Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • eggnog
  • enough
  • entente
  • gene
  • gent
  • gone
  • gong
  • goon
  • gotten
  • henge
  • hone
  • hung
  • hunt
  • nene
  • neon
  • none
  • nonet
  • noon
  • note
  • nought
  • noun
  • nugget
  • onto
  • outgone
  • outgun
  • teen
  • tenet
  • tenon
  • tent
  • tenth
  • then
  • thong
  • tone
  • tong
  • tongue
  • tonne
  • toon
  • toughen
  • tune
  • unguent
  • unhung
  • unthought
  • unto
  • untune


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 156

Number of Answers: 44

Points Needed for Genius: 109

Genius requires between 17 and 39 words. You need at least a 6-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 77% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 67% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • January 29, 2021 (Center Letter: T)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 156 was in the 54th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this high was on November 2, 2021.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 50 on May 17, 2019.

    This puzzle's 44 possible answers rank it in the 68th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were more answers than this was on October 27, 2021.
    The highest number of answers was 81 on June 8, 2019.
    The lowest number of answers was 19 on October 3, 2021.

    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 114
    • noon 110
    • toot 100
    • naan 97
    • nana 97
    • lilt 84
    • till 84
    • tilt 84
    • tint 70
    • anal 65
    • ratatat 65
    • tart 65
    • tartar 65
    • attar 64
    • loon 64
    • call 62
    • calla 62
    • dodo 62
    • lull 61
    • lulu 61
    • mama 61
    • mamma 61
    • onto 61
    • root 61
    • rotor 61
    • tatty 61
    • toon 61
    • toro 61
    • tort 61
    • trot 61
    • nene 60
    • olio 60
    • mono 58
    • moon 58
    • array 57
    • allay 56
    • ally 56
    • loot 56
    • lotto 56
    • tact 56
    • toll 56
    • tool 56
    • itty 55
    • loom 55
    • moll 55
    • papa 55
    • radar 55
    • roto 55
    • onion 54
    • tall 54


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • ethene
    • genet
    • genette
    • gentoo
    • genu
    • guenon
    • gunge
    • gunnen
    • hent
    • hognut
    • hong
    • hunh
    • neogene
    • nett
    • nogg
    • nonego
    • nonghetto
    • outhunt
    • tenge
    • tenne
    • tenno
    • tenuto
    • thegn
    • tonette
    • touton
    • tung
    • ungot
    • ungotten

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