The official answers for today's puzzle are:
Genius requires between 23 and 48 words. You need at least a 10-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 94% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 60% of the remaining points to reach genius.
Today's score of 320 was in the
96th
percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this high
was on December 31, 2023.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.
This puzzle's 53 possible answers rank it in the
82nd
percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were more
answers than this was on January 5, 2024.
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 10-letter word for genius. The last time that happened was on DATE.
Hover over a letter to see its first and most recent appearance in the Bee!
The most common words in the Bee are
You may be wondering why these words aren't here*:
*Because the New York Times considers them obscure or offensive.
