Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • import
  • imprint
  • intro
  • iron
  • minor
  • mirin
  • mirror
  • monitor
  • moor
  • morn
  • moron
  • motor
  • nitro
  • noir
  • nori
  • norm
  • poor
  • porn
  • porno
  • port
  • portion
  • prim
  • primo
  • primp
  • print
  • prion
  • prior
  • prom
  • promo
  • promotion
  • prompt
  • pronto
  • prop
  • proportion
  • proton
  • riot
  • romp
  • room
  • root
  • roti
  • rotini
  • rotor
  • tori
  • torii
  • torn
  • toro
  • torpor
  • tort
  • tortoni
  • trim
  • trio
  • trip
  • triton
  • tromp
  • troop
  • trot


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 212

Number of Answers: 56

Points Needed for Genius: 148

Genius requires between 24 and 49 words. You need at least a 6-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 76% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 67% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • October 13, 2021 (Center Letter: I)
  • September 8, 2020 (Center Letter: N)
  • September 25, 2019 (Center Letter: P)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 212 was in the 72nd percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this high was on May 6, 2024.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 56 possible answers rank it in the 87th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were more answers than this was on May 1, 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 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 170
    • loll 166
    • toot 153
    • naan 150
    • nana 150
    • lilt 127
    • till 127
    • tilt 127
    • tint 114
    • mama 109
    • mamma 109
    • nene 104
    • acacia 103
    • acai 103
    • onto 100
    • toon 100
    • anal 99
    • boob 97
    • booboo 97
    • onion 97
    • anon 96
    • lull 96
    • lulu 96
    • olio 96
    • papa 94
    • poop 94
    • call 93
    • calla 93
    • dodo 93
    • allay 91
    • ally 91
    • mitt 90
    • tatty 90
    • baba 89
    • tact 89
    • radar 88
    • ratatat 88
    • tart 88
    • tartar 88
    • attar 87
    • cocci 87
    • loon 87
    • nanny 86
    • array 85
    • epee 85
    • peep 85
    • tutu 84
    • nada 83
    • coot 82
    • mono 82


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • impro
    • inro
    • intort
    • introit
    • intromit
    • intron
    • miri
    • moonport
    • morion
    • morrion
    • morro
    • mort
    • noniron
    • nonpoor
    • nonprint
    • orpin
    • pirn
    • poori
    • porin
    • primi
    • promotor
    • ronin
    • ronion
    • roto
    • tiro
    • torot
    • torr
    • trimotor
    • trimpot
    • trop
    • tropin
    • troponin
    • troppo

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