Thursday, July 25, 2024

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Number of Pangrams: 4

Maximum Puzzle Score: 191

Number of Answers: 35

Points Needed for Genius: 134

Genius requires between 15 and 32 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 104% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 56% of the remaining points to reach genius.

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How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 191 was in the 63rd percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this high was on July 23, 2024.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

This puzzle's 35 possible answers rank it in the 41st percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were fewer answers than this was on July 23, 2024.
The highest number of answers was 81 on June 8, 2019.
The lowest number of answers was 16 on March 27, 2023.

It takes a 7-letter word for genius.
The last time this happened was on July 22, 2024.

Today's puzzle has an average word length of 5.6.
For all Bees, the average word length has been 5.3.



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The most common words in the Bee are:

  • noon 176
  • loll 170
  • toot 159
  • naan 158
  • nana 158
  • lilt 128
  • till 128
  • tilt 128
  • tint 118
  • mama 112
  • mamma 112
  • nene 107
  • acacia 106
  • acai 106
  • anal 105
  • onto 103
  • toon 103
  • anon 101
  • boob 101
  • booboo 101
  • onion 100
  • lull 99
  • lulu 99
  • olio 99
  • papa 97
  • call 96
  • calla 96
  • poop 94
  • allay 93
  • ally 93
  • dodo 93
  • mitt 93
  • tatty 93
  • baba 92
  • ratatat 91
  • tact 91
  • tart 91
  • tartar 91
  • attar 90
  • nanny 90
  • cocci 89
  • mono 89
  • moon 89
  • radar 89
  • tutu 89
  • loon 88
  • array 87
  • epee 87
  • peep 87
  • tattoo 87


How long are words in the Bee?

There have been 88,389 answers ever accepted in the Bee - with 10,167 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*:

  • dight
  • dighted
  • elhi
  • ghillie
  • gighe
  • heddle
  • heigh
  • heighth
  • heil
  • heiled
  • helled
  • heth
  • hided
  • higgle
  • higgled
  • hight
  • highted
  • highth
  • hili
  • hilted
  • lethe
  • lighttight
  • teth
  • thighed
  • thill

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

delight

noun
  1. Joy; pleasure.
  2. Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
verb
  1. To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
  2. To have or take great pleasure.

delighted

verb
  1. To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
  2. To have or take great pleasure.
adjective
  1. Greatly pleased.
  2. Filled with wonder and delight.

eight

Etymology 1

noun
  1. The digit/figure 8.
  2. Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
  3. A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.
  4. (especially in plural) A race in which such craft participate.
  5. The eight people who crew a rowing-boat.
numeral
  1. A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
  2. Describing a group or set with eight elements.
adjective
  1. The ordinal form of the number eight.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.

eighth

noun
  1. The person or thing in the eighth position.
  2. One of eight equal parts of a whole.
  3. An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.
verb
  1. To divide by eight
adjective
  1. The ordinal form of the number eight.

eightieth

No Definition Found.

ghee

noun
  1. A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
  2. Vegetable oil for cooking.

hedge

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
  2. A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
  3. A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
  4. A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
  5. Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
  6. (noun adjunct) Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To enclose with a hedge or hedges.
  2. To obstruct or surround.
  3. To offset the risk associated with.
  4. To avoid verbal commitment.
  5. To construct or repair a hedge.
  6. To reduce one's exposure to risk.

hedged

verb
  1. To enclose with a hedge or hedges.
  2. To obstruct or surround.
  3. To offset the risk associated with.
  4. To avoid verbal commitment.
  5. To construct or repair a hedge.
  6. To reduce one's exposure to risk.
adjective
  1. Offset by another financial asset.

heed

noun
  1. Careful attention.
verb
  1. To guard, protect.
  2. To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
  3. To pay attention, care.

heeded

verb
  1. To guard, protect.
  2. To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
  3. To pay attention, care.

