Saturday, October 22, 2022

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • acacia
  • acai
  • acclaim
  • acyclic
  • cacao
  • calico
  • call
  • calla
  • callaloo
  • calm
  • calmly
  • cami
  • camo
  • ciao
  • cilia
  • claim
  • clam
  • clammy
  • clay
  • cloaca
  • cloy
  • coal
  • coca
  • cocci
  • cocoa
  • coil
  • cola
  • colic
  • coma
  • comic
  • comical
  • comically
  • comma
  • cool
  • coolly
  • coyly
  • cyclic
  • cyclical
  • cyclically
  • icily
  • iliac
  • lacy
  • laic
  • laical
  • lilac
  • local
  • locally
  • loci
  • loco
  • malic
  • mica
  • mimic


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 218

Number of Answers: 52

Points Needed for Genius: 153

Genius requires between 23 and 45 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 76% 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:

  • August 1, 2021 (Center Letter: A)
  • December 14, 2020 (Center Letter: L)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 218 was in the 77th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this high was on October 21, 2022.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 50 on May 17, 2019.

    This puzzle's 52 possible answers rank it in the 82nd percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were more answers than this was on October 21, 2022.
    The highest number of answers was 81 on June 8, 2019.
    The lowest number of answers was 17 on October 2, 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 133
    • loll 131
    • toot 124
    • naan 110
    • nana 110
    • lilt 96
    • till 96
    • tilt 96
    • tint 84
    • mama 81
    • mamma 81
    • onto 79
    • toon 79
    • dodo 75
    • nene 75
    • call 74
    • calla 74
    • boob 73
    • booboo 73
    • tatty 73
    • allay 72
    • ally 72
    • anal 72
    • lull 72
    • lulu 72
    • ratatat 72
    • tart 72
    • tartar 72
    • array 71
    • attar 71
    • olio 71
    • loon 70
    • anon 68
    • loom 68
    • mitt 68
    • moll 68
    • mono 68
    • moon 68
    • radar 68
    • acacia 67
    • acai 67
    • poop 67
    • baba 66
    • loot 66
    • lotto 66
    • onion 66
    • papa 66
    • root 66
    • rotor 66
    • toll 66


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • acmic
    • acyl
    • alcaic
    • alcool
    • alicyclic
    • allylic
    • amici
    • amylic
    • caca
    • calami
    • calcic
    • calo
    • camail
    • cicala
    • clammily
    • cloacal
    • coala
    • coaly
    • coccal
    • coccic
    • coco
    • cocoyam
    • colly
    • coly
    • comal
    • comm
    • commo
    • commy
    • coocoo
    • cooly
    • cyclicly
    • cyclo
    • cyma
    • cymol
    • lacily
    • laically
    • loca
    • macaco
    • maiolica
    • malacca
    • mimical
    • oomiac

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