Wednesday, March 5, 2025

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Number of Pangrams: 3

Maximum Puzzle Score: 309

Number of Answers: 59

Points Needed for Genius: 216

Genius requires between 28 and 50 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 81% 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 309 was in the 95th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this high was on February 23, 2025.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

This puzzle's 59 possible answers rank it in the 90th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were more answers than this was on February 23, 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 March 2, 2025.

Today's puzzle has an average word length of 5.7.
For all Bees, the average word length has been 5.3.



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The most common words in the Bee are:

  • noon 192
  • loll 184
  • toot 181
  • naan 168
  • nana 168
  • lilt 135
  • till 135
  • tilt 135
  • tint 134
  • nene 126
  • mama 125
  • mamma 125
  • acacia 119
  • acai 119
  • onto 118
  • toon 118
  • anal 113
  • onion 113
  • anon 109
  • boob 109
  • booboo 109
  • baba 107
  • olio 105
  • dodo 103
  • lull 103
  • lulu 103
  • papa 103
  • tact 103
  • call 102
  • calla 102
  • mitt 102
  • poop 101
  • ratatat 100
  • tart 100
  • tartar 100
  • tatty 100
  • allay 99
  • ally 99
  • attar 99
  • tattoo 99
  • tutu 99
  • cocci 97
  • epee 97
  • peep 97
  • ammo 96
  • momma 96
  • mono 96
  • moon 96
  • nada 93
  • loon 92


How long are words in the Bee?

There have been 98,042 answers ever accepted in the Bee - with 10,483 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*:

  • aggada
  • aggrading
  • airward
  • ananda
  • dada
  • dagga
  • danging
  • dawing
  • dinning
  • diwan
  • dwining
  • gaddi
  • gadi
  • gadid
  • garda
  • gardai
  • giardia
  • gradin
  • gridding
  • griding
  • indign
  • indri
  • inwind
  • inwinding
  • irid
  • nandin
  • nandina
  • nard
  • nidi
  • niding
  • niggard
  • niggarding
  • radding
  • randan
  • ranid
  • rinding
  • wadi

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

adding

verb
  1. To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.
  2. To sum up; to put together mentally.
  3. To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
  4. To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on).
  5. To append (e,g, a statement); to say further information.
  6. To make an addition; to augment; to increase.
  7. To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.
  8. To summon minions or reinforcements.

aiding

verb
  1. To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
  2. To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.
noun
  1. The act of one who aids or assists.

arid

adjective
  1. Very dry.
  2. Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
  3. Devoid of value.

award

noun
  1. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
  2. The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.
  3. A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.
  4. (Australia, NZ, industrial relations) A negotiated minimum wage that is set for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.
verb
  1. To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge
  2. To determine; to make or grant an award.
  3. To give (an award).
  4. To give (a person) an award.

awarding

verb
  1. To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge
  2. To determine; to make or grant an award.
  3. To give (an award).
  4. To give (a person) an award.
noun
  1. The act of bestowing an award.
  2. The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.

dang

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal consideration.
verb
  1. Damn.
adjective
  1. Damn.
interjection
  1. Damn.

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 dash.

daring

verb
  1. To have enough courage (to do something).
  2. To defy or challenge (someone to do something)
  3. To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to
  4. To terrify; to daunt.
  5. To catch (larks) by producing terror through the use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them.
verb
  1. To stare stupidly or vacantly; to gaze as though amazed or terrified.
  2. To lie or crouch down in fear.
noun
  1. Boldness.
adjective
  1. Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.
  2. Courageous or showing bravery; doughty.
  3. Racy; sexually provocative.

darn

Etymology 1

verb
  1. Euphemism of damn.
adjective
  1. Damn.
adverb
  1. (degree) Damned.
interjection
  1. Damn.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A place mended by darning.
verb
  1. To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.

darning

verb
  1. Euphemism of damn.
verb
  1. To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.
noun
  1. A repair made by darning.

dawn

noun
  1. The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
  2. The rising of the sun.
  3. The time when the sun rises.
  4. The earliest phase of something.
verb
  1. To begin to brighten with daylight.
  2. To start to appear or be realized.
  3. To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

dawning

verb
  1. To begin to brighten with daylight.
  2. To start to appear or be realized.
  3. To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
noun
  1. Dawn.
  2. The first beginnings of something.

digging

verb
  1. To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
  2. To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
  3. To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
  4. To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.
  5. To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.
  6. To thrust; to poke.
  7. To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball
verb
  1. To understand or show interest in.
  2. To appreciate, or like.
noun
  1. The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
  2. A place where ore is dug, especially certain localities in California, Australia, etc. where gold is obtained.
  3. Region; locality

dinar

noun
  1. The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia and Tunisia.
  2. An ancient Arab gold coin of 65 grains in weight.

