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clean

Earning Queen Bee rank in The New York Times' Spelling Bee without using any hints.

term catalogued by the Screen Beat fan dictionary

87 mentions across 44 episodes, 2024-05-20 to 2026-10-29

Keeps company with: quibilater, QuaidsQueen BeeQuaid ArmyQuaidwinter soldier

How the hosts use it

Andy texts 'queen bee clean, voice note sent' (Ep. 77). In Ep. 84 'quibi'd with a bunch of hints' is the opposite.

Why fans love it

Spelling Bee is treated with the solemnity of addiction recovery and athletic glory. Clean is a sobriety term, with chips and streaks, and Andy's daily smug texts and little yelps of joy are part of the fun.

Written by the AI from the transcripts. Every sentence was checked against them, one by one (the full episode transcript wherever a sentence names one); 8 sentences that failed the check are left out. How the check works.

Every time it comes up

Ep. 8 Laser Cats! 2024-05-20

  • 18:30

    He got in four, guys. It's a very average score. Four.

Ep. 26 Listener Q&A #1 2024-09-23

  • 16:18

    Andy: That you went on the hottest streak that maybe anyone's ever been on with Spelling Bee.

  • 19:59

    Seth: Jessica asks, so when Seth and Andy say they got queen bee clean with no hints

  • 20:01

    Seth: queen bee clean with no hints

    explained
  • 20:48

    Andy: In those moments, you feel like, frankly, a genius.

Ep. 37 The Best Look in the World 2024-12-09

  • 15:22

    Seth: Very impressed that you got a clean B today, Sandberg.

  • 15:22

    Seth: Very impressed that you got a clean B today, Sandberg.

Ep. 53 Jizz in My Pants and Virgania Horsen's Pony Express 2025-04-01

  • 30:25

    fucking clean too unlike you who didn't specify meaning you used hints

Ep. 56 Listener Q&A Episode 6 2025-04-22

  • 51:54

    Andy: On a day when I use hints, I always disclose to whomever I'm sharing my score

  • 53:26

    Jorma: when I got Queen Bee, but the way I did it was literally looking at the entire list

Ep. 64 Like a Boss 2025-06-17

  • 57:42

    Did you get that clean? No, I was fully looking at the rundown.

Ep. 67 Motherlover 2025-07-08

  • 0:37

    61 words, over 400 points, Jorm. Four pangrams.

  • 0:43

    It was an insane clean B that I got today.

  • 17:54

    Totally terrified to do it again.

Ep. 68 My Secret Weapon & Mugless 2025-07-15

  • 4:43

    Both times clean.

Ep. 70 The Naked Gun: A Preview 2025-07-30

  • 1:15:37

    I did get Queen Bee clean today.

  • 1:15:37

    I did get Queen Bee clean today.

Ep. 76 Get Out! 2025-09-09

  • 11:51

    Andy: Well, I got a pentafecta, Seth.

  • 11:59

    Connections in four in reverse order of difficulty.

Ep. 77 Listener Q&A Episode 7 2025-09-16

  • 45:47

    Seth: Queen Bee clean, voice note sent.

  • 45:47

    Seth: Queen Bee clean, voice note sent.

Ep. 81 Booty Call 2025-10-14

  • 51:07

    Clean for four days straight? Clean for four.

  • 51:07

    Clean for four days straight? Clean for four. Wow. A sober Quibi.

Ep. 83 The Curse 2025-10-28

  • 1:18:17

    I got motherfucking queen bee clean.

  • 1:18:17

    I got motherfucking queen bee clean.

Ep. 84 Flags of the World 2025-11-04

  • 1:08:35

    Andy Quibi's clean most days. That's the whole thing.

  • 1:08:35

    Andy Quibi's clean most days. That's the whole thing.

Ep. 85 Zach Drops By the Set 2025-11-11

  • 1:05:57

    Andy: I got Queen Bee clean yesterday, though.

  • 1:05:57

    Andy: I got Queen Bee clean yesterday, though.

Ep. 86 Boombox 2025-11-18

  • 1:15:56

    Spelling bee. Spelling bee. Yeah, I got it clean.

  • 1:15:56

    Spelling bee. Spelling bee. Yeah, I got it clean.

Ep. 88 The Other Man 2025-12-02

  • 2:44

    You cleaned it up? Yeah. Good job.

  • 3:11

    I know, I don't care for it. I bet a lot of older people wrote in to get that one approved.

Ep. 89 Listener Q&A Episode 8 2025-12-09

  • 15:43

    Akiva: Spelling Bee wouldn't accept doink.

  • 53:21

    I got it clean, bitch.

  • 56:13

    Andy: we were very likely all winter soldiering our little buns off last night.

Ep. 90 Cherry Battle 2025-12-16

  • 14:12

    Seth: when Andy clean bees, does that mean he didn't do any hints at all?

  • 29:57

    Andy: So the answer is I got Queen Bee clean.

Ep. 95 Golden Girls Theme 2026-01-13

  • 1:06:01

    Not only did I quibby clean, Seth

  • 1:06:01

    Not only did I quibby clean, Seth, and you know what I'm about to say, I almost got it squeaky clean.

