Thursday, June 15, 2023

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • audibly
  • baud
  • bubba
  • bubbly
  • buddy
  • build
  • bulb
  • bull
  • bully
  • daub
  • dual
  • dually
  • dull
  • dully
  • duly
  • laud
  • laudably
  • luau
  • lull
  • lullaby
  • lulu


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 77

Number of Answers: 21

Points Needed for Genius: 54

Genius requires between 8 and 19 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 86% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 63% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • August 14, 2020 (Center Letter: I)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 77 was in the 3rd percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this low was on March 27, 2023.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 21 possible answers rank it in the 3rd percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were fewer answers than this was on April 17, 2023.
    The highest number of answers was 81 on June 8, 2019.
    The lowest number of answers was 16 on March 27, 2023.

    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 144
    • loll 142
    • toot 134
    • naan 123
    • nana 123
    • lilt 109
    • till 109
    • tilt 109
    • mama 93
    • mamma 93
    • tint 93
    • acacia 86
    • acai 86
    • nene 86
    • lull 85
    • lulu 85
    • onto 85
    • toon 85
    • call 84
    • calla 84
    • dodo 83
    • poop 82
    • boob 81
    • booboo 81
    • tatty 81
    • anal 79
    • mitt 79
    • olio 79
    • papa 79
    • allay 78
    • ally 78
    • array 77
    • baba 77
    • anon 76
    • radar 76
    • ratatat 76
    • tart 76
    • tartar 76
    • attar 75
    • mono 75
    • moon 75
    • onion 74
    • loom 73
    • loon 73
    • moll 73
    • nanny 72
    • tact 72
    • tutu 72
    • epee 71
    • itty 71


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • abulia
    • alula
    • audad
    • audial
    • auld
    • babu
    • babul
    • blub
    • bubal
    • bubby
    • bubu
    • bulbil
    • bulbul
    • bulla
    • dauby
    • duad
    • duddy
    • dulia
    • illaudably
    • yaud
    • yauld

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