Sunday, August 18, 2024

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Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 107

Number of Answers: 27

Points Needed for Genius: 75

Genius requires between 11 and 24 words. You need at least a 6-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 82% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 65% of the remaining points to reach genius.

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How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 107 was in the 18th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this low was on August 15, 2024.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

This puzzle's 27 possible answers rank it in the 19th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were fewer answers than this was on August 15, 2024.
The highest number of answers was 81 on June 8, 2019.
The lowest number of answers was 16 on March 27, 2023.

It takes a 6-letter word for genius.
The last time this happened was on August 16, 2024.

Today's puzzle has an average word length of 5.0.
For all Bees, the average word length has been 5.3.



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Haven't I seen these words before?

The most common words in the Bee are:

  • noon 177
  • loll 172
  • toot 163
  • naan 158
  • nana 158
  • lilt 128
  • till 128
  • tilt 128
  • tint 119
  • mama 114
  • mamma 114
  • nene 109
  • acacia 108
  • acai 108
  • anal 105
  • onto 105
  • toon 105
  • boob 102
  • booboo 102
  • anon 101
  • lull 101
  • lulu 101
  • onion 101
  • olio 100
  • papa 97
  • call 96
  • calla 96
  • baba 95
  • poop 95
  • dodo 94
  • mitt 94
  • tatty 94
  • allay 93
  • ally 93
  • ratatat 92
  • tart 92
  • tartar 92
  • attar 91
  • tact 91
  • nanny 90
  • cocci 89
  • loon 89
  • mono 89
  • moon 89
  • radar 89
  • tattoo 89
  • tutu 89
  • array 87
  • epee 87
  • peep 87


How long are words in the Bee?

There have been 89,350 answers ever accepted in the Bee - with 10,198 unique words.
Below are the distributions of the lengths of these words.



Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

You may be wondering why these words aren't here*:

  • doodoo
  • dorr
  • drongo
  • durn
  • duro
  • durr
  • godhood
  • godroon
  • gundog
  • horndog
  • nondrug
  • nurd
  • odour
  • ordo
  • rudd
  • runround
  • unround

*Because the New York Times considers them obscure or offensive.

dodo

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
  2. A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Fried plantain.

doggo

noun
  1. A dog.

dong

Etymology 1

noun
  1. The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A penis.
  2. (by extension) A dildo, specifically a synthetic anatomical replica of the penis.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. Onomatopoeia for the ringing sound made by a bell with a low pitch.
verb
  1. Of a bell: to make a low-pitched ringing sound.

Etymology 4

noun
  1. A submunicipal administrative unit of a city in North or South Korea.

donor

noun
  1. One who makes a donation.
  2. A group or molecule that donates either a radical, electrons or a moiety in a chemical reaction. Compare acceptor.

door

noun
  1. A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
  2. Any flap, etc. that opens like a door.
  3. (immigration) An entry point.
  4. A means of approach or access.
  5. A barrier.
  6. A software mechanism by which a user can interact with a program running remotely on a bulletin board system. See BBS door.
verb
  1. To cause a collision by opening the door of a vehicle in front of an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian.

dough

noun
  1. A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.
  2. Money.
verb
  1. To make into dough.

dour

adjective
  1. Stern, harsh and forbidding.
  2. Unyielding and obstinate.
  3. Expressing gloom or melancholy; sullenly unhappy.

drug

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
  2. A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.
  3. Anything, such as a substance, emotion or action, to which one is addicted.
  4. Any commodity that lies on hand, or is not salable; an article of slow sale, or in no demand.
verb
  1. To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent.
  2. To add intoxicating drugs to with the intention of drugging someone.
  3. To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
  2. To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
  3. To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
  4. To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
  5. To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
  6. To move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device.
  7. (chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
  8. To hit or kick off target.
  9. To fish with a dragnet.
  10. To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
  11. To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
  12. To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
  13. To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).

Etymology 3

noun
  1. A drudge.

dugong

noun
  1. A plant-eating aquatic marine mammal, of the genus Dugong, found in tropical regions.

dung

Etymology 1

noun
  1. Manure; animal excrement.
  2. A type of manure, as from a particular species or type of animal.
verb
  1. To fertilize with dung.
  2. (calico printing) To immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath of hot water containing cow dung, done to remove the superfluous mordant.
  3. To release dung: to defecate.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To hit or strike.
  2. To dash; to throw violently.
  3. To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.
  4. To fire or reject.
  5. To deduct, as points, from another, in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.
  6. To mishit (a golf ball).

Etymology 3

verb
  1. To discard (especially rubbish); to chuck out.

dunno

noun
  1. An utterance of the word dunno.

good

Etymology 1

adjective
  1. (of people)
  2. (of capabilities)
  3. (properties and qualities)
  4. (when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
  5. Holy (especially when capitalized) .
  6. (of quantities)
interjection
  1. That is good; an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.

Etymology 2

adverb
  1. Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
  2. A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
  3. The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
  4. (usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.

Etymology 4

verb
  1. To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
  2. To make good; turn to good; improve.
  3. To make improvements or repairs.
  4. To benefit; gain.
  5. To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
  6. To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
  7. To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.

