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pentafecta

Winning five New York Times word games in one day under set conditions, in any order: Queen Bee in Spelling Bee, flawless Connections solved hardest-to-easiest, and no-hint Strands, among others.

coined by Samberg · term catalogued by the Screen Beat fan dictionary

First heard Ep. 76 · 11:51 Get Out! 10 mentions across 6 episodes, 2025-04-22 to 2026-06-10

Keeps company with: quibiwinter soldiercleanQuaid bumprighteous killQueen Bee

Every time it comes up

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

  • 54:27

    Andy: try to get letterboxed in two words

  • 54:27

    Andy: try to get letterboxed in two words.

Ep. 67 Motherlover 2025-07-08

  • 0:37

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

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

  • 21:27

    I quibbied that bitch.

Ep. 76 Get Out! 2025-09-09

  • 11:51

    Well, I got a pentafecta, Seth.

    coined here
  • 11:51

    Andy: Well, I got a pentafecta, Seth.

Ep. 91 Listener Q&A Episode 9 2025-12-23

  • 39:35

    I'm writing to ask that you please refrain from future discussion of other New York Times sub-brands.

  • 39:51

    Akiva: an extended discussion of pentafecta strat.

Ep. 115 Stumblin' 2026-06-10

  • 53:57

    Andy: the answer is I quibbied clean pangram first.

  • 54:15

    I know because I got solid today.