Monday, September 5, 2022

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • dildo
  • dill
  • doll
  • downhill
  • hill
  • hold
  • hollow
  • howl
  • idol
  • lion
  • loin
  • loll
  • loon
  • lowdown
  • nonillion
  • olio
  • wild
  • wildwood
  • will
  • willow
  • wool


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 70

Number of Answers: 21

Points Needed for Genius: 49

Genius requires between 6 and 20 words. You need at least a 8-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 89% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 62% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • April 16, 2021 (Center Letter: D)
  • October 14, 2019 (Center Letter: D)
  • January 28, 2019 (Center Letter: O)



    • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 70 was in the 2nd percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this low was on June 28, 2022.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 50 on May 17, 2019.

    This puzzle's 21 possible answers rank it in the 2nd percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were fewer answers than this was on August 9, 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 8-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 130
    • loll 129
    • toot 121
    • naan 107
    • nana 107
    • lilt 93
    • till 93
    • tilt 93
    • tint 80
    • mama 78
    • mamma 78
    • onto 77
    • toon 77
    • nene 75
    • dodo 74
    • boob 72
    • booboo 72
    • call 72
    • calla 72
    • ratatat 72
    • tart 72
    • tartar 72
    • anal 71
    • array 71
    • attar 71
    • lull 71
    • lulu 71
    • tatty 71
    • loon 70
    • olio 70
    • allay 68
    • ally 68
    • mitt 67
    • mono 67
    • moon 67
    • loot 66
    • lotto 66
    • onion 66
    • papa 66
    • poop 66
    • radar 66
    • toll 66
    • tool 66
    • loom 65
    • moll 65
    • acacia 64
    • acai 64
    • anon 64
    • baba 64
    • root 64


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • diol
    • hili
    • hillo
    • holddown
    • hollo
    • holloo
    • holo
    • indol
    • lido
    • lilo
    • linin
    • linn
    • lino
    • loid
    • lown
    • nihil
    • nill
    • noil
    • nolo
    • nonwool
    • wold

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