Monday, July 4, 2022

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • alga
  • algal
  • allot
  • aloha
  • although
  • alto
  • atoll
  • gala
  • gall
  • galoot
  • ghoul
  • gloat
  • glottal
  • glug
  • glut
  • goal
  • googol
  • gulag
  • gull
  • halal
  • hall
  • halo
  • halt
  • haul
  • holt
  • hula
  • hull
  • lath
  • laugh
  • loath
  • logo
  • loll
  • loot
  • lotto
  • lout
  • luau
  • lull
  • lulu
  • tall
  • toll
  • tool
  • total


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 120

Number of Answers: 42

Points Needed for Genius: 84

Genius requires between 14 and 38 words. You need at least a 5-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 80% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 66% of the remaining points to reach genius.



How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 120 was in the 31st percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this low was on June 28, 2022.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 50 on May 17, 2019.

This puzzle's 42 possible answers rank it in the 63rd percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were more answers than this was on July 1, 2022.
The highest number of answers was 81 on June 8, 2019.
The lowest number of answers was 18 on May 1, 2022.

It takes a 5-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

  • noon 127
  • loll 125
  • toot 116
  • naan 105
  • nana 105
  • lilt 91
  • till 91
  • tilt 91
  • tint 78
  • mama 75
  • mamma 75
  • onto 74
  • toon 74
  • dodo 72
  • nene 72
  • ratatat 72
  • tart 72
  • tartar 72
  • attar 71
  • array 70
  • lull 70
  • lulu 70
  • anal 69
  • tatty 69
  • call 68
  • calla 68
  • loon 68
  • olio 68
  • boob 65
  • booboo 65
  • mono 65
  • moon 65
  • allay 64
  • ally 64
  • loot 64
  • lotto 64
  • onion 64
  • papa 64
  • radar 64
  • root 64
  • rotor 64
  • toll 64
  • tool 64
  • toro 64
  • tort 64
  • trot 64
  • loom 63
  • moll 63
  • poop 63
  • baba 62


Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

  • agloo
  • aglu
  • ahull
  • altho
  • alula
  • atlatl
  • galago
  • galah
  • galloot
  • gaol
  • gault
  • glogg
  • glout
  • golgotha
  • halala
  • halalah
  • hallah
  • hallal
  • hallo
  • halloa
  • halloo
  • hallot
  • halloth
  • haulout
  • holla
  • hollo
  • holloa
  • holloo
  • holo
  • hullo
  • hulloa
  • hulloo
  • lahal
  • lall
  • latu
  • logout
  • lota
  • lotah
  • loth
  • loto
  • lotta
  • lough
  • olla
  • outhaul
  • outlaugh
  • tala
  • tallol
  • tola
  • tolt
  • tolu
  • toluol

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