Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • adorn
  • andiron
  • android
  • anion
  • anon
  • apian
  • apron
  • darn
  • dinar
  • dino
  • donor
  • drain
  • indoor
  • inroad
  • iron
  • naan
  • nada
  • nadir
  • naiad
  • nana
  • noir
  • nonpaid
  • noon
  • nori
  • onion
  • opinion
  • ordain
  • pain
  • panda
  • panini
  • paranoia
  • paranoid
  • pardon
  • piano
  • pinion
  • pippin
  • pond
  • porn
  • porno
  • prion
  • radian
  • radon
  • rain
  • raindrop
  • rand
  • rando
  • rani
  • rapini
  • rind
  • riparian
  • roan
  • rondo


Number of Pangrams: 2

Maximum Puzzle Score: 231

Number of Answers: 52

Points Needed for Genius: 162

Genius requires between 24 and 45 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 81% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 66% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • May 26, 2022 (Center Letter: I)
  • April 18, 2021 (Center Letter: P)
  • October 18, 2020 (Center Letter: A)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 231 was in the 79th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this high was on January 21, 2024.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 52 possible answers rank it in the 81st percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were more answers than this was on January 21, 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 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 162
    • loll 159
    • toot 150
    • naan 144
    • nana 144
    • lilt 121
    • till 121
    • tilt 121
    • tint 107
    • mama 106
    • mamma 106
    • nene 100
    • acacia 98
    • acai 98
    • onto 97
    • toon 97
    • anal 94
    • poop 93
    • lull 92
    • lulu 92
    • olio 92
    • anon 91
    • onion 91
    • papa 91
    • boob 90
    • booboo 90
    • call 90
    • calla 90
    • dodo 89
    • tatty 89
    • allay 88
    • ally 88
    • mitt 88
    • baba 84
    • nanny 84
    • array 83
    • epee 83
    • loon 83
    • peep 83
    • ratatat 83
    • tart 83
    • tartar 83
    • attar 82
    • radar 82
    • tact 82
    • cocci 81
    • nada 81
    • coot 80
    • mono 80
    • moon 80


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • airn
    • ananda
    • andro
    • anna
    • annona
    • anoa
    • anopia
    • apiarian
    • danio
    • dipnoan
    • dona
    • donair
    • donna
    • indri
    • inia
    • inion
    • inro
    • iodin
    • naira
    • nandin
    • nandina
    • nanna
    • nano
    • naoi
    • napa
    • nappa
    • nard
    • nardoo
    • nidi
    • ninon
    • nipa
    • nodi
    • nona
    • nondrip
    • noniron
    • nonpar
    • nonpoor
    • noria
    • oppidan
    • ordinand
    • orpin
    • paan
    • padrona
    • padroni
    • panada
    • pandan
    • pandani
    • pandoor
    • pandora
    • panino
    • papain
    • parian
    • pian
    • piani
    • pina
    • pinna
    • pinon
    • pion
    • pirana
    • pirn
    • poind
    • poniard
    • poon
    • porin
    • prana
    • randan
    • ranid
    • rappini
    • ronin
    • ronion

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