Monday, August 9, 2021

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • actor
  • actuary
  • actuator
  • aorta
  • arty
  • attar
  • attract
  • attractor
  • auto
  • autocracy
  • autocrat
  • carat
  • carrot
  • carryout
  • cart
  • cataract
  • catty
  • coact
  • coactor
  • coat
  • coot
  • court
  • curator
  • curt
  • cutout
  • oaty
  • orator
  • oratory
  • outcry
  • outro
  • ratatat
  • ratty
  • root
  • rotary
  • rotator
  • rotatory
  • rotor
  • rout
  • rutty
  • taco
  • tact
  • taro
  • tarot
  • tarry
  • tart
  • tartar
  • tattoo
  • tatty
  • taut
  • toccata
  • toot
  • toro
  • tort
  • tour
  • tout
  • tract
  • tractor
  • tray
  • trot
  • trout
  • troy
  • tryout
  • tutor
  • tutu
  • tyro
  • yurt


Number of Pangrams: 2

Maximum Puzzle Score: 293

Number of Answers: 66

Points Needed for Genius: 205

Genius requires between 29 and 57 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 78% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 66% of the remaining points to reach genius.



How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 293 was in the 95th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this high was on August 8, 2021.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 50 on May 17, 2019.

This puzzle's 66 possible answers rank it in the 96th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were more answers than this was on August 8, 2021.
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 109
  • noon 98
  • toot 95
  • naan 91
  • nana 91
  • lilt 77
  • till 77
  • tilt 77
  • tint 65
  • ratatat 64
  • tart 64
  • tartar 64
  • attar 63
  • anal 62
  • call 60
  • calla 60
  • lull 60
  • lulu 60
  • loon 59
  • tatty 59
  • mama 58
  • mamma 58
  • root 58
  • rotor 58
  • toro 58
  • tort 58
  • trot 58
  • dodo 57
  • mono 56
  • moon 56
  • nene 56
  • onto 56
  • toon 56
  • allay 55
  • ally 55
  • array 55
  • roto 55
  • loot 54
  • lotto 54
  • radar 54
  • toll 54
  • tool 54
  • olio 53
  • tact 53
  • loom 52
  • moll 52
  • poop 52
  • nanny 51
  • tall 51
  • itty 50


Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

  • acta
  • carroty
  • carrycot
  • cocurator
  • cotta
  • cottar
  • cuatro
  • cutty
  • ottar
  • otto
  • outa
  • outact
  • outroar
  • outroot
  • outta
  • outtrot
  • rato
  • rooty
  • rota
  • roto
  • ryot
  • taroc
  • tarty
  • tatar
  • tatouay
  • tayra
  • toco
  • tora
  • torc
  • torot
  • torr
  • torta
  • tory
  • totty
  • touraco
  • toyo
  • trocar
  • trou
  • trouty
  • tuatara
  • turaco
  • turacou
  • turr
  • tutty
  • yurta

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