Thursday, October 10, 2024

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Number of Pangrams: 2

Maximum Puzzle Score: 160

Number of Answers: 41

Points Needed for Genius: 112

Genius requires between 16 and 37 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 86% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 63% of the remaining points to reach genius.

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How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 160 was in the 47th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this low was on October 8, 2024.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

This puzzle's 41 possible answers rank it in the 56th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were more answers than this was on October 8, 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 7-letter word for genius.
The last time this happened was on October 9, 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 183
  • loll 175
  • toot 165
  • naan 162
  • nana 162
  • lilt 130
  • till 130
  • tilt 130
  • tint 122
  • mama 115
  • mamma 115
  • nene 111
  • acacia 110
  • acai 110
  • onto 108
  • toon 108
  • anal 107
  • onion 106
  • boob 105
  • booboo 105
  • anon 104
  • olio 102
  • lull 101
  • lulu 101
  • baba 99
  • papa 98
  • poop 98
  • dodo 97
  • call 96
  • calla 96
  • mitt 96
  • allay 95
  • ally 95
  • cocci 95
  • ratatat 95
  • tart 95
  • tartar 95
  • tatty 95
  • attar 94
  • tact 92
  • mono 91
  • moon 91
  • tattoo 91
  • epee 90
  • loon 90
  • nanny 90
  • peep 90
  • tutu 90
  • array 89
  • nada 89


How long are words in the Bee?

There have been 91,646 answers ever accepted in the Bee - with 10,280 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*:

  • alar
  • alary
  • alular
  • argal
  • argala
  • argyll
  • arrayal
  • aryl
  • augural
  • aurar
  • ballyrag
  • barbal
  • barry
  • brrr
  • bulbar
  • bulgar
  • bullyrag
  • bura
  • burbly
  • burry
  • byrl
  • garbagy
  • gaur
  • glary
  • graal
  • graylag
  • grayly
  • grrrl
  • grugru
  • gular
  • gurgly
  • gurry
  • gyral
  • gyrally
  • labara
  • labra
  • labral
  • laura
  • ragg
  • ragga
  • raggy
  • raya
  • rubbly
  • rubby
  • ruga
  • rugal
  • ruly

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

agar

noun
  1. A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
  2. A culture medium based on this material.

arguably

adverb
  1. As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent.

array

noun
  1. Clothing and ornamentation.
  2. A collection laid out to be viewed in full.
  3. An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.
  4. Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle.
  5. A large collection.
  6. Common name for matrix.
  7. Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.
  8. A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impanelled in a cause; the panel itself; or the whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.
  9. A militia.
  10. A group of hedgehogs.
  11. A microarray.
verb
  1. To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
  2. To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal.
  3. To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them one at a time.

arugula

noun
  1. One of three yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herbs of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads. Has a distinct, peppery flavor:

augur

noun
  1. A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
  2. An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.
verb
  1. To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events.
  2. To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue.

augury

noun
  1. A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
  2. (by extension) An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.
  3. An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.

aura

noun
  1. Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
  2. An invisible force surrounding a living creature.
  3. Perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache.
  4. Telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure.

aural

Etymology 1

adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to the ear.
  2. Of or pertaining to sound.

Etymology 2

adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to an aura.

aurally

No Definition Found.

barb

Etymology 1

noun
  1. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
  2. A hurtful or disparaging remark.
  3. A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
  4. Armor for a horse, corrupted from bard.
  5. A horse.
  6. One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane.
  7. Any of various species of freshwater carp-like fish that have barbels and belong to the cyprinid family.
  8. Menticirrhus americanus (Carolina whiting, king whiting, southern kingcroaker, and southern kingfish), found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
  9. A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
  10. A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.
  11. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners.
  12. Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written also barbel and barble.]
  13. A bit for a horse.
  14. A plastic fastener, shaped roughly like a capital I (with serifs), used to attach socks etc. to their packaging.
verb
  1. To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
  2. To cover a horse in armor, corrupted from bard.
  3. To cut (hair).
  4. To shave or dress the beard of.
  5. To clip; to mow.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
  2. A blackish or dun variety of pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. A barbiturate.

blur

noun
  1. A smear, smudge or blot
  2. Something that appears hazy or indistinct
  3. A moral stain or blot.
verb
  1. To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
  2. To smear, stain or smudge.
  3. To become indistinct.
  4. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
  5. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
  6. To transfer the input focus away from.
adjective
  1. In a state of doubt or confusion.

blurb

noun
  1. A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.
verb
  1. To write or quote in a blurb.
  2. To supply with a blurb.

blurry

adjective
  1. (of an image) Not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges.
  2. Not clear; lacking well-defined boundaries.

brag

noun
  1. A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
  2. The thing which is boasted of.
  3. (by ellipsis) The card game three card brag.
verb
  1. To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself.
  2. To boast of.
adjective
  1. Excellent; first-rate.
  2. Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
adverb
  1. Proudly; boastfully

braggy

No Definition Found.

