Spelling Bee from August 29, 2025
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Cucumber
c
u
c
o
To hit especially on the head knock out
c
o
c
o
To repeat monotonously as a cuckoo does its call
c
u
Any of various swimming birds (family Anatidae, the duck family) in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usually different from each other in plumage
d
u
A sovereign male ruler of a continental European duchy
d
u
To dip (something, such as a piece of bread) into a beverage while eating
d
u
Fight
d
u
d
o
To lower the head or body suddenly dodge
d
u
To dip (something, such as a piece of bread) into a beverage while eating
d
u
k
e
A game resembling bingo
k
e
k
o
A large grayish brown African antelope (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) with large annulated spirally twisted horns
k
u
A Japanese sport of fencing usually with bamboo swords
k
e
k
n
To strike something with a sharp blow
k
n
A nuclear weapon
n
u
To attack or destroy with or as if with nuclear bombs
n
u
To make a nock in (a bow or arrow)
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o
To move away from a dock (as at sailing time)
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n
To remove the hammer of (a firearm) from a cocked position
u
n
Not cooked raw
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n
To move away from a dock (as at sailing time)
u
n
Hints
- There are six words that end with “ocked”.
- There are three words that start with “unco”.
- Two words find their origin in Irish.
Missing words
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