Monday, May 25, 2020

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • apian
  • cancan
  • candid
  • canid
  • canna
  • chain
  • chin
  • china
  • cinch
  • hand
  • handicap
  • hind
  • inch
  • indicia
  • naan
  • nada
  • naiad
  • nana
  • niacin
  • pain
  • panda
  • panic
  • panini
  • picnic
  • pinch


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 110

Number of Answers: 25

Points Needed for Genius: 77

Genius requires between 12 and 22 words. You need at least a 6-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.

Other days with this pangram:

  • February 20, 2020 (Center Letter: I)
  • March 7, 2019 (Center Letter: C)



    • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 110 was the in the 31st percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this low was on May 24, 2020.
    The highest score ever was 444 on April 6, 2019.
    The lowest score ever was 50 on May 17, 2019.

    This puzzle's 25 possible answers rank it in the 19th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were fewer answers than this was on May 24, 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 6-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 65
    • toot 62
    • naan 61
    • nana 61
    • noon 58
    • lilt 47
    • ratatat 47
    • tart 47
    • tartar 47
    • till 47
    • tilt 47
    • attar 46
    • root 44
    • roto 44
    • rotor 44
    • toro 44
    • tort 44
    • trot 44
    • array 43
    • anal 41
    • call 41
    • calla 41
    • tatty 41
    • allay 40
    • ally 40
    • lull 38
    • lulu 38
    • radar 38
    • natant 37
    • onto 37
    • toon 37
    • itty 36
    • mono 36
    • moon 36
    • poop 36
    • loon 35
    • loot 35
    • lotto 35
    • toll 35
    • tool 35
    • illy 34
    • lily 34
    • nanny 34
    • tact 34
    • tall 34
    • tint 34
    • coot 33
    • aria 32
    • baba 32
    • mama 32


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • acapnia
    • acini
    • acinic
    • ananda
    • anna
    • aphidian
    • cain
    • cancha
    • candida
    • chana
    • chincapin
    • chinch
    • cnida
    • daphnia
    • indican
    • inia
    • nandin
    • nandina
    • nanna
    • napa
    • nappa
    • nicad
    • nidi
    • nipa
    • paan
    • painch
    • panada
    • pandan
    • pandani
    • papain
    • paphian
    • pian
    • piani
    • pianic
    • pina
    • pinna
    • pippin

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