulpal
- pulpital
- putti
- tittup