Monday, April 10, 2023

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • kempt
  • meek
  • meet
  • meetup
  • meme
  • mentee
  • menu
  • mete
  • mute
  • mutt
  • muumuu
  • penmen
  • pump
  • teem
  • temp
  • tempt
  • tenement
  • umpteen
  • unkempt
  • unmet
  • unmute


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 84

Number of Answers: 21

Points Needed for Genius: 59

Genius requires between 8 and 19 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 84% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 64% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • December 31, 2021 (Center Letter: U)
  • October 8, 2020 (Center Letter: P)
  • July 3, 2019 (Center Letter: P)



    • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 84 was in the 7th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this low was on March 27, 2023.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 21 possible answers rank it in the 3rd percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were fewer answers than this was on April 3, 2023.
    The highest number of answers was 81 on June 8, 2019.
    The lowest number of answers was 16 on March 27, 2023.

    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 142
    • loll 141
    • toot 131
    • naan 118
    • nana 118
    • lilt 105
    • till 105
    • tilt 105
    • mama 89
    • mamma 89
    • tint 89
    • dodo 83
    • lull 82
    • lulu 82
    • nene 82
    • onto 82
    • toon 82
    • acacia 81
    • acai 81
    • boob 80
    • booboo 80
    • call 80
    • calla 80
    • poop 80
    • tatty 79
    • array 77
    • papa 77
    • anal 76
    • mitt 76
    • radar 76
    • ratatat 76
    • tart 76
    • tartar 76
    • allay 75
    • ally 75
    • attar 75
    • olio 75
    • anon 74
    • loon 73
    • mono 73
    • moon 73
    • baba 72
    • loom 72
    • moll 72
    • onion 72
    • itty 71
    • coot 69
    • nanny 69
    • root 69
    • rotor 69


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • emeu
    • emeute
    • emmet
    • kemp
    • kumkum
    • mentum
    • metump
    • muktuk
    • mumm
    • mump
    • mumu
    • neem
    • neum
    • neume
    • numen
    • tump
    • unmeet

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