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Number of Pangrams: 2

Maximum Puzzle Score: 206

Number of Answers: 36

Points Needed for Genius: 144

Genius requires between 18 and 31 words. You need at least an 8-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 82% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, 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 206 was in the 68th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this high was on January 31, 2025.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

This puzzle's 36 possible answers rank it in the 43rd percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were fewer answers than this was on February 1, 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 an 8-letter word for genius.
The last time this happened was on January 31, 2025.

Today's puzzle has an average word length of 6.0.
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 190
  • loll 183
  • toot 180
  • naan 167
  • nana 167
  • lilt 134
  • till 134
  • tilt 134
  • tint 132
  • mama 124
  • mamma 124
  • nene 123
  • onto 117
  • toon 117
  • acacia 116
  • acai 116
  • anal 111
  • onion 111
  • boob 109
  • booboo 109
  • anon 107
  • baba 105
  • olio 105
  • papa 103
  • tact 103
  • lull 102
  • lulu 102
  • mitt 102
  • dodo 101
  • poop 101
  • allay 99
  • ally 99
  • call 99
  • calla 99
  • ratatat 99
  • tart 99
  • tartar 99
  • attar 98
  • tattoo 98
  • tatty 97
  • tutu 97
  • ammo 96
  • cocci 96
  • momma 96
  • mono 96
  • moon 96
  • epee 94
  • peep 94
  • loot 92
  • lotto 92


How long are words in the Bee?

There have been 96,657 answers ever accepted in the Bee - with 10,433 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*:

  • anura
  • anuran
  • anuria
  • audad
  • auding
  • aurar
  • drudging
  • duad
  • duding
  • dunging
  • dura
  • durn
  • durning
  • durr
  • durra
  • gaud
  • gaun
  • gaur
  • graduand
  • grugru
  • guan
  • guanidin
  • guanin
  • guarana
  • guarani
  • guid
  • gunging
  • gunrunning
  • gurging
  • gurnard
  • iguanian
  • iguanid
  • induing
  • induna
  • inrun
  • nairu
  • nurd
  • ruana
  • rudd
  • ruga
  • rugging
  • unaging
  • unai
  • unau
  • undaring
  • ungag
  • ungird
  • ungirding
  • ungrudging
  • unguard
  • unguarding
  • urania
  • urari

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

arguing

verb
  1. To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
  2. To debate, disagree or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.
  3. To have an argument, a quarrel.
  4. To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).
  5. To prove.
  6. To accuse.
noun
  1. Argument

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.

auguring

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.

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.

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.

drugging

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.
noun
  1. The act of giving a dose of drugs.

druid

noun
  1. One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.

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.

dunning

verb
  1. To ask or beset a debtor for payment.
  2. To harass by continually repeating e.g. a request.
verb
  1. To cure, as codfish, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with saltgrass or a similar substance.
noun
  1. Attempt to collect a debt.

durian

noun
  1. Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.
  2. The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor.
  3. A yellow colour, like that of durian flesh (also called durian yellow).

during

verb
  1. To last, continue, endure.
preposition
  1. For all of a given time interval.
  2. At any time or period within a given time interval.

gauging

verb
  1. To measure or determine with a gauge; to measure the capacity of.
  2. To estimate.
  3. To appraise the character or ability of; to judge of.
  4. To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it.
  5. To mix (a quantity of ordinary plaster) with a quantity of plaster of Paris.
  6. To chip, hew or polish (stones, bricks, etc) to a standard size and/or shape.
noun
  1. Measurement or estimation, with or as if with a gauge.
  2. The addition of various materials to lime mortar.
  3. A shirring.

grudging

verb
  1. To be unwilling to give or allow (someone something).
  2. To grumble, complain; to be dissatisfied.
  3. To hold or harbour with malicious disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously.
  4. To feel compunction or grief.
noun
  1. The state of bearing a grudge.
adjective
  1. Unwilling or with reluctance.

guar

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

guard

noun
  1. A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
  2. A garda; a police officer.
  3. A squad responsible for protecting something.
  4. The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
  5. A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
  6. A watchchain.
  7. A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
  8. A state of caution; posture of defence.
  9. Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
  10. A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or center.
  11. The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
  12. Either of two offensive positions between the center and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
  13. A player playing a position named guard.
  14. An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
  15. A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
verb
  1. To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
  2. To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
  3. To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
  4. To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
  5. To fasten by binding; to gird.

guardian

noun
  1. Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
  2. A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
  3. A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
  4. A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
  5. A major or final enemy; boss.