heel

Etymology 1

noun
  1. The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
  2. The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
  3. The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
  4. The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.
  5. (usually in the plural) A woman's high-heeled shoe.
  6. The back, upper part of the stock.
  7. The last or lowest part of anything.
  8. A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
  9. The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.
  10. A contemptible, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.
  11. A headlining wrestler regarded as a "bad guy," whose ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits and demonstrates characteristics of a braggart and a bully.
  12. The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.
  13. Anything resembling a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
  14. The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter.
  15. (specifically) The obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
  16. (workman slang) A cyma reversa.
  17. The short side of an angled cut.
  18. The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.
  19. The lower end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the toe (upper end).
  20. In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.
verb
  1. To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.
  2. To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot).
  3. To kick with the heel.
  4. To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc.
  5. To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.
  6. To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.
  7. To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot forward, the heel on the ground and the toe up.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.
verb
  1. To incline to one side; to tilt.

Etymology 3

verb
  1. To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
  2. To become better or healthy again.
  3. To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt.
verb
  1. To hide, conceal, and keep secret, especially for a secret society (such as the masons).
  2. (now especially in the phrase "hele in") To cover or conceal (a seedling, plant, roots, etc).

heeled

verb
  1. To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
  2. To become better or healthy again.
  3. To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt.
verb
  1. To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.
  2. To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot).
  3. To kick with the heel.
  4. To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc.
  5. To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.
  6. To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.
  7. To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot forward, the heel on the ground and the toe up.
verb
  1. To incline to one side; to tilt.
adjective
  1. Having a heel (often of a specified type, as in high-heeled etc.).
  2. Prepared, especially armed with a weapon.
  3. Wealthy; having enough money.
verb
  1. To hide, conceal, and keep secret, especially for a secret society (such as the masons).
  2. (now especially in the phrase "hele in") To cover or conceal (a seedling, plant, roots, etc).

height

noun
  1. The distance from the base of something to the top.
  2. The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
  3. The highest point or maximum degree.
  4. A high point.
  5. An area of land at the top of a cliff.

held

verb
  1. To grasp or grip.
  2. To contain or store.
  3. (heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
  4. (heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
  5. To win one's own service game.
  6. To take place, to occur.
  7. To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
  8. To derive right or title.
  9. In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
  10. To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.

hell

No Definition Found.

hide

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
  2. To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. The skin of an animal.
  2. The human skin.
  3. (usually United States) One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril.
  4. (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.
  5. A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.
  6. A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes.
verb
  1. To beat with a whip made from hide.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents.

hied

verb
  1. To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.
  2. To hurry (oneself).

high

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.
  2. A point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best.
  3. A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
  4. A drug that gives such a high.
  5. A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
  6. The maximum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.
  7. The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
  8. The highest card dealt or drawn.
verb
  1. To rise.
adjective
  1. Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
  2. Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
  3. Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
  4. Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character.
  5. Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
  6. Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
  7. (in several set phrases) Remote in distance or time.
  8. (in several set phrases) Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory.
  9. Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
  10. (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.
  11. Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
  12. (with "on" or "about") Keen, enthused.
  13. (of a body of water) With tall waves.
  14. Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
  15. (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
  16. Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
  17. Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
  18. (of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
  19. Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.
  20. (of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.
adverb
  1. In or to an elevated position.
  2. In or at a great value.
  3. At a pitch of great frequency.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Thought; intention; determination; purpose.

Etymology 3

verb
  1. To hie; to hasten.

highlight

noun
  1. An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
  2. An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.
  3. A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
verb
  1. To make prominent; emphasize.
  2. To be a highlight of.
  3. To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
  4. To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
  5. To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen.

highlighted

verb
  1. To make prominent; emphasize.
  2. To be a highlight of.
  3. To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
  4. To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
  5. To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen.

hill

noun
  1. An elevated location smaller than a mountain.
  2. A sloping road.
  3. A heap of earth surrounding a plant.
  4. A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them.
  5. The pitcher’s mound.
verb
  1. To form into a heap or mound.
  2. To heap or draw earth around plants.

