Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • alike
  • alkali
  • kale
  • keel
  • kettle
  • kill
  • kilt
  • kite
  • kvell
  • lake
  • latke
  • leak
  • leek
  • like
  • take
  • talk
  • talkative
  • talkie
  • teak
  • teakettle
  • tiki
  • tikka


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 76

Number of Answers: 22

Points Needed for Genius: 53

Genius requires between 7 and 21 words. You need at least a 9-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 88% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 62% of the remaining points to reach genius.



How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 76 was the in the 4th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this low was on June 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 22 possible answers rank it in the 6th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were fewer answers than this was on July 15, 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 9-letter word for genius. The last time that happened was on DATE.



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 77
  • toot 70
  • naan 67
  • nana 67
  • noon 66
  • lilt 52
  • till 52
  • tilt 52
  • ratatat 49
  • tart 49
  • tartar 49
  • attar 48
  • lull 48
  • lulu 48
  • anal 47
  • root 47
  • roto 47
  • rotor 47
  • toro 47
  • tort 47
  • trot 47
  • array 46
  • call 44
  • calla 44
  • allay 42
  • ally 42
  • radar 42
  • tatty 42
  • loot 41
  • lotto 41
  • mono 41
  • moon 41
  • poop 41
  • toll 41
  • tool 41
  • mama 40
  • mamma 40
  • illy 39
  • lily 39
  • loon 39
  • natant 39
  • onto 39
  • toon 39
  • tint 38
  • aria 36
  • coot 36
  • dodo 36
  • itty 36
  • nanny 36
  • tact 36


Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

  • akee
  • akela
  • akvavit
  • alkie
  • alliak
  • eellike
  • ekka
  • ikat
  • ilka
  • kaiak
  • kail
  • kaka
  • kaki
  • kakivak
  • kata
  • kava
  • kavakava
  • keek
  • keet
  • keeve
  • kelt
  • keta
  • kevel
  • kevil
  • kike
  • killie
  • kiltie
  • kiltlike
  • kitelike
  • kittel
  • kittle
  • kiva
  • klik
  • lakelike
  • latakia
  • lavalike
  • leke
  • taillike
  • taka
  • tealike
  • tekkie
  • tektite
  • tike
  • tilak
  • tilelike
  • vakeel
  • vakil
  • valvelike
  • veillike
  • velvetlike

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