bray

Etymology 1

noun
  1. The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel.
  2. (by extension) Any discordant, grating, or harsh sound.
verb
  1. Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.
  2. (by extension) To make a harsh, discordant sound like a donkey's bray.
  3. To make or utter (a shout, sound, etc.) discordantly, loudly, or in a harsh and grating manner.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To crush or pound, especially using a pestle and mortar.
  2. (by extension) To hit (someone or something).

bulgur

noun
  1. Wheat grains that have been steamed, dried and crushed; a staple of Middle Eastern cooking.

burb

noun
  1. (chiefly in the plural) A suburb.

burg

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A city or town.
  2. A fortified town in medieval Europe.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Burger

burglar

noun
  1. A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft
verb
  1. To commit burglary; to burgle.

burglary

noun
  1. The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.

burl

noun
  1. A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner.
  2. Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth.
  3. A knot or lump in thread or cloth.
verb
  1. To remove the knots in cloth.

burly

Etymology 1

adjective
  1. (usually of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular.
  2. (East End of London) Great, amazing, unbelievable.
  3. (surf culture and/or Southern California) Of large magnitude, either good or bad, and sometimes both.

Etymology 2

adjective
  1. Full of burls or knots; knotty.

burr

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.
  2. A bur; a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing.
  3. A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.
  4. A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.
  5. A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the grip, to prevent the hand from slipping.
  6. The ear lobe.
  7. The knot at the bottom of an antler.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A rough humming sound.
  2. A uvular "r".
verb
  1. To pronounce with a uvular "r".
  2. To make a rough humming sound.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. A metal ring at the top of the hand-rest on a spear.

Etymology 4

noun
  1. A tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner.
  2. Wood of a mottled veneer, usually cut from such a growth.
  3. A knot or lump in thread or cloth.

bury

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A burrow.
verb
  1. To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.
  2. To place in the ground.
  3. To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
  4. To suppress and hide away in one's mind.
  5. To put an end to; to abandon.
  6. To score a goal.
  7. To kill or murder.
  8. To render imperceptible by other, more prominent stimuli; drown out.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A borough; a manor

garb

Etymology 1

noun
  1. Fashion, style of dressing oneself up.
  2. A type of dress or clothing.
  3. A guise, external appearance.
verb
  1. To dress in garb.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A wheat sheaf.
  2. A measure of arrows in the Middle Ages.

grab

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A sudden snatch at something.
  2. An acquisition by violent or unjust means.
  3. A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.
  4. A sound bite.
  5. That which is seized.
  6. A simple card game.
verb
  1. To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
  2. To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
  3. To restrain someone; to arrest.
  4. To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
  5. To quickly collect or retrieve.
  6. To consume something quickly.
  7. To take the opportunity of.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast.

grabby

adjective
  1. Tending to grab, especially rudely or greedily.

gray

Etymology 1

noun
  1. An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white.
  2. An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
  3. An extraterrestrial humanoid with grayish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.
  4. A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.
verb
  1. To become gray.
  2. To cause to become gray.
  3. To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)
  4. To give a soft effect to (a photograph) by covering the negative while printing with a ground-glass plate.
adjective
  1. Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.
  2. Dreary, gloomy.
  3. Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality.
  4. Relating to older people.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: Gy

grub

noun
  1. An immature stage in the life cycle of an insect; a larva.
  2. Food.
  3. A short, thick man; a dwarf.
  4. A dirty person.
  5. A despicable person; a lowlife.
verb
  1. To scavenge or in some way scrounge, typically for food.
  2. To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; often followed by up.
  3. To supply with food.
  4. To eat.

grubby

noun
  1. Any species of Cottus; a sculpin.
adjective
  1. Dirty, unwashed, unclean.
  2. Having grubs in it.

guar

noun
  1. An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans.

guru

noun
  1. A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher.
  2. (sometimes humorous) An influential advisor or mentor.

raga

noun
  1. Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
  2. Passion, love, lust.

ragbag

noun
  1. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

rally

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
  2. A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America.
  3. A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point.
  4. An event in which competitors drive through a series of timed special stages at intervals. The winner is the driver who completes all stages with the shortest cumulative time.
  5. A recovery after a decline in prices (said of the market, stocks, etc.)
verb
  1. To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
  2. To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.
  3. To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.
  4. To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Good-humoured raillery.
verb
  1. To tease; to chaff good-humouredly.

ruby

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
  2. A red spinel.
  3. A deep red colour.
  4. The tincture red or gules.
  5. The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.
  6. A ruby hummer, a South American hummingbird, Clytolaema rubricauda.
  7. A red bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea rubra.
verb
  1. To make red; to redden.
adjective
  1. Of a deep red colour.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A pronunciation guide written above or beside Chinese or Japanese characters.

rugby

Etymology 1

noun
  1. (usually uncountable) A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past their opponent’s territory or kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.
  2. A loose fitting shirt with a collar, as worn by rugby players.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Rubber cement, contact cement.

rural

noun
  1. A person from the countryside; a rustic.
adjective
  1. Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.

rurally

No Definition Found.

ragu

noun
  1. An Italian pasta sauce containing ground meat cooked with sautéed vegetables in tomato sauce or some other kind of liquid.