Saturday, September 23, 2023

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • afro
  • ahoy
  • arroyo
  • farro
  • fora
  • foray
  • fork
  • hayfork
  • hoar
  • hoary
  • hoof
  • hook
  • hookah
  • hooky
  • hoorah
  • hooray
  • hora
  • horror
  • kook
  • kooky
  • oaky
  • okay
  • okra
  • roar
  • roof
  • rook
  • yahoo
  • yoohoo


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 95

Number of Answers: 28

Points Needed for Genius: 67

Genius requires between 11 and 25 words. You need at least a 6-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 83% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 65% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • January 14, 2021 (Center Letter: R)
  • June 4, 2019 (Center Letter: A)



    • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 95 was in the 12th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this low was on September 18, 2023.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 28 possible answers rank it in the 23rd percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were fewer answers than this was on September 18, 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 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 153
    • loll 148
    • toot 138
    • naan 132
    • nana 132
    • lilt 112
    • till 112
    • tilt 112
    • mama 100
    • mamma 100
    • tint 100
    • nene 94
    • onto 90
    • toon 90
    • acacia 89
    • acai 89
    • lull 88
    • lulu 88
    • call 86
    • calla 86
    • poop 86
    • tatty 86
    • anal 85
    • dodo 85
    • anon 84
    • boob 84
    • booboo 84
    • allay 83
    • ally 83
    • mitt 83
    • onion 83
    • olio 82
    • papa 82
    • radar 82
    • array 81
    • baba 80
    • ratatat 80
    • tart 80
    • tartar 80
    • attar 79
    • loon 78
    • mono 77
    • moon 77
    • nanny 77
    • epee 76
    • loom 76
    • moll 76
    • peep 76
    • tact 76
    • nada 75


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • faro
    • forky
    • hooka
    • horah
    • horary
    • hork
    • hoya
    • karoo
    • karroo
    • kayo
    • kora
    • ofay
    • offa
    • orfray
    • orra
    • rooky
    • yoof

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