The official answers for today's puzzle are:
Genius requires between 18 and 34 words. You need at least a 9-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 105% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 55% of the remaining points to reach genius.
Today's score of 247 was in the
86th
percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this high
was on October 27, 2021.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 50 on May 17, 2019.
This puzzle's 38 possible answers rank it in the
55th
percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were more
answers than this was on October 31, 2021.
The highest number of answers was 81 on June 8, 2019.
The lowest number of answers was 19 on October 3, 2021.
It takes a 9-letter word for genius. The last time that happened was on DATE.
Hover over a letter to see its first and most recent appearance in the Bee!
The most common words in the Bee are
You may be wondering why these words aren't here*:
*Because the New York Times considers them obscure or offensive.
