Tuesday, August 25, 2026

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• bigot5

  bigot

  noun — One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to one's own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.

  noun — One who is overly pious in matters of religion, often hypocritically or else superstitiously so.

• binging7

  binging

  verb — To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.

  verb — To go; walk; come; run

  verb — Making the sound of a bounce

  verb — To bounce

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• bingo5

  bingo

  noun — A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.

  verb — To play the game of bingo.

  adjective — Just sufficient to return to base (or, alternatively, to divert to an alternative airfield). (also written Bingo or BINGO)

  interjection — Used by players of bingo to claim a win.

  noun — Brandy.

  noun — A win in such a game.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• binning7

  binning

  verb — To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.

  noun — A data pre-processing technique in which original data values fall into a small interval ("bin") and are replaced by a value representative of that interval, often the central value. Wp

  verb — To throw away, reject, give up.

  verb — To convert continuous data into discrete groups.

  verb — To place into a bin for storage.

  noun — The process of grouping reads or contigs and assigning them to operational taxonomic units. Wp

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• biotin6

  biotin

  noun — A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• biting6

  biting

  verb — To cut into something by clamping the teeth.

  noun — An instance of something being bitten.

  adjective — Causing a stinging sensation.

  verb — To hold something by clamping one's teeth.

  verb — To attack with the teeth.

  verb — To behave aggressively; to reject advances.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• bobbin6

  bobbin

  noun — A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.

  noun — In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.

  noun — The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.

  noun — (haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid.

  Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

• bobbing7

  bobbing

  verb — To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.

  verb — To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.

  noun — The motion of something that bobs.

  verb — To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.

  verb — To curtsy.

  verb — To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• bogging7

  bogging

  verb — (now often with "down") To sink or submerge someone or something into bogland.

  verb — To provoke, to bug.

  verb — (usually with "off") To go away.

  adjective — Stinking; disgusting.

  verb — To prevent or slow someone or something from making progress.

  verb — (now often with "down") To sink and stick in bogland.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• boing5

  boing

  noun — The sound made by an elastic object (such as a spring) when bouncing; the sound of a bounce.

  verb — To make a boing sound or bouncing motion.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• bonbon6

  bonbon

  noun — A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.

  noun — A small, spherical savory snack or canapé.

  noun — A Christmas cracker.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• bong1

  bong

  noun — The clang of a large bell.

  verb — To pull a bell.

  noun — A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances; especially marijuana or pot.

  noun — A very wide piton.

  noun — (thieves' cant) A purse.

  noun — An Australian Aboriginal person.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• bongo5

  bongo

  noun — A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.

  noun — Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.

  verb — To play the bongo drums.

  verb — Of the heart, etc.: to beat with an irregular rhythm.

  verb — To hit something rhythmically with the hands.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• boning6

  boning

  verb — To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.

  verb — To apprehend, steal.

  verb — To sight along an object or set of objects to check whether they are level or in line.

  noun — The removal of bones from a carcass; filleting.

  verb — To fertilize with bone.

  verb — To put whalebone into.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• bonito6

  bonito

  noun — Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda, that are related to and resemble the tuna.

  noun — A large tropical fish, the skipjack tuna, allied to the tunny, Katsuwonus pelamis.

  noun — The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies.

  noun — The cobia or crab eater (Rachycentron canadum), an edible fish of warm waters globally.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• bonobo6

  bonobo

  noun — The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• boob1

  boob

  noun — Idiot, fool.

  verb — To behave stupidly; to act like a boob.

  adjective — Idiotic, foolish.

  noun — A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent human female.

  noun — A prison; jail.

  verb — To make a mistake

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• booboo6

  booboo

  noun — A mistake or error.

  noun — (by or to young children) A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise.

  noun — (by or to young children) Feces.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• booing6

  booing

  verb — To shout extended boos derisively.

  noun — A disapproving exclamation by a member of an audience.

  verb — To shout extended boos at, as a form of derision.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• boon1

  boon

  noun — A prayer; petition.

  adjective — Good; prosperous.

  noun — The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

  noun — That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.

  noun — A good thing; a blessing or benefit; a thing to be thankful for.

  noun — An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• boot1

  boot

  noun — A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.

  verb — To kick.

  noun — Remedy, amends.

  verb — To avail, benefit, profit.

  noun — The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device.

  verb — To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.

  Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

• booting7

  booting

  verb — To kick.

  verb — To avail, benefit, profit.

  verb — To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.

  noun — A kicking, as with a booted foot.

  verb — To put boots on, especially for riding.

  verb — To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering).

• bout1

  bout

  noun — A period of something, usually painful or unpleasant.

  verb — To contest a bout.

  preposition — In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.

  noun — A boxing match.

  noun — An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept.

  noun — A roller derby match.

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• bugging7

  bugging

  verb — To annoy.

  noun — Electronic surveillance.

  verb — To install an electronic listening device or devices in.

• bung1

  bung

  noun — A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc.

  verb — To plug, as with a bung.

  adjective — Broken, not in working order.

  noun — (thieves' cant) A purse.

  noun — A cecum or anus, especially of a slaughter animal.

  noun — A bribe.

• bunion6

  bunion

  noun — A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin.

  noun — (by extension) Hallux valgus, deviation of the big toe from its normal position towards the other toes, the prime cause for the swelling of its first joint.

• bunt1

  bunt

  noun — The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.

  verb — To push with the horns; to butt.

  noun — A push or shove; a butt.

  noun — A ball that has been intentionally hit softly so as to be difficult to field, sometimes with a hands-spread batting stance or with a close-hand, choked-up hand position. No swinging action is involved.

  noun — The act of bunting.

  noun — The second half of an outside loop, from level flight to inverted flight.

• bunting7

  bunting

  noun — Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.

  noun — Any of various songbirds, mostly of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage.

  noun — A warm, hooded infant garment, as outerwear or sleepwear, similar to a sleeper or sleepsack; especially as baby bunting or bunting bag.

  verb — To push with the horns; to butt.

  noun — A pushing action.

  noun — A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.

• butt1

  butt

  noun — The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end

  verb — To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.

  noun — A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.

  verb — To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.

  noun — (English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun; equivalent to the pipe.

  noun — Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot

  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• butting7

  butting

  verb — To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.

  verb — To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.

  noun — An abuttal; a boundary.

  verb — Use the word "but".

  verb — To strike bluntly with the head.

• button6

  button

  noun — One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States).

  noun — A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.

  noun — In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument.

  verb — To fasten with a button.

  noun — A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.

  noun — An on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function.

• buttoning16

  buttoning

  verb — To fasten with a button.

  noun — A fastening with buttons.

  verb — To be fastened by a button or buttons.

  verb — To stop talking.

• gibbon6

  gibbon

  noun — A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.

  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• gibing6

  gibing

  verb — Alternative spelling of gybe

  noun — A gibe.

  verb — Alternative spelling of jibe

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• noob1

  noob

  noun — (often pejorative) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• nubbin6

  nubbin

  noun — A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple.

  noun — A small protuberance, bud, bump or knob.

  noun — The clitoris.

  Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

• obit1

  obit

  noun — Death of a person.

  noun — An obituary.

  noun — A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person.

  noun — A record of a person's death.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• tubing6

  tubing

  verb — To supply with, or enclose in, a tube.

  noun — Tubes, considered as a group

  verb — To ride an inner tube.

  verb — To intubate.

  noun — A length of tube, or a system of tubes

  noun — The recreation of riding down a river on an inner tube

• unbutton8

  unbutton

  verb — To open (something) by undoing its buttons.

  verb — To come open by having its buttons unfastened.

• unbuttoning18

  unbuttoning

  verb — To open (something) by undoing its buttons.

  noun — An act of unfastening buttons.

  verb — To come open by having its buttons unfastened.