guarding

verb
  1. To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
  2. To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
  3. To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
  4. To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
  5. To fasten by binding; to gird.
noun
  1. Tensing of the muscles, especially of the abdomen, in order to minimise the movement and agitation to the internal inflamed organs.

guiding

verb
  1. To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.
  2. To steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.
  3. To exert control or influence over someone or something.
  4. To supervise the education or training of someone.
  5. To act as a guide.
noun
  1. Guidance.
  2. Girl Guiding.

gunning

No Definition Found.

guru

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

iguana

noun
  1. A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet
  2. In zoology, any member of the genus Iguana
  3. Colloquially, in America and the Pacific, any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.
  4. Colloquially, in Africa, any large member of the genus Varanus, especially the aquatic Nile monitor -- see leguan
  5. Colloquially, in Australia, any member of the genus Varanus -- see goanna

inuring

verb
  1. To cause someone to become accustomed to something (usually) unpleasant.
  2. To take effect, to be operative.
  3. To commit.

inurn

verb
  1. To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container.
  2. To hold or contain (the remains of a person who has died).

inurning

verb
  1. To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container.
  2. To hold or contain (the remains of a person who has died).

nudging

verb
  1. To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.
  2. To near or come close to something.
noun
  1. The act of giving a nudge; pushing, touching.
  2. Hinting or influencing people's choices (according to nudge theory); softly controlling.

ruin

noun
  1. (sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
  2. The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
  3. Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
  4. A fall or tumble.
  5. A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
  6. Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.
verb
  1. To cause the fiscal ruin of.
  2. To destroy or make something no longer usable.
  3. To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
  4. To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
  5. To make something less enjoyable or likeable.
  6. To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
  7. To fall into a state of decay.
  8. To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.

ruing

verb
  1. To cause to repent of sin or regret some past action.
  2. To cause to feel sorrow or pity.
  3. To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
  4. To feel compassion or pity.
  5. To feel sorrow or regret.

ruining

verb
  1. To cause the fiscal ruin of.
  2. To destroy or make something no longer usable.
  3. To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
  4. To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
  5. To make something less enjoyable or likeable.
  6. To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
  7. To fall into a state of decay.
  8. To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.
noun
  1. The act or process by which something is ruined.

rung

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
  2. A crosspiece between legs of a chair.
  3. A position in a hierarchy.
  4. A floor timber in a ship.
  5. One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
  6. One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel.
  7. One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
  2. To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
  3. To produce (a sound) by ringing.
  4. To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
  5. Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
  6. To telephone (someone).
  7. To resound, reverberate, echo.
  8. To produce music with bells.
  9. To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
adjective
  1. Of a pig: having a ring through the nose.

running

verb
  1. To move swiftly.
  2. (fluids) To flow.
  3. (of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
  4. To control or manage, be in charge of.
  5. To be a candidate in an election.
  6. To make run in a race or an election.
  7. To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
  8. To be presented in the media.
  9. To print or broadcast in the media.
  10. To smuggle (illegal goods).
  11. To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
  12. To extend or persist, statically or dynamically, through space or time.
  13. To execute or carry out a plan, procedure or program.
  14. To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
  15. To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
  16. To cost a large amount of money.
  17. Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
  18. To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
  19. To cause to enter; to thrust.
  20. To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
  21. To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
  22. To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
  23. To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.
  24. To tease with sarcasms and ridicule.
  25. To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
  26. To control or have precedence in a card game.
  27. To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
  28. To be popularly known; to be generally received.
  29. To have growth or development.
  30. To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
  31. To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
  32. To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
  33. To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
  34. To speedrun.
noun
  1. The action of the verb to run.
  2. The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason
  3. That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
  4. The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
adjective
  1. Moving or advancing at a run.
  2. Present, current.
  3. Flowing; easy; cursive.
  4. Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.
  5. Having a continuous design or pattern.
  6. Consecutive.
  7. Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem.
  8. Discharging pus.
  9. (of a nose) Discharging snot or mucus.
adverb
  1. Consecutively; in a row
preposition
  1. Approaching; about; roughly.

undid

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.

unrig

verb
  1. To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).
  2. To disable.
  3. To undress (someone).

unrigging

verb
  1. To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).
  2. To disable.
  3. To undress (someone).

urging

verb
  1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
  2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
  3. To provoke; to exasperate.
  4. To press hard upon; to follow closely.
  5. To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
  6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
  7. To press onward or forward.
  8. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.

durag

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.