Friday, June 24, 2022

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • amen
  • apeman
  • apemen
  • attempt
  • emanate
  • enema
  • mama
  • mamma
  • manatee
  • mane
  • manna
  • manta
  • mate
  • matte
  • maven
  • mean
  • meant
  • meat
  • meet
  • meme
  • mentee
  • meta
  • mete
  • name
  • nametape
  • pampa
  • panama
  • pavement
  • penman
  • penmen
  • tame
  • tamp
  • team
  • teammate
  • teem
  • temp
  • tempt
  • tenement
  • vamp


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 158

Number of Answers: 39

Points Needed for Genius: 111

Genius requires between 16 and 34 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 67% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • June 8, 2020 (Center Letter: P)
  • December 6, 2019 (Center Letter: T)
  • October 3, 2018 (Center Letter: N)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 158 was in the 53rd percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this high was on June 23, 2022.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 50 on May 17, 2019.

    This puzzle's 39 possible answers rank it in the 57th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were more answers than this was on June 23, 2022.
    The highest number of answers was 81 on June 8, 2019.
    The lowest number of answers was 18 on May 1, 2022.

    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

    • noon 127
    • loll 124
    • toot 116
    • naan 105
    • nana 105
    • lilt 91
    • till 91
    • tilt 91
    • tint 78
    • mama 75
    • mamma 75
    • onto 74
    • toon 74
    • dodo 72
    • nene 72
    • ratatat 72
    • tart 72
    • tartar 72
    • attar 71
    • array 70
    • anal 69
    • tatty 69
    • call 68
    • calla 68
    • loon 68
    • lull 68
    • lulu 68
    • olio 68
    • mono 65
    • moon 65
    • allay 64
    • ally 64
    • boob 64
    • booboo 64
    • onion 64
    • radar 64
    • root 64
    • rotor 64
    • toro 64
    • tort 64
    • trot 64
    • loom 63
    • loot 63
    • lotto 63
    • moll 63
    • papa 63
    • toll 63
    • tool 63
    • poop 62
    • tact 62


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • ament
    • amenta
    • ataman
    • atma
    • atman
    • emanant
    • emmet
    • enemata
    • mamee
    • mammae
    • mammate
    • mammee
    • mammet
    • mana
    • manana
    • manat
    • mannan
    • matt
    • meatman
    • meatmen
    • menta
    • metate
    • metepa
    • neem
    • nema
    • pampean
    • penname
    • tampan
    • vanman
    • vanmen

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