Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • acme
  • agog
  • ammo
  • amok
  • cacao
  • cage
  • cake
  • came
  • cameo
  • camo
  • coca
  • cocoa
  • coma
  • comma
  • gaga
  • gage
  • game
  • gamecock
  • gamma
  • mace
  • mage
  • magma
  • make
  • mako
  • mama
  • mamma
  • mecca
  • mega
  • momma
  • omega


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 84

Number of Answers: 30

Points Needed for Genius: 59

Genius requires between 10 and 27 words. You need at least a 5-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 86% 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:

  • November 4, 2021 (Center Letter: C)



    • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 84 was in the 6th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this low was on April 10, 2023.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 30 possible answers rank it in the 30th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were fewer answers than this was on May 12, 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 5-letter word for genius. The last time that happened was on DATE.



    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 143
    • loll 142
    • toot 133
    • naan 120
    • nana 120
    • lilt 107
    • till 107
    • tilt 107
    • mama 91
    • mamma 91
    • tint 90
    • acacia 85
    • acai 85
    • nene 85
    • call 84
    • calla 84
    • onto 84
    • toon 84
    • dodo 83
    • lull 83
    • lulu 83
    • poop 82
    • tatty 81
    • boob 80
    • booboo 80
    • allay 78
    • ally 78
    • anal 78
    • array 77
    • mitt 77
    • olio 77
    • papa 77
    • anon 76
    • radar 76
    • ratatat 76
    • tart 76
    • tartar 76
    • attar 75
    • mono 74
    • moon 74
    • loom 73
    • loon 73
    • moll 73
    • onion 73
    • baba 72
    • itty 71
    • tact 71
    • epee 70
    • nanny 70
    • peep 70


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • ackee
    • acock
    • agama
    • agee
    • agma
    • akee
    • caca
    • caeca
    • caeoma
    • ceca
    • comae
    • comake
    • ekka
    • gama
    • gemma
    • gemmae
    • kaka
    • kame
    • kokam
    • macaco
    • mack
    • mamee
    • mammae
    • mammee
    • mammock
    • ogam

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