Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • apian
  • appall
  • fillip
  • flap
  • flip
  • flippant
  • inapt
  • pail
  • pain
  • paint
  • palapa
  • palatal
  • palatial
  • pall
  • palp
  • panini
  • pant
  • papa
  • papal
  • papilla
  • patina
  • pfft
  • pilaf
  • pill
  • pinata
  • pint
  • pintail
  • pipit
  • pippin
  • pita
  • pitapat
  • pitfall
  • plain
  • plaint
  • plaintiff
  • plait
  • plan
  • plant
  • plantain
  • plat
  • pliant
  • tapa
  • tilapia


Number of Pangrams: 2

Maximum Puzzle Score: 203

Number of Answers: 43

Points Needed for Genius: 142

Genius requires between 19 and 37 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 83% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 65% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • January 26, 2022 (Center Letter: L)
  • January 15, 2019 (Center Letter: A)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 203 was in the 68th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this high was on May 12, 2024.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 43 possible answers rank it in the 62nd percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were more answers than this was on May 12, 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 171
    • loll 166
    • naan 153
    • nana 153
    • toot 153
    • lilt 127
    • till 127
    • tilt 127
    • tint 114
    • mama 109
    • mamma 109
    • nene 104
    • acacia 103
    • acai 103
    • anal 101
    • onto 100
    • toon 100
    • anon 97
    • boob 97
    • booboo 97
    • onion 97
    • lull 96
    • lulu 96
    • olio 96
    • papa 95
    • poop 94
    • call 93
    • calla 93
    • dodo 93
    • allay 91
    • ally 91
    • mitt 91
    • tatty 90
    • baba 89
    • tact 89
    • loon 88
    • radar 88
    • ratatat 88
    • tart 88
    • tartar 88
    • attar 87
    • cocci 87
    • nanny 87
    • array 85
    • epee 85
    • nada 85
    • peep 85
    • tutu 84
    • coot 82
    • mono 82


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • antipapal
    • antipill
    • aplanat
    • appal
    • atap
    • lapilli
    • lapin
    • lipa
    • lipin
    • napa
    • nappa
    • nipa
    • paan
    • pali
    • pallia
    • pallial
    • palpal
    • palpi
    • palpitant
    • papain
    • pappi
    • patin
    • pial
    • pian
    • piani
    • pilaff
    • pili
    • pina
    • pinna
    • pinnal
    • pinta
    • pipa
    • pipal
    • pitta
    • platan
    • platina
    • taipan
    • tipi

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