Saturday, September 1, 2018

The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • allay
  • alloy
  • ally
  • amply
  • amyl
  • apology
  • apply
  • gamy
  • gappy
  • gayly
  • gloomy
  • gloopy
  • gloppy
  • goggly
  • golly
  • googly
  • goopy
  • lallygag
  • loamy
  • logy
  • lollygag
  • loopy
  • loyal
  • loyally
  • mammalogy
  • mammy
  • mayo
  • mommy
  • palmy
  • papally
  • papaya
  • pappy
  • payola
  • play
  • ploy
  • polygamy
  • polyp
  • poppy
  • pygmy
  • yappy
  • yoga

Maximum Puzzle Score: 206

Number of Answers: 41

Points Needed for Genius: 144

Genius requires between 23 and 34 words. You need at least a 6-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 75% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 68% of the remaining points to reach genius.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 206 was the in the 78th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this high was on August 26, 2018.
The highest score ever was 315 on July 6, 2018.
The lowest score ever was 76 on July 27, 2018.

This puzzle's 41 possible answers rank it in the 61st percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were more answers than this was on August 26, 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 6-letter word for genius. This is pretty common.

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Haven't I seen these words before?

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