ding

Etymology 1

noun
  1. Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
  2. A rejection.
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 2

noun
  1. The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.
  2. The act of levelling up.
verb
  1. To make high-pitched sound like a bell.
  2. To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell.
  3. To level up.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.

dinging

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).
verb
  1. To make high-pitched sound like a bell.
  2. To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell.
  3. To level up.

dining

verb
  1. To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
  2. To give a dinner to; to furnish with the chief meal; to feed.
  3. To dine upon; to have to eat.
noun
  1. Eating dinner as a social function.
  2. Entertaining someone to dinner.

drag

Etymology 1

noun
  1. Resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it.
  2. (foundry) The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
  3. A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
  4. A puff on a cigarette or joint.
  5. Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
  6. A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
  7. Street, as in 'main drag'.
  8. The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
  9. A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
  10. A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
  11. A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
  12. The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope.
  13. A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
  14. The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
  15. Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.
  16. A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
  17. Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
  18. Witch house music.
  19. The last position in a line of hikers.
  20. (aerodynamics) The act of suppressing wind flow to slow an aircraft in flight, as by use of flaps when landing.
  21. A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
  22. A device for guiding wood to the saw.
  23. A mailcoach.
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 2

noun
  1. Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
  2. A men's party attended in women's clothing.
  3. Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
verb
  1. To perform as a drag queen or drag king.

dragging

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).
verb
  1. To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
noun
  1. An instance of something being dragged.

drain

noun
  1. A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
  2. An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods.
  3. Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
  4. An act of urination.
  5. One terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
  6. An outhole.
  7. A drink.
verb
  1. To lose liquid.
  2. To flow gradually.
  3. To cause liquid to flow out of.
  4. To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
  5. To deplete of energy or resources.
  6. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
  7. To filter.
  8. To fall off the bottom of the playfield.

draining

verb
  1. To lose liquid.
  2. To flow gradually.
  3. To cause liquid to flow out of.
  4. To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
  5. To deplete of energy or resources.
  6. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
  7. To filter.
  8. To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
noun
  1. The practice of exploring drains, tunnels, or sewers.
  2. The process by which something is drained or emptied.
  3. (usually in the plural) The liquid drained from something.
adjective
  1. That drains.

draw

noun
  1. The result of a contest that neither side has won; a tie.
  2. The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
  3. Something that attracts e.g. a crowd.
  4. The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
  5. A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
  6. A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
  7. A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
  8. A bag of cannabis.
  9. Cannabis.
  10. In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
  11. A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
  12. The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing.
  13. The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
verb
  1. To move or develop something.
  2. To exert or experience force.
  3. (fluidic) To remove or separate or displace.
  4. To change in size or shape.
  5. To attract or be attracted.
  6. (usually as draw on or draw upon) To rely on; utilize as a source.
  7. To disembowel.
  8. To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).
  9. To choose by means of a random selection process.
  10. To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones.
  11. To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.
  12. To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.
  13. To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.

drawing

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To move or develop something.
  2. To exert or experience force.
  3. (fluidic) To remove or separate or displace.
  4. To change in size or shape.
  5. To attract or be attracted.
  6. (usually as draw on or draw upon) To rely on; utilize as a source.
  7. To disembowel.
  8. To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).
  9. To choose by means of a random selection process.
  10. To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones.
  11. To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.
  12. To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.
  13. To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
  2. (uncountable) The act of producing such a picture.
  3. Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.
  4. The process of drawing or pulling something.
  5. An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.
  6. A small portion of tea for steeping.

drawn

verb
  1. To move or develop something.
  2. To exert or experience force.
  3. (fluidic) To remove or separate or displace.
  4. To change in size or shape.
  5. To attract or be attracted.
  6. (usually as draw on or draw upon) To rely on; utilize as a source.
  7. To disembowel.
  8. To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).
  9. To choose by means of a random selection process.
  10. To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones.
  11. To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.
  12. To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.
  13. To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.
adjective
  1. Appearing tired and unwell, as from stress; haggard.
  2. Of a game: undecided; having no definite winner and loser.

gadding

verb
  1. To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.
noun
  1. The act of one who gads, or moves about frivolously.

gird

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
  2. To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
  3. To prepare oneself for an action.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A sarcastic remark.
  2. A stroke with a rod or switch.
  3. A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
verb
  1. To jeer at.
  2. To jeer.

girding

verb
  1. To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
  2. To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
  3. To prepare oneself for an action.
verb
  1. To jeer at.
  2. To jeer.
noun
  1. A binding or encircling.

