Friday, December 14, 2018

The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • agave
  • bevel
  • eave
  • elevate
  • gavage
  • gave
  • gavel
  • lava
  • lavage
  • lave
  • leave
  • levee
  • level
  • vale
  • valet
  • valve
  • veal
  • vegetable
  • vegetal
  • vegetate
  • velvet

Maximum Puzzle Score: 102

Number of Answers: 21

Points Needed for Genius: 71

Genius requires between 10 and 18 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 83% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 64% of the remaining points to reach genius.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 102 was the in the 18th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this low was on December 5, 2018.
The highest score ever was 357 on December 12, 2018.
The lowest score ever was 70 on September 22, 2018.

This puzzle's 21 possible answers rank it in the 2nd percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were fewer answers than this was on December 5, 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 7-letter word for genius. This is pretty common.

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Haven't I seen these words before?

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