Tuesday, October 2, 2018

The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • codon
  • concord
  • condo
  • condor
  • conduct
  • conductor
  • cord
  • cordon
  • crud
  • curd
  • doctor
  • dodo
  • donor
  • donut
  • door
  • dour
  • duct
  • dunno
  • nonconductor
  • odor
  • orotund
  • outdo
  • outdoor
  • rondo
  • rood
  • rotund
  • round
  • trod
  • udon
  • undo

Maximum Puzzle Score: 139

Number of Answers: 30

Points Needed for Genius: 97

Genius requires between 12 and 27 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 93% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 60% of the remaining points to reach genius.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 139 was the in the 43rd percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this low was on September 30, 2018.
The highest score ever was 331 on September 27, 2018.
The lowest score ever was 70 on September 22, 2018.

This puzzle's 30 possible answers rank it in the 37th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were fewer answers than this was on September 30, 2018.
The highest number of answers was 68 on September 24, 2018.
The lowest number of answers was 21 on August 5, 2018.

It takes a 7-letter word for genius. This is pretty common.

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Haven't I seen these words before?

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