grad

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A unit of angle equal to 0.9 degrees, so that there are 100 gradians in a right angle.
noun
  1. A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
  2. A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
  3. A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
  4. A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
noun
  1. The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
  2. A commencement ceremony.
  3. A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement, usually one of many such markings that are each separated by a constant interval.
  4. The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A type of Soviet artillery multiple rocket launcher, or a rocket fired by this.

grading

verb
  1. To assign scores to the components of an academic test.
  2. To assign a score to overall academic performance.
  3. To organize in grades.
  4. To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface.
  5. To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.
  6. To pass imperceptibly from one grade into another.
noun
  1. A rank or grade.
  2. Gradation.

grand

Etymology 1

noun
  1. (plural "grand") A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
  2. (plural "grands") A grand piano
adjective
  1. Of a large size or extent; great.
  2. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.
  3. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
  4. (usually in compound forms) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent.
  5. Fine; lovely.
  6. Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A grandparent or grandchild.

grandad

noun
  1. Grandfather
  2. A familiar or disparaging term of address to an old man.

granddad

noun
  1. Grandfather
  2. A familiar or disparaging term of address to an old man.

grid

noun
  1. A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
  2. A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
  3. A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).
  4. A method of marking off maps into areas.
  5. The pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race.
  6. The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).
  7. A battery-plate somewhat like a grating, especially a zinc plate in a primary battery, or a lead plate in a secondary or storage battery.
  8. A grating of parallel bars; a gridiron.
verb
  1. To mark with a grid.
  2. To assign a reference grid to.

grind

Etymology 1

noun
  1. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
  2. Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
  3. A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
  4. A tedious and laborious task.
  5. A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
  6. One who studies hard; a swot.
  7. Grindcore (subgenre of heavy metal)
  8. Hustle
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.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.

grinding

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.
noun
  1. The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.
  2. A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
  3. Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
  2. Hard and tedious.

indrawn

adjective
  1. Having been drawn in or inward.
  2. Mentally withdrawn; introspective.

inward

noun
  1. (chiefly in the plural) That which is inward or within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.
  2. (chiefly in the plural) The mental faculties.
  3. A familiar friend or acquaintance.
adjective
  1. Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.
  2. Intimate, closely acquainted; familiar.
adverb
  1. Towards the inside.

nada

pronoun
  1. Nothing.

nadir

noun
  1. The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
  2. The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
  3. The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.
  4. An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.
verb
  1. To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base.

naiad

noun
  1. A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
  2. The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.
  3. Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.

radar

noun
  1. A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
  2. A type of system using such method, differentiated by platform, configuration, frequency, power, and other technical attributes.
  3. An installation of such a system or of the transmitting and receiving apparatus.
  4. A superior ability to detect something.
verb
  1. To scan with radar, or as if with radar.

radian

noun
  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad

radii

noun
  1. The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.
  2. The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.
  3. One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the subcosta and the media; the vein running along the costal edge of the discal cell.
  4. A line segment between any point of a circle or sphere and its center.
  5. The length of this line segment.
  6. Anything resembling a radius, such as the spoke of a wheel, the movable arm of a sextant, or one of the radiating lines of a spider's web.

raid

noun
  1. A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
  2. An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering
  3. An attacking movement.
  4. An activity initiated at or towards the end of a live broadcast by the broadcaster that sends its viewers to a different broadcast, primarily intended to boost the viewership of the receiving broadcaster. This is frequently accompanied by a message in the form of a hashtag that is posted in the broadcast's chat by the viewers.
  5. A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
verb
  1. To engage in a raid against.
  2. To lure from another; to entice away from.
  3. To indulge oneself by taking from.

raiding

verb
  1. To engage in a raid against.
  2. To lure from another; to entice away from.
  3. To indulge oneself by taking from.
noun
  1. The act of carrying out a raid.

rand

Etymology 1

noun
  1. The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
  2. A strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
  3. A border, edge or rim.
  4. A strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe.
  5. (basket-making) A single rod woven in and out of the stakes.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
  2. The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.

