Friday, February 7, 2025

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Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 254

Number of Answers: 41

Points Needed for Genius: 178

Genius requires between 24 and 33 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 74% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 68% of the remaining points to reach genius.

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How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 254 was in the 85th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this high was on February 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 41 possible answers rank it in the 56th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were more answers than this was on February 6, 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 February 6, 2025.

Today's puzzle has an average word length of 6.3.
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 183
  • toot 180
  • naan 167
  • nana 167
  • lilt 134
  • till 134
  • tilt 134
  • tint 133
  • mama 124
  • mamma 124
  • nene 124
  • acacia 117
  • acai 117
  • onto 117
  • toon 117
  • onion 112
  • anal 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
  • tutu 98
  • tatty 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 96,897 answers ever accepted in the Bee - with 10,441 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*:

  • etui
  • genu
  • guitguit
  • gunge
  • gunging
  • gunite
  • gunnen
  • inquiet
  • inquieting
  • nutting
  • quieten
  • quietening
  • quin
  • quinin
  • quinte
  • quintette
  • quintin
  • tegu
  • tenuti
  • tung
  • tunning
  • tuque
  • ungenuine
  • untieing

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

ennui

noun
  1. A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
verb
  1. To make bored or listless; to weary.

equine

noun
  1. Any horse or horse-like animal, especially one of the genus Equus.
adjective
  1. Of or relating to a horse or horses.
  2. Of or relating to any member or members of the genus Equus.

etiquette

noun
  1. The forms required by a good upbringing, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society.
  2. The customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other.
  3. A label used to indicate that a letter is to be sent by airmail.

genuine

adjective
  1. Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native
  2. Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated

gigue

noun
  1. An Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).

gunning

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gutting

verb
  1. To eviscerate.
  2. To remove or destroy the most important parts of.
noun
  1. (chiefly in the plural) The remains after gutting a fish.
adjective
  1. Disheartening, crushing.

ingenue

noun
  1. An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman.
  2. A dramatic role of such a woman; an actress playing such a role.

intuit

verb
  1. To know intuitively or by immediate perception.

intuiting

verb
  1. To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
noun
  1. Intuition

netiquette

noun
  1. Conduct while online that is appropriate and courteous to other Internet users, and may be expected or enforced by others.

nugget

noun
  1. A small, compact chunk or clump.
  2. A chicken nugget.
  3. A tidbit of something valuable.
  4. A small piece of tasty food, a tidbit.
  5. A type of boot polish.
  6. A bud from the Cannabis sativa plant, especially one that is potent.
  7. An inexperienced, newly trained fighter pilot.
  8. A partial description gleaned from data mining.

queen

noun
  1. A female monarch. Example: Queen Victoria.
  2. The wife or widow of a king.
  3. The most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
  4. A playing card with the letter "Q" and the image of a queen on it, the twelfth card in a given suit.
  5. A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carom.
  6. A powerful or forceful female person.
  7. An effeminate male homosexual. (See usage notes.)
  8. A reproductive female animal in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.
  9. An adult female cat valued for breeding. See also tom.
  10. A queen olive.
  11. A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp., esp. Danaus gilippus).
verb
  1. To make a queen.
  2. To act the part of a queen; to queen it.
  3. To promote a pawn, usually to a queen.
  4. To provide with a new queen.
  5. To be the queen of a colony.
  6. (BDSM, of a female) To sit on the face of (a partner) to receive oral sex.

queening

verb
  1. To make a queen.
  2. To act the part of a queen; to queen it.
  3. To promote a pawn, usually to a queen.
  4. To provide with a new queen.
  5. To be the queen of a colony.
  6. (BDSM, of a female) To sit on the face of (a partner) to receive oral sex.
noun
  1. Any of several kinds of apple.
  2. The promotion of a lesser piece to a queen.

queue

noun
  1. An animal's tail.
  2. A men's hairstyle whose primary attribute is a braid or ponytail at the back of the head, such as that worn by men in Imperial China.
  3. A line of people, vehicles or other objects, in which one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and which newcomers join at the opposite end (the back).
  4. A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.
  5. A data structure in which objects are added to one end, called the tail, and removed from the other, called the head (- a FIFO queue). The term can also refer to a LIFO queue or stack where these ends coincide.
verb
  1. To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.
  2. To arrange themselves into a physical waiting queue.
  3. To add to a queue data structure.
  4. To fasten the hair into a queue.

queueing

verb
  1. To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.
  2. To arrange themselves into a physical waiting queue.
  3. To add to a queue data structure.
  4. To fasten the hair into a queue.
noun
  1. The act of placing something in a queue.

queuing

verb
  1. To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.
  2. To arrange themselves into a physical waiting queue.
  3. To add to a queue data structure.
  4. To fasten the hair into a queue.
noun
  1. The act of placing something in a queue.

quiet

noun
  1. The absence of sound; quietness.
  2. The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility
verb
  1. To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.
  2. To cause someone to become quiet.
adjective
  1. With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
  2. Having little motion or activity; calm.
  3. Not busy, of low quantity.
  4. Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
  5. Not showy; undemonstrative.
  6. Requiring little or no interaction.
interjection
  1. Be quiet.

quieting

verb
  1. To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.
  2. To cause someone to become quiet.
noun
  1. The act of making something quiet.

quinine

noun
  1. A bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water.

