Monday, April 17, 2023

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • aargh
  • graph
  • graphing
  • hair
  • hairpin
  • hang
  • hangar
  • hanging
  • harp
  • harping
  • high
  • hinging
  • hiragana
  • hiring
  • nigh
  • paragraph
  • paragraphing
  • pariah
  • piranha


Number of Pangrams: 3

Maximum Puzzle Score: 126

Number of Answers: 19

Points Needed for Genius: 88

Genius requires between 9 and 17 words. You need at least a 8-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 112% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 51% of the remaining points to reach genius.



How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 126 was in the 32nd percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this low was on April 13, 2023.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

This puzzle's 19 possible answers rank it in the 1st percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were fewer answers than this was on March 27, 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 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

  • loll 142
  • noon 142
  • toot 131
  • naan 118
  • nana 118
  • lilt 105
  • till 105
  • tilt 105
  • mama 90
  • mamma 90
  • tint 89
  • dodo 83
  • lull 83
  • lulu 83
  • 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
  • allay 76
  • ally 76
  • anal 76
  • mitt 76
  • olio 76
  • radar 76
  • ratatat 76
  • tart 76
  • tartar 76
  • attar 75
  • anon 74
  • loon 73
  • mono 73
  • moon 73
  • baba 72
  • loom 72
  • moll 72
  • onion 72
  • itty 71
  • nanny 70
  • coot 69
  • root 69
  • rotor 69


Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

  • aahing
  • aarrgh
  • aarrghh
  • agha
  • agrapha
  • agraphia
  • ahing
  • anhinga
  • aphagia
  • argh
  • gharri
  • haar
  • hagging
  • haha
  • hairgrip
  • hangaring
  • happi
  • happing
  • hariana
  • haring
  • harpin
  • hipping
  • nighing
  • paphian
  • paraph
  • raphia

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