Etymology 3

verb
  1. To rant; to storm.

ridding

verb
  1. To free (something) from a hindrance or annoyance.
  2. To banish.
  3. To kill.

ridging

verb
  1. To form into a ridge
  2. To extend in ridges
noun
  1. A pattern of ridges.

riding

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
  2. To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger.
  3. (chiefly US and South Africa) To transport (someone) in a vehicle.
  4. Of a ship: to sail, to float on the water.
  5. To be carried or supported by something lightly and quickly; to travel in such a way, as though on horseback.
  6. To traverse by riding.
  7. To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.
  8. To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle.
  9. To mount (someone) to have sex with them; to have sexual intercourse with.
  10. To nag or criticize; to annoy (someone).
  11. Of clothing: to gradually move (up) and crease; to ruckle.
  12. To rely, depend (on).
  13. Of clothing: to rest (in a given way on a part of the body).
  14. To play defense on the defensemen or midfielders, as an attackman.
  15. To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.
  16. To overlap (each other); said of bones or fractured fragments.
  17. To monitor (some component of an audiovisual signal) in order to keep it within acceptable bounds.
  18. In jazz, a steady rhythmical style.
noun
  1. A path cut through woodland.
  2. The act of one who rides; a mounted excursion.
  3. A festival procession.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Any of the three administrative divisions of Yorkshire and some other northern counties of England.
  2. Electoral district or constituency.

rigid

noun
  1. A bicycle with no suspension system.
adjective
  1. Stiff, rather than flexible.
  2. Fixed, rather than moving.
  3. Rigorous and unbending.
  4. Uncompromising.

rind

Etymology 1

noun
  1. Tree bark
  2. A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc
  3. (usually "the") The gall, the crust, the insolence; often as "the immortal rind"
verb
  1. To remove the rind from.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. An iron support fitting used on the upper millstone of a grist mill.

wadding

Etymology 1

noun
  1. Wads collectively
  2. Soft, fibrous cotton or wool used to make a wad, or as a packaging material

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To crumple or crush into a compact, amorphous shape or ball.
  2. To wager.
  3. To insert or force a wad into.
  4. To stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton.

wading

verb
  1. To walk through water or something that impedes progress.
  2. To progress with difficulty
  3. To walk through (water or similar impediment); to pass through by wading
  4. To enter recklessly.
noun
  1. The act of one who wades.
adjective
  1. Appropriate to wade in.
  2. Which wades (usually said of birds).

wand

noun
  1. A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
  2. (by extension) An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand.
  3. A magic wand.
  4. A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.
  5. A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.
verb
  1. To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a metal detector.

ward

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Protection, defence.
  2. A protected place, and by extension, a type of subdivision.
  3. A person under guardianship.
  4. An object used for guarding.

Etymology 3

verb
  1. To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
  2. To defend, to protect.
  3. To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off.
  4. To be vigilant; to keep guard.
  5. To act on the defensive with a weapon.

warding

verb
  1. To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
  2. To defend, to protect.
  3. To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off.
  4. To be vigilant; to keep guard.
  5. To act on the defensive with a weapon.
noun
  1. The act of one who wards.

wind

Etymology 1

noun
  1. Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
  2. Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
  3. The ability to breathe easily.
  4. News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.)
  5. One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the Classical elements).
  6. Flatus.
  7. Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
  8. The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.
  9. A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the "four winds".
  10. Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.
  11. A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
  12. Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
  13. A bird, the dotterel.
  14. The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.
verb
  1. To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
  2. To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
  3. To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
  4. To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
  5. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
  6. To perceive or follow by scent.
  7. To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
  8. To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
verb
  1. To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
  2. To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
  3. To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
  4. To travel in a way that is not straight.
  5. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
  6. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
  7. To cover or surround with something coiled about.
  8. To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.
  9. To turn (a ship) around, end for end.

winding

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
  2. To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
  3. To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
  4. To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
  5. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
  6. To perceive or follow by scent.
  7. To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
  8. To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
verb
  1. To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
  2. To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
  3. To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
  4. To travel in a way that is not straight.
  5. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
  6. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
  7. To cover or surround with something coiled about.
  8. To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.
  9. To turn (a ship) around, end for end.
noun
  1. Something wound around something else.
  2. The manner in which something is wound.
  3. One complete turn of something wound.
  4. (especially in the plural) Curving or bending movement, twists and turns.
  5. A length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer.
  6. (bowmaking) Lapping.
adjective
  1. Twisting, turning or sinuous.
  2. Spiral or helical.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
  2. To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
  3. To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
  4. To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
  5. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
  6. To perceive or follow by scent.
  7. To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
  8. To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
verb
  1. To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
  2. To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
  3. To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
  4. To travel in a way that is not straight.
  5. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.
  6. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
  7. To cover or surround with something coiled about.
  8. To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.
  9. To turn (a ship) around, end for end.
noun
  1. The act or process of winding (turning a boat etc. around).

windward

noun
  1. The direction from which the wind blows.
  2. The side receiving the wind's force.
adjective
  1. Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.
  2. On the side exposed to the wind.
adverb
  1. In a direction from which the wind blows, against or towards the wind.

wingding

noun
  1. A fit or spasm.
  2. A party.