quint

noun
  1. An interval of one fifth.
  2. The E string of a violin.
  3. In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker
  4. A quin or quintuplet.
  5. A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
  6. Quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.

quintet

noun
  1. A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
  2. A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
  3. Any group of five members

quit

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To pay (a debt, fine etc.).
  2. To repay (someone) for (something).
  3. To repay, pay back (a good deed, injury etc.).
  4. To conduct or acquit (oneself); to behave (in a specified way).
  5. To carry through; to go through to the end.
  6. To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
  7. To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, etc.; to absolve; to acquit.
  8. To abandon, renounce (a thing).
  9. To leave (a place).
  10. To resign from (a job, office, position, etc.).
  11. To stop, give up (an activity) (usually + gerund or verbal noun).
  12. To close (an application).
adjective
  1. (usually followed by of) Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Any of numerous species of small passerine birds native to tropical America.

quite

Etymology 1

adverb
  1. (heading) To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
  2. (heading) In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
  3. To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
interjection
  1. Indicates agreement; "exactly so".

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A series of passes made with the cape to distract the bull.

quitting

verb
  1. To pay (a debt, fine etc.).
  2. To repay (someone) for (something).
  3. To repay, pay back (a good deed, injury etc.).
  4. To conduct or acquit (oneself); to behave (in a specified way).
  5. To carry through; to go through to the end.
  6. To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
  7. To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, etc.; to absolve; to acquit.
  8. To abandon, renounce (a thing).
  9. To leave (a place).
  10. To resign from (a job, office, position, etc.).
  11. To stop, give up (an activity) (usually + gerund or verbal noun).
  12. To close (an application).
noun
  1. The deliberate ending of something.
  2. The ceasing of a habit, especially smoking cigarettes or other addictive behaviors.
  3. The termination of employment, initiated by the employee.

tugging

verb
  1. To pull or drag with great effort
  2. To pull hard repeatedly
  3. To tow by tugboat
noun
  1. The action of something that tugs; a pull.

tune

noun
  1. A melody.
  2. A song, or short musical composition.
  3. The act of tuning or maintenance.
  4. The state or condition of being correctly tuned.
  5. Temper; frame of mind.
  6. A sound; a note; a tone.
  7. Order; harmony; concord.
verb
  1. To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
  2. To adjust or modify (esp. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
  3. To adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel.
  4. (e.g. of senses or faculties) To adapt to or direct towards a particular target.
  5. To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.
  6. To attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
  7. To give a certain tone or character to.
  8. To sing with melody or harmony.
  9. To cheek; to be impudent towards.
interjection
  1. Used to show appreciation or approval of a song.

tuning

verb
  1. To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
  2. To adjust or modify (esp. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
  3. To adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel.
  4. (e.g. of senses or faculties) To adapt to or direct towards a particular target.
  5. To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.
  6. To attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
  7. To give a certain tone or character to.
  8. To sing with melody or harmony.
  9. To cheek; to be impudent towards.
noun
  1. Action of the verb to tune.

tutee

noun
  1. A student of a tutor.

tutti

noun
  1. A passage in which all members of an orchestra are playing
adjective
  1. All together; with all playing at once.
adverb
  1. All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.

tutting

verb
  1. To make a tut tut sound of disapproval.
verb
  1. To work by the piece; to carry out tut-work.
noun
  1. The act of making a tut sound in disapproval.

tutu

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Any of the genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand.

unguent

noun
  1. Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.

unique

noun
  1. A thing without a like; something unequalled or unparallelled.
adjective
  1. Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.
  2. Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.
  3. Particular, characteristic.
  4. Of a rare quality, unusual.

unit

noun
  1. A particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other.
noun
  1. Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
  2. A standard measure of a quantity.
  3. The number one.
  4. An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.
  5. A member of a military organization.
  6. Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization.
  7. An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.
  8. A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued or detailed. In this meaning, also called unit of issue.
  9. With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes a Selected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to serve on active duty as a unit or to augment or be augmented by another unit. Headquarters and support functions without wartime missions are not considered units.
  10. The identity element, neutral element.
  11. An element having an inverse, an invertible element; an associate of the unity.
  12. In an adjunction, a natural transformation from the identity functor of the domain of the left adjoint functor to the composition of the right adjoint functor with the left adjoint functor.
  13. A volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin and age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic features (facies) that characterize it.
  14. An item which may be sold singly.
  15. A unit of alcohol.
  16. One kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).
  17. A measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household; an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a group of dwellings is in one or more single storey buildings, usually arranged around a driveway.
  18. A gold coin of the reign of James I, worth twenty shillings.
  19. A work unit.
  20. A physically large person.
adjective
  1. For each unit.
  2. Having a size or magnitude of one.

unite

noun
  1. A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, first produced during the reign of King James I, and bearing a legend indicating the king's intention of uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotland.
verb
  1. To bring together as one.
  2. To come together as one.

uniting

verb
  1. To bring together as one.
  2. To come together as one.
noun
  1. The act by which things are united; the formation of a union.

unquiet

verb
  1. To disturb, disquiet.
adjective
  1. Uneasy and restless; unable to settle.
  2. Causing unease or restlessness.

untie

verb
  1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
  2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
  3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
  4. To become untied or loosed.
  5. In the Perl programming language, to undo the process of tying, so that a variable uses default instead of custom functionality.

untune

No Definition Found.

untuning

No Definition Found.