hilled

verb
  1. To form into a heap or mound.
  2. To heap or draw earth around plants.
adjective
  1. Having hills.
  2. (in combination) Having particular kind or number of hills.

hilt

noun
  1. The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
  2. The base of the penis.
verb
  1. To provide with a hilt.
  2. To insert (a bodily extremity) as far as it can go into a sexual orifice so that it is impeded by the wider base to which it is attached (finger until palm, penis until pelvis).

light

Etymology 1

noun
  1. Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.
  2. A source of illumination.
  3. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
  4. (in the plural) Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.
  5. A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
  6. The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
  7. A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
  8. A flame or something used to create fire.
  9. A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
  10. A window, or space for a window in architecture.
  11. The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
  12. A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
  13. Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
  14. The power of perception by vision.
  15. The brightness of the eye or eyes.
  16. A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To start (a fire).
  2. To set fire to; to set burning.
  3. To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
  4. To become ignited; to take fire.
  5. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
  6. To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.

Etymology 3

adjective
  1. Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
  2. Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
  3. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.

Etymology 4

noun
  1. A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
  2. See lights.
verb
  1. To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
  2. To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
adjective
  1. Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
  2. Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
  3. Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
  4. Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.
  5. Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
  6. Gentle; having little force or momentum.
  7. Easy to endure or perform.
  8. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
  9. Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
  10. Unchaste, wanton.
  11. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
  12. Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
  13. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
  14. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
  15. Easily interrupted by stimulation.
adverb
  1. Carrying little.

Etymology 5

verb
  1. To find by chance.
  2. To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
  3. To alight; to land or come down.

lighted

verb
  1. To start (a fire).
  2. To set fire to; to set burning.
  3. To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
  4. To become ignited; to take fire.
  5. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
  6. To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
verb
  1. To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
  2. To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
verb
  1. To find by chance.
  2. To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
  3. To alight; to land or come down.
adjective
  1. Filled with light; illuminated.

lithe

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To go.

Etymology 2

adjective
  1. Mild; calm.
  2. Slim but not skinny.
  3. Capable of being easily bent; flexible.
  4. Adaptable.

Etymology 3

verb
  1. To become calm.
  2. To make soft or mild; soften; alleviate; mitigate; lessen; smooth; palliate.

Etymology 4

verb
  1. To attend; listen, hearken.
  2. To listen to, hearken to.

Etymology 5

noun
  1. Shelter.

teeth

noun
  1. The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.
verb
  1. To grow teeth.
  2. To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.
noun
  1. A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
  2. A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
  3. A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
  4. A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
  5. A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
  6. The rough surface of some kinds of cel or other films that allows better adhesion of artwork.
  7. Liking, fondness (compare toothsome).
  8. An irreducible component of a comb that intersects the handle in exactly one point, that point being distinct from the unique point of intersection for any other tooth of the comb.

teethe

verb
  1. To grow teeth.
  2. To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.

teethed

verb
  1. To grow teeth.
  2. To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.

thee

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To address (a person) using the pronoun thee.
  2. To use the word thee.
pronoun
  1. Objective and reflexive case of thou.
  2. Thou.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To thrive; prosper.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. The letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound /ð/ in Pitman shorthand.

thigh

noun
  1. The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
  2. That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect.

tight

No Definition Found.

tilth

noun
  1. Agricultural labour; husbandry.
  2. The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture.
  3. Rich cultivated soil.

tithe

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A tenth.
  2. The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses.
  3. A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church)
  4. A small part or proportion.
verb
  1. To give one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:
  2. To take one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:
  3. To compose the tenth part of something.
adjective
  1. Tenth.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A boon (a grant or concession).
verb
  1. To grant, concede.
adjective
  1. Receiving a concession or grant; successful in prayer or request.

tithed

verb
  1. To give one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:
  2. To take one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:
  3. To compose the tenth part of something.
verb
  1. To grant, concede.
adjective
  1. (of items) Subject to tithe.
  2. (of persons) Liable for tithe.
  3. (of items) Taken as or paid for tithe.