Etymology 5

verb
  1. To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.

gourd

noun
  1. Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
  2. A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.
  3. The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
  4. Any of the climbing or trailing plants from the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes watermelon, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
  5. Loaded dice.
  6. Head.

ground

Etymology 1

noun
  1. The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
  2. Terrain.
  3. Soil, earth.
  4. The bottom of a body of water.
  5. Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
  6. (chiefly in the plural) Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.
  7. Background, context, framework, surroundings.
  8. The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".
  9. (by extension) Advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.
  10. The plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.
  11. In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
  12. In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.
  13. In etching, a gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
  14. (chiefly in the plural) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.
  15. A soccer stadium.
  16. An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).
  17. The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).
  18. A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
  19. The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
  20. The pit of a theatre.
verb
  1. To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
  2. To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing him/her to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
  3. To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
  4. To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
  5. To hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).
  6. To place something on the ground.
  7. To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.
  8. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
  9. To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
  10. To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
  2. To shape with the force of friction.
  3. To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
  4. To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
  5. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
  6. To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
  7. To oppress, hold down or weaken.
  8. To rotate the hips erotically.
  9. To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
  10. To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
  11. To operate by turning a crank.
  12. To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
  13. To automatically format and indent code.
  14. To instill through repetitive teaching.
  15. To eat.
  16. To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
  17. To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
adjective
  1. Crushed, or reduced to small particles.
  2. Processed by grinding.

groundhog

noun
  1. A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America.
  2. The aardvark.

hood

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
  2. A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree.
  3. An enclosure that protects something, especially from above.
  4. A soft top of a convertible car or carriage.
  5. The hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle: known as a bonnet in other countries.
  6. A metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes.
verb
  1. To cover something with a hood.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Gangster, thug.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. Neighborhood.
adjective
  1. Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.

Etymology 4

noun
  1. Person wearing a hoodie.

hoodoo

noun
  1. A practitioner of voodoo.
  2. Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.
  3. A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands.
verb
  1. To jinx; to bring bad luck or misfortune to.

hound

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
  2. Any canine animal.
  3. (by extension) Someone who seeks something.
  4. (by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.
  5. A despicable person.
  6. A houndfish.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To persistently harass.
  2. To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. (in the plural) Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on.
  2. A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.

odor

noun
  1. Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
  2. A strong, pervasive quality.
  3. Esteem.
  4. Something which produces a scent; incense, a perfume.

rondo

noun
  1. A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
  2. A small, disk-shaped piece of food, especially a single-serving dessert or small piece of candy.
  3. A dark-skinned grape, a hybrid of Vitis vinifera with Vitis amurensis and others.
  4. A game resembling keep-away, used to train soccer players: one group is tasked with completing a number of passes while the other group tries to take possession of the ball.
  5. A gambling game played with small balls on a table.

rood

noun
  1. A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
  2. A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre.
  3. A measure of five and a half yards in length.

round

Etymology 1

adverb
  1. So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.
  2. So as to surround or be near.
  3. Nearly; approximately; about.
  4. From place to place.
  5. From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement.
  6. (with turn, spin etc.) So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.
  7. Used with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people.
  8. Used with certain verbs to suggest unproductive activity.
preposition
  1. Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.
  2. (of abstract things) Centred upon; surrounding.
  3. Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
  4. Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.
  5. Near; in the vicinity of.
  6. At or to various places within.
noun
  1. A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
  2. A circular or repetitious route.
  3. A general outburst from a group of people at an event.
  4. A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
  5. A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.
  6. A single individual portion or dose of medicine.
  7. One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).
  8. A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.
  9. A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot.
  10. One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.
  11. A stage, level, set of events in a game
  12. (drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.
  13. A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.
  14. (butchery) The hindquarters of a bovine.
  15. A rung, as of a ladder.
  16. A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.
  17. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.
  18. A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.
  19. A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.
  20. A circular dance.
  21. Rotation, as in office; succession.
  22. A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.
  23. An assembly; a group; a circle.
  24. A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
  25. A vessel filled, as for drinking.
  26. A round-top.
  27. A round of beef.
verb
  1. To shape something into a curve.
  2. To become shaped into a curve.
  3. (with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.
  4. To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.
  5. To turn past a boundary.
  6. To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).
  7. To advance to home plate.
  8. To go round, pass, go past.
  9. To encircle; to encompass.
  10. To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.
  11. To do ward rounds.
  12. To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.
  13. To go or turn round; to wheel about.
adjective
  1. (physical) Shape.
  2. Complete, whole, not lacking.
  3. (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
  4. Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.
  5. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.
  6. Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.
  7. Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.
  8. Large in magnitude.
  9. (authorship, of a fictional character) Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.
  10. Vaulted.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.
  2. To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. A whisper; whispering.
  2. Discourse; song.

udon

noun
  1. A Japanese wheat noodle

undo

noun
  1. An operation that reverses a previous action.
verb
  1. To reverse the effects of an action.
  2. To unfasten.
  3. To impoverish or ruin, as in reputation; to cause the downfall of.

unground

verb
  1. To remove a connection to ground potential.
  2. To free from the punishment of being grounded (restricted to home).
adjective
  1. Not having been ground; unpulverized.

unhood

verb
  1. To remove the hood from.

nunhood

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