Friday, May 31, 2024

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • abbot
  • abort
  • airboat
  • aorta
  • arbitrator
  • arbor
  • arborio
  • aria
  • atria
  • attar
  • avatar
  • aviator
  • baba
  • bait
  • baobab
  • barb
  • barrio
  • biota
  • boar
  • boat
  • boba
  • brat
  • brava
  • bravo
  • briar
  • iota
  • orator
  • oratorio
  • rabbi
  • rabbit
  • raita
  • ratatat
  • ratio
  • roar
  • rotator
  • taboo
  • tabor
  • taro
  • tarot
  • tart
  • tartar
  • tattoo
  • tiara
  • tibia
  • trait
  • traitor
  • trattoria
  • trivia
  • vibrato
  • vibrator


Number of Pangrams: 2

Maximum Puzzle Score: 253

Number of Answers: 50

Points Needed for Genius: 177

Genius requires between 26 and 43 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 79% 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:

  • July 14, 2022 (Center Letter: B)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 253 was in the 85th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this high was on May 29, 2024.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 50 possible answers rank it in the 78th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were more answers than this was on May 29, 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 172
    • loll 167
    • toot 155
    • naan 154
    • nana 154
    • lilt 128
    • till 128
    • tilt 128
    • tint 115
    • mama 109
    • mamma 109
    • acacia 105
    • acai 105
    • nene 105
    • anal 103
    • onto 101
    • toon 101
    • anon 98
    • boob 98
    • booboo 98
    • onion 98
    • lull 97
    • lulu 97
    • olio 97
    • papa 95
    • call 94
    • calla 94
    • poop 94
    • dodo 93
    • allay 92
    • ally 92
    • mitt 91
    • tatty 91
    • baba 90
    • ratatat 90
    • tart 90
    • tartar 90
    • attar 89
    • tact 89
    • loon 88
    • nanny 88
    • radar 88
    • cocci 87
    • nada 86
    • tutu 86
    • array 85
    • epee 85
    • peep 85
    • tattoo 84
    • coot 83


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • abator
    • abattoir
    • abba
    • abri
    • airt
    • araroba
    • arriba
    • arroba
    • arvo
    • attrit
    • babbitt
    • baboo
    • barbot
    • barrator
    • batata
    • batt
    • boart
    • bora
    • bota
    • bravi
    • briarroot
    • irritator
    • obia
    • obviator
    • orra
    • ottar
    • ottava
    • rabat
    • rabato
    • raia
    • rato
    • riata
    • robata
    • rota
    • tatar
    • titrator
    • tora
    • torta
    • vair
    • vara
    • varia
    • varroa
    • viator
    • vita
    • vitiator
    • vitta
    • viva
    • vivaria
    • vivat

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