Monday, November 23, 2020

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • account
  • accountant
  • anon
  • aunt
  • cancan
  • canna
  • cannon
  • cannot
  • canon
  • cant
  • cantata
  • canton
  • capon
  • catnap
  • coconut
  • cocoon
  • concoct
  • contact
  • cotton
  • count
  • coupon
  • naan
  • nana
  • natant
  • noon
  • noun
  • occupant
  • octant
  • onto
  • pant
  • pontoon
  • punt
  • taunt
  • toon
  • toucan
  • tuna
  • unapt
  • uncap
  • uncut
  • unto
  • upon


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 187

Number of Answers: 41

Points Needed for Genius: 131

Genius requires between 19 and 35 words. You need at least a 7-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.



How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 187 was the in the 74th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this high was on November 20, 2020.
The highest score ever was 444 on April 6, 2019.
The lowest score ever was 50 on May 17, 2019.

This puzzle's 41 possible answers rank it in the 66th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were more answers than this was on November 20, 2020.
The highest number of answers was 81 on June 8, 2019.
The lowest number of answers was 21 on August 5, 2018.

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

  • loll 85
  • toot 77
  • noon 75
  • naan 74
  • nana 74
  • lilt 58
  • till 58
  • tilt 58
  • ratatat 55
  • tart 55
  • tartar 55
  • attar 54
  • lull 51
  • lulu 51
  • root 50
  • roto 50
  • rotor 50
  • toro 50
  • tort 50
  • trot 50
  • anal 49
  • array 48
  • call 48
  • calla 48
  • radar 47
  • tint 47
  • onto 45
  • tatty 45
  • toon 45
  • allay 44
  • ally 44
  • loon 44
  • loot 44
  • lotto 44
  • toll 44
  • tool 44
  • mama 43
  • mamma 43
  • natant 43
  • coot 42
  • dodo 42
  • illy 42
  • lily 42
  • mono 42
  • moon 42
  • poop 42
  • roar 41
  • aria 40
  • itty 40
  • tall 40


Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

  • anatto
  • ancon
  • anna
  • annatto
  • annona
  • anoa
  • anta
  • canto
  • caponata
  • captan
  • cocoanut
  • conn
  • conto
  • coon
  • cooncan
  • cotan
  • cunt
  • nanna
  • nano
  • napa
  • nappa
  • nona
  • noncontact
  • noncount
  • nota
  • nutant
  • octan
  • outcount
  • paan
  • panto
  • ponton
  • poon
  • puccoon
  • puna
  • puncta
  • punto
  • puton
  • tacan
  • tanto
  • tauon
  • touton
  • unau
  • unco

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