Monday, January 6, 2025

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Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 192

Number of Answers: 47

Points Needed for Genius: 134

Genius requires between 19 and 41 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 77% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 67% of the remaining points to reach genius.

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How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 192 was in the 63rd percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this high was on January 5, 2025.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

This puzzle's 47 possible answers rank it in the 71st percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were more answers than this was on January 5, 2025.
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 January 3, 2025.

Today's puzzle has an average word length of 5.3.
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 190
  • loll 181
  • toot 176
  • naan 166
  • nana 166
  • lilt 130
  • till 130
  • tilt 130
  • tint 128
  • mama 123
  • mamma 123
  • nene 121
  • acacia 115
  • acai 115
  • onto 115
  • toon 115
  • anal 110
  • onion 110
  • anon 107
  • boob 107
  • booboo 107
  • olio 104
  • baba 102
  • papa 102
  • lull 101
  • lulu 101
  • mitt 101
  • poop 101
  • tact 101
  • dodo 100
  • allay 99
  • ally 99
  • call 99
  • calla 99
  • ratatat 99
  • tart 99
  • tartar 99
  • attar 98
  • tattoo 97
  • tatty 97
  • tutu 97
  • cocci 96
  • mono 96
  • moon 96
  • ammo 95
  • momma 95
  • epee 94
  • peep 94
  • loon 91
  • nanny 91


How long are words in the Bee?

There have been 95,462 answers ever accepted in the Bee - with 10,404 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*:

  • emetin
  • emetine
  • emmet
  • feminity
  • fitment
  • fytte
  • inti
  • intime
  • intine
  • mimetite
  • mity
  • nett
  • niente
  • nimiety
  • nitty
  • tein
  • tenne
  • tenny
  • tentie
  • tenty
  • tiffin
  • tinmen
  • titi
  • titmen
  • tittie
  • titty
  • tiyin
  • tiyn
  • tyee
  • tyin
  • tyiyn
  • tyne
  • yett

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

effete

adjective
  1. Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
  2. Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
  3. Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.
  4. (of a person) Affected, overrefined

eminent

adjective
  1. High, lofty.
  2. Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
  3. (of a person) distinguished, important, noteworthy.

emit

verb
  1. To send out or give off

enmity

noun
  1. The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.
  2. A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.

entente

noun
  1. An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.

entity

noun
  1. That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.
  2. The existence of something considered apart from its properties.
  3. Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, an organised array or set of individual elements or parts.
  4. The state or quality of being or existence.
  5. A spirit, ghost, or the like.
  6. An alien lifeform that has no corporeal body.

feet

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
  2. Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
  3. (often used attributively) Travel by walking.
  4. The base or bottom of anything.
  5. The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
  6. The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.
  7. A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
  8. A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
  9. A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.
  10. (collective) Foot soldiers; infantry.
  11. (cigars) The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
  12. The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
  13. The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.
  14. The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
  15. The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
  16. The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.
  17. The bottom edge of a sail.
  18. The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
  19. In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
  20. The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
  21. The globular lower domain of a protein.
  22. The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.
  23. Fundamental principle; basis; plan.
  24. Recognized condition; rank; footing.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Fact; performance; feat.

feint

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A movement made to confuse the opponent; a dummy.
  2. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense or stratagem.
  3. (war) An offensive movement resembling an attack in all but its continuance
verb
  1. To make a feint, or mock attack.
adjective
  1. Feigned; counterfeit.
  2. (war) (of an attack) directed toward a different part from the intended strike

Etymology 2

noun
  1. The narrowest rule used in the production of lined writing paper.

femininity

noun
  1. The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.

fete

noun
  1. A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
  2. A feast, celebration or carnival.
verb
  1. (usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).

fifteen

numeral
  1. The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16).

fifty

noun
  1. A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50.
  2. A batsman's score of at least 50 runs and less than 100 runs.
numeral
  1. The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.

finite

adjective
  1. Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
  2. (grammar, as opposed to infinite or nonfinite) limited by person or number.

imminent

adjective
  1. About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.

infinite

noun
  1. Something that is infinite in nature.
adjective
  1. Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.
  2. Boundless, endless, without end or limits; innumerable.
  3. (with plural noun) Infinitely many.
  4. Greater than any positive quantity or magnitude; limitless.
  5. (of a set) Having infinitely many elements.
  6. (grammar) Not limited by person or number.
  7. Capable of endless repetition; said of certain forms of the canon, also called perpetual fugues, constructed so that their ends lead to their beginnings.
numeral
  1. Infinitely many.

infinity

noun
  1. Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
  2. A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.
  3. An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without bound.
  4. A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.
  5. The symbol ∞.

intent

noun
  1. A purpose; something that is intended.
  2. The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.
adjective
  1. Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
  2. Engrossed.
  3. Unwavering from a course of action.

item

noun
  1. A distinct physical object.
  2. (by extension) An object that can be picked up for later use.
  3. A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
  4. (psychometrics) A question on a test, which may include its answers.
  5. A matter for discussion in an agenda.
  6. Two people who are having a relationship with each other.
  7. A short article in a newspaper.
  8. A hint; an innuendo.
verb
  1. To make a note of.
adverb
  1. Likewise

meet

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A sports competition, especially for track and field (a track meet) or swimming (a swim meet).
  2. A gathering of riders, horses and hounds for foxhunting; a field meet for hunting.
  3. A meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other cross.
  4. A meeting.
  5. The greatest lower bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∧.
  6. An act of French kissing someone.
verb
  1. To make contact (with) while in proximity.
  2. (Of groups) To come together.
  3. To make physical or perceptual contact.
  4. To satisfy; to comply with.
  5. To balance or come out correct.
  6. To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
  7. To be mixed with, to be combined with aspects of.

