Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • abnormal
  • anal
  • annal
  • anon
  • baboon
  • balloon
  • banal
  • banana
  • barman
  • barn
  • baron
  • bonbon
  • bonobo
  • boon
  • born
  • boron
  • bran
  • llano
  • loan
  • loon
  • mammon
  • manna
  • manor
  • maroon
  • moan
  • mono
  • moon
  • morn
  • moron
  • naan
  • nabob
  • nana
  • noob
  • noon
  • norm
  • normal
  • roan


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 133

Number of Answers: 37

Points Needed for Genius: 93

Genius requires between 15 and 32 words. You need at least a 6-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 79% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 66% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • August 24, 2021 (Center Letter: L)
  • September 2, 2019 (Center Letter: B)
  • February 5, 2019 (Center Letter: A)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 133 was in the 35th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this low was on September 23, 2023.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 37 possible answers rank it in the 49th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were fewer answers than this was on October 8, 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 155
    • loll 149
    • toot 140
    • naan 133
    • nana 133
    • lilt 115
    • till 115
    • tilt 115
    • mama 101
    • mamma 101
    • tint 101
    • nene 94
    • onto 91
    • toon 91
    • acacia 90
    • acai 90
    • lull 89
    • lulu 89
    • call 87
    • calla 87
    • poop 87
    • anal 86
    • tatty 86
    • anon 85
    • boob 85
    • booboo 85
    • dodo 85
    • mitt 85
    • olio 84
    • onion 84
    • allay 83
    • ally 83
    • papa 83
    • radar 82
    • array 81
    • ratatat 81
    • tart 81
    • tartar 81
    • attar 80
    • baba 80
    • loon 80
    • mono 78
    • moon 78
    • nanny 77
    • tact 77
    • epee 76
    • loom 76
    • moll 76
    • peep 76
    • coot 75


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • aboon
    • alan
    • amarna
    • ammonal
    • ammono
    • anna
    • annona
    • anoa
    • ballon
    • lallan
    • larn
    • loran
    • lorn
    • mana
    • manana
    • mannan
    • mano
    • marrano
    • marron
    • nala
    • nanna
    • nano
    • nolo
    • noma
    • nona
    • nonlabor
    • nonman
    • nonmoral
    • nonnormal
    • nonoral
    • orlon
    • ramona
    • roman
    • romano

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