Monday, September 12, 2022

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • cent
  • cite
  • citing
  • entente
  • entice
  • enticing
  • excite
  • exciting
  • exigent
  • exit
  • exiting
  • extent
  • extinct
  • genetic
  • gent
  • getting
  • ignite
  • igniting
  • incite
  • inciting
  • intent
  • netting
  • next
  • nineteen
  • nite
  • teeing
  • teen
  • tenet
  • tent
  • tenting
  • text
  • texting
  • tinct
  • tine
  • tinge
  • tingeing
  • tinging
  • tint
  • tinting


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 206

Number of Answers: 39

Points Needed for Genius: 144

Genius requires between 19 and 32 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 75% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 68% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • June 17, 2021 (Center Letter: N)



    • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 206 was in the 73rd percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this high was on September 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 39 possible answers rank it in the 56th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were more answers than this was on September 11, 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 7-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 131
    • loll 129
    • toot 122
    • naan 107
    • nana 107
    • lilt 94
    • till 94
    • tilt 94
    • tint 81
    • mama 78
    • mamma 78
    • onto 78
    • toon 78
    • nene 75
    • dodo 74
    • boob 72
    • booboo 72
    • call 72
    • calla 72
    • ratatat 72
    • tart 72
    • tartar 72
    • anal 71
    • array 71
    • attar 71
    • lull 71
    • lulu 71
    • tatty 71
    • loon 70
    • olio 70
    • allay 68
    • ally 68
    • mitt 67
    • mono 67
    • moon 67
    • poop 67
    • radar 67
    • loot 66
    • lotto 66
    • onion 66
    • papa 66
    • toll 66
    • tool 66
    • loom 65
    • moll 65
    • acacia 64
    • acai 64
    • anon 64
    • baba 64
    • coot 64


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • cete
    • enceinte
    • etic
    • exegete
    • exegetic
    • extincting
    • genet
    • genette
    • gite
    • gittin
    • gitting
    • ictic
    • incent
    • incenting
    • inti
    • intine
    • nett
    • niente
    • tectite
    • tegg
    • tein
    • tenge
    • tenne
    • tentie
    • ticcing
    • tieing
    • tincting
    • ting
    • tining
    • tinning
    • titi
    • tittie

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