Etymology 2

adjective
  1. Suitable; right; proper.

mentee

noun
  1. A person who is being mentored

mete

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To measure.
  2. (usually with “out”) To dispense, measure (out), allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A boundary or other limit; a boundary-marker; mere.

Etymology 3

adjective
  1. Suitable; right; proper.

mint

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
  2. A large amount of money. A vast sum or amount, etc.
  3. Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
verb
  1. To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
  2. To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
adjective
  1. (with condition) Like new.
  2. In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
  3. Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
  4. Very good.
  5. Attractive; beautiful; handsome.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
  2. The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
  3. Any plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
  4. A green colour, like that of mint.
  5. A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
adjective
  1. Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. (provincial) Intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor.
verb
  1. (provincial) To try, attempt; take aim.
  2. (provincial) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
  3. To hint; suggest; insinuate.

minty

No Definition Found.

mite

noun
  1. Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
  2. A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.
  3. A lepton, a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.
  4. A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
  5. (sometimes used adverbially) Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle
  6. (often used affectionately) A small or naughty person, or one you take pity on; rascal

mitt

noun
  1. A mitten
  2. An oversized, protective glove such as an oven mitt or a baseball mitt.
  3. (especially in plural) A hand.

mitten

noun
  1. A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
  2. A cat's or dog's paw that is a different colour from the main body.
  3. (as "the mitten") A romantic rejection; dismissal of a lover.
verb
  1. To dress in mittens; to put a mitten on.

netty

Etymology 1

adjective
  1. Neat, well-groomed, natty.

Etymology 2

adjective
  1. Netted: made of or employing a net.
  2. Netlike.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  2. Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a lavatory; a toilet.

nifty

adjective
  1. Good, smart; useful or beneficial.
  2. Stylish.

nineteen

numeral
  1. The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".

ninety

numeral
  1. The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.

nite

noun
  1. The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
  2. (Astronomy) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
  3. (Legal) Often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
  4. An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
  5. A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a place away from home, e.g. a hotel.
  6. Nightfall.
  7. Darkness (due to it being nighttime).
  8. A dark blue colour, midnight blue.
  9. A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.

teem

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To be stocked to overflowing.
  2. To be prolific; to abound; to be rife.
  3. To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To empty.
  2. To pour (especially with rain)
  3. To pour, as steel, from a melting pot; to fill, as a mould, with molten metal.

Etymology 3

verb
  1. To think fit.

teen

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A teenager.
adjective
  1. Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Grief; sorrow; trouble.
  2. Vexation; anger; hate.

Etymology 3

verb
  1. To excite; to provoke; to vex; to afflict; to injure.
  2. To become angry or distressed.

Etymology 4

verb
  1. (provincial) To hedge or fence in; to enclose.

teeny

Etymology 1

adjective
  1. Very small; tiny.

Etymology 2

adjective
  1. Fretful; peevish; cross

teff

noun
  1. A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
  2. The fine grain of this plant.

tenement

noun
  1. A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
  2. Any form of property that is held by one person from another, rather than being owned.
  3. Dwelling; abode; habitation.

tenet

noun
  1. An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.

tent

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
  2. The representation of a tent used as a bearing.
  3. A portable pulpit set up outside to accommodate worshippers who cannot fit into a church.
  4. A trouser tent; a piece of fabric, etc. protruding outward like a tent.
verb
  1. To go camping.
  2. To prop up aluminum foil in an inverted "V" (reminiscent of a pop-up tent) over food to reduce splatter, before putting it in the oven.
  3. To form into a tent-like shape.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Attention; regard, care.
  2. Intention; design.
verb
  1. To attend to; to heed
  2. To guard; to hinder.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.
  2. A probe for searching a wound.
verb
  1. (sometimes figurative) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.

Etymology 4

noun
  1. A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain; called also tent wine, and tinta.

tiff

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A small argument; a petty quarrel.
  2. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor.
verb
  1. To quarrel.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To deck out; to dress.

Etymology 3

verb
  1. (British India) To have lunch.

time

noun
  1. The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
  2. A duration of time.
  3. An instant of time.
  4. The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.
  5. Ratio of comparison.
  6. (grammar) Tense.
  7. The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division.
verb
  1. To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.
  2. To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.
  3. To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.
  4. To pass time; to delay.
  5. To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.
  6. To measure, as in music or harmony.
interjection
  1. Reminder by the umpire for the players to continue playing after their pause.
  2. The umpire's call in prizefights, etc.
  3. A call by a bartender to warn patrons that the establishment is closing and no more drinks will be served.

tine

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
  2. A small branch, especially on an antler or horn.
  3. A wild vetch or tare.

Etymology 2

adjective
  1. Small, diminutive

Etymology 3

noun
  1. Trouble; distress; teen.

Etymology 4

verb
  1. To kindle; to set on fire.
  2. To rage; to smart.

Etymology 5

verb
  1. To shut in, or enclose.

tinny

Etymology 1

adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to or resembling tin.
  2. Pertaining to the thinness and cheapness of tin or similar-looking metals, in contrast to a heavier, more valuable metal.
  3. Pertaining to a thin, unpleasant sound recalling that of tin being rapped.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A can of beer.
  2. A small open aluminium boat.
  3. Small package of drugs wrapped in foil.

tint

noun
  1. A slight coloring.
  2. A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
  3. A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
  4. A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
verb
  1. To shade, to color.

tiny

noun
  1. A small child; an infant.
  2. Anything very small.
adjective
  1. Very small.

yente

No Definition Found.

yeti

noun
  1. An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas

itty

No Definition Found.