Ep. 94 Listener Q&A Episode 10 2026-01-20

  • 11:59

    a squeaky queen is the andiest thing Andy didn't say.

Ep. 97 Great Day 2026-02-03

  • 1:02:35

    Andy: as fate would have it today, I did it clean

  • 1:02:39

    I got a full on clean quibby and there were 80 words and I felt so proud.

Ep. 98 Talkin’ Ads/Turtleneck & Chain Part 1 2026-02-11

  • 7:42

    Seth: do you know what the Winter Soldier activation word in this week's spelling bee, Andy?

  • 16:40

    Don't say lifetime.

Ep. 99 Just 2 Guyz 2026-02-17

  • 48:00

    I got spelling bee clean today.

Ep. 102 The Heist & Ka-Blamo! 2026-03-10

  • 52:43

    I got Queen Bee clean today.

  • 52:43

    I got Queen Bee clean today.

Ep. 106 I Broke My Arm 2026-04-08

Ep. 107 Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde 2026-04-16

  • 55:08

    Andy: I did it a hundred percent clean as we call it squeaky clean, zero hints of any kind.

  • 55:15

    Andy: Didn't even look at the total number of words or total score.

Ep. 112 Episode 112 2026-05-20

  • 1:14:15

    Yesterday, I used one hint. It was for aortal.

  • 1:15:59

    Andy: I did get it clean multiple times this week

  • 1:15:59

    Andy: I did get it clean multiple times this week, much to Seth's chagrin.

Ep. 115 Stumblin' 2026-06-10

  • 53:57

    Andy: the answer is I quibbied clean pangram first.

  • 53:58

    Andy: I quibbied clean pangram first.

Ep. 116 I Just Had Sex (Part 1) 2026-06-18

  • 1:07:47

    Spelling bee. I quibbied clean.

  • 1:07:56

    I quibbied clean six days in a row.

  • 1:08:53

    Seth: Achieve the level of Queen Bee by getting all the pangrams first.

Ep. 117 I Just Had Sex (Part 2) 2026-06-24

  • 1:13:21

    Jorma: Andy, do you ever, when you do no hints, do you ever say to yourself, no stems, no seeds, no hints?

  • 1:13:21

    Jorma: Andy, do you ever, when you do no hints, do you ever say to yourself, no stems, no seeds, no hints?

Ep. 118 Listener Q&A Episode 13 2026-06-30

  • 52:43

    Uh, yeah, two hints. And frankly, I haven't gotten a clean since last Tuesday.

  • 52:46

    Andy: frankly, I haven't gotten a clean since last Tuesday.

Ep. 120 Pee-wee and Andy's Night Out 2026-07-14

  • 38:03

    I got that Quibi clean and it felt so good.

  • 38:16

    Andy: I also got it clean yesterday, which I'm feeling really happy about my queen life.

Ep. 121 Listener Q&A Episode 14 2026-07-23

  • 56:32

    Andy: I got, let's see, one hint the day you guys recorded, then clean quibby the next two days, and then today, one hint.

  • 56:37

    then clean quibby the next two days

Ep. 123 The Creep 2026-08-05

  • 54:21

    This is a rough one for you today.

Ep. 124 The Roommate 2026-08-11

  • 11:51

    Seth: Oh, I added some parlance to spelling bee, which I'm very happy with, which is clean gene.

  • 11:58

    So clean gene, because I'm never going to queen bee.

    explained
  • 46:48

    Andy: I got like three or four days in a row clean.

  • 46:48

    Andy: I got like three or four days in a row clean.

Ep. 125 Beastly 2026-08-18

  • 1:07

    Spelling bee. Well. Clean?

Ep. 128 Turtleneck & Chain Part 5: Japan 2026-09-10

  • 52:49

    Yeah, because it was bodega. Oh. I should have got that.

  • 54:02

    It wouldn't have been clean anyway.

Ep. 129 Zach Looks for a New Assistant 2026-09-17

  • 33:48

    I used one hint.

  • 34:00

    Andy: I got every other word clean

Ep. 130 After Party 2026-09-23

  • 3:29

    Yesterday, clean. Day before, clean.

Ep. 132 Laser Cats 6: The Musical! 2026-10-08

  • 1:02:15

    I quibbied clean like a fucking king.

  • 1:02:15

    I quibbied clean like a fucking king.

Ep. 133 We'll Kill U 2026-10-16

  • 51:21

    Today, hey, a Quibi to clean.

  • 51:21

    Today, hey, a Quibi to clean.

Ep. 134 The Helen Mirren Episode 2026-10-22

  • 46:15

    Seth: I got genius clean.

  • 46:15

    Seth: I got genius clean. I didn't, obviously, queen B.

Ep. 135 Bill Hader 2026-10-29

  • 1:09

    Seth: If Andy doesn't get the New York Times spelling bee on any given podcast recording day, he tells us, and we play a clip of you screaming

  • 1:08:35

    Spelling bee. Well. Yeah. I got it clean yesterday.