Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • ache
  • achy
  • acme
  • ahem
  • alchemy
  • allay
  • allele
  • alley
  • ally
  • amyl
  • cache
  • call
  • calla
  • calm
  • calmly
  • came
  • camel
  • challah
  • clam
  • clammy
  • clay
  • clayey
  • each
  • halal
  • hale
  • hall
  • hammy
  • heal
  • lace
  • lacy
  • lama
  • lame
  • lamely
  • leach
  • lemma
  • llama
  • mace
  • male
  • mall
  • mama
  • mamma
  • mammal
  • mayhem
  • meal
  • mealy
  • mecca
  • yeah


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 153

Number of Answers: 47

Points Needed for Genius: 107

Genius requires between 18 and 41 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:

  • May 13, 2021 (Center Letter: M)
  • October 17, 2020 (Center Letter: H)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 153 was in the 50th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this high was on July 11, 2022.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 50 on May 17, 2019.

    This puzzle's 47 possible answers rank it in the 74th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were more answers than this was on July 9, 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 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

    • noon 128
    • loll 125
    • toot 117
    • naan 105
    • nana 105
    • lilt 91
    • till 91
    • tilt 91
    • tint 78
    • mama 76
    • mamma 76
    • onto 75
    • toon 75
    • dodo 72
    • nene 72
    • ratatat 72
    • tart 72
    • tartar 72
    • attar 71
    • array 70
    • call 70
    • calla 70
    • lull 70
    • lulu 70
    • anal 69
    • tatty 69
    • loon 68
    • olio 68
    • allay 66
    • ally 66
    • boob 66
    • booboo 66
    • mono 65
    • moon 65
    • onion 65
    • loot 64
    • lotto 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
    • acacia 62


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • acyl
    • alae
    • alchymy
    • alec
    • alee
    • allee
    • allheal
    • allyl
    • alma
    • almah
    • alme
    • almeh
    • amah
    • ayah
    • ayaya
    • caca
    • cachaca
    • caeca
    • caecal
    • caecally
    • caleche
    • callee
    • calyceal
    • calycle
    • ceca
    • cecal
    • cecally
    • cella
    • cellae
    • chacma
    • chalah
    • chaleh
    • challa
    • chally
    • cham
    • chammy
    • chay
    • chela
    • chelae
    • clach
    • cyma
    • cymae
    • haem
    • haemal
    • haha
    • halacha
    • halala
    • halalah
    • hallah
    • hallal
    • hallel
    • halm
    • halma
    • hamal
    • hame
    • hammal
    • hammam
    • hayey
    • hemal
    • hyla
    • lacey
    • lahal
    • lall
    • lamella
    • lamellae
    • leachy
    • leal
    • leally
    • lycea
    • mach
    • machaca
    • mache
    • macle
    • malacca
    • mallee
    • malm
    • malmy
    • mamee
    • mamey
    • mammae
    • mammee
    • mammey
    • mammy
    • maya

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