Friday, August 17, 2018

The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • gorgon
  • grog
  • grotto
  • grout
  • grow
  • grown
  • grunt
  • guru
  • outgrow
  • outgrown
  • outro
  • outrun
  • outworn
  • root
  • rotgut
  • roto
  • rotor
  • rout
  • rung
  • runout
  • runt
  • torn
  • toro
  • tort
  • tour
  • trot
  • trout
  • turn
  • turnout
  • tutor
  • unworn
  • worn
  • wort
  • wrong
  • wrung
  • ungrown

Maximum Puzzle Score: 140

Number of Answers: 36

Points Needed for Genius: 98

Genius requires between 15 and 32 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 78% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 66% of the remaining points to reach genius.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 140 was the in the 48th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this low was on August 13, 2018.
The highest score ever was 315 on July 6, 2018.
The lowest score ever was 76 on July 27, 2018.

This puzzle's 36 possible answers rank it in the 48th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were fewer answers than this was on August 16, 2018.
The highest number of answers was 65 on July 6, 2018.
The lowest number of answers was 21 on August 5, 2018.

It takes a 7-letter word for genius. This is pretty common.

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Haven't I seen these words before?

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