Tuesday, October 9, 2018

The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • dino
  • dodo
  • down
  • downwind
  • honk
  • hood
  • hoodoo
  • hoodwink
  • hook
  • kiddo
  • know
  • known
  • kook
  • nohow
  • nook
  • noon
  • oink
  • onion
  • widow
  • widowhood
  • window
  • winnow
  • wino
  • wonk
  • wood
  • woodwind
  • woohoo
  • knowhow

Maximum Puzzle Score: 110

Number of Answers: 28

Points Needed for Genius: 77

Genius requires between 11 and 25 words. You need at least a 8-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 81% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 65% of the remaining points to reach genius.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 110 was the in the 27th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this low was on October 4, 2018.
The highest score ever was 331 on September 27, 2018.
The lowest score ever was 70 on September 22, 2018.

This puzzle's 28 possible answers rank it in the 26th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were fewer answers than this was on October 4, 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 8-letter word for genius. This is pretty common.

Haven't I seen these letters before?

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Haven't I seen these words before?

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