Monday, May 11, 2020

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • attack
  • cacao
  • capo
  • coact
  • coat
  • coca
  • cock
  • cockapoo
  • cockatoo
  • cocoa
  • cook
  • cooktop
  • coop
  • coopt
  • coot
  • jack
  • jackpot
  • jock
  • pack
  • pact
  • pock
  • tack
  • taco
  • tact
  • toccata
  • tock
  • topcoat


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 93

Number of Answers: 27

Points Needed for Genius: 65

Genius requires between 9 and 25 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 82% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 65% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • May 23, 2019 (Center Letter: T)
  • October 11, 2018 (Center Letter: O)



    • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 93 was the in the 15th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this low was on May 10, 2020.
    The highest score ever was 444 on April 6, 2019.
    The lowest score ever was 50 on May 17, 2019.

    This puzzle's 27 possible answers rank it in the 27th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were fewer answers than this was on May 10, 2020.
    The highest number of answers was 81 on June 8, 2019.
    The lowest number of answers was 21 on August 5, 2018.

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



    Haven't I seen these letters before?

    Hover over a letter to see its first and most recent appearance in the Bee!



    Haven't I seen these words before?

    The most common words in the Bee are

    • loll 63
    • toot 61
    • naan 58
    • nana 58
    • noon 57
    • lilt 46
    • ratatat 46
    • tart 46
    • tartar 46
    • till 46
    • tilt 46
    • attar 45
    • root 44
    • roto 44
    • rotor 44
    • toro 44
    • tort 44
    • trot 44
    • array 41
    • call 40
    • calla 40
    • tatty 40
    • anal 39
    • allay 38
    • ally 38
    • natant 37
    • itty 36
    • lull 36
    • lulu 36
    • onto 36
    • poop 36
    • radar 36
    • toon 36
    • mono 35
    • moon 35
    • loot 34
    • lotto 34
    • nanny 34
    • tact 34
    • tall 34
    • tint 34
    • toll 34
    • tool 34
    • coot 33
    • loon 33
    • illy 32
    • lily 32
    • nene 32
    • aria 31
    • mama 31


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

    You may be wondering why these words aren't here*:

    • acock
    • acta
    • caca
    • capot
    • coapt
    • coco
    • coocoo
    • cotta
    • jocko
    • paca
    • pataca
    • poco
    • toco

    *Because the New York Times considers them obscure or offensive.