Saturday, December 8, 2018

The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • agog
  • agora
  • angora
  • anon
  • arbor
  • argon
  • baboon
  • baobab
  • baron
  • bazoo
  • boar
  • bonanza
  • bonbon
  • bong
  • bongo
  • bonobo
  • boob
  • booboo
  • boon
  • boor
  • born
  • boron
  • bozo
  • brogan
  • garbanzo
  • gong
  • gonzo
  • goon
  • gorgon
  • groan
  • grog
  • nabob
  • nonagon
  • noon
  • orang
  • organ
  • organza
  • orzo
  • razor
  • roan
  • roar
  • boba
  • noob
  • gonna

Maximum Puzzle Score: 172

Number of Answers: 44

Points Needed for Genius: 120

Genius requires between 20 and 38 words. You need at least a 6-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 76% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 67% of the remaining points to reach genius.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 172 was the in the 63rd percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this high was on December 6, 2018.
The highest score ever was 337 on October 12, 2018.
The lowest score ever was 70 on September 22, 2018.

This puzzle's 44 possible answers rank it in the 71st percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were more answers than this was on December 6, 2018.
The highest number of answers was 73 on October 15, 2018.
The lowest number of answers was 21 on August 5, 2018.

It takes a 6-letter word for genius. This is pretty common.

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