Sunday, October 15, 2023

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • agita
  • arty
  • atria
  • attar
  • avatar
  • gait
  • girt
  • gravity
  • grit
  • gritty
  • itty
  • ragtag
  • raita
  • rarity
  • ratatat
  • ratty
  • taiga
  • tarry
  • tart
  • tartar
  • tatty
  • tiara
  • trait
  • tray
  • trig
  • trivia


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 115

Number of Answers: 26

Points Needed for Genius: 81

Genius requires between 13 and 22 words. You need at least a 6-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 80% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 66% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • February 19, 2022 (Center Letter: R)
  • May 21, 2020 (Center Letter: A)



    • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 115 was in the 24th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this low was on September 23, 2023.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 26 possible answers rank it in the 17th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were fewer answers than this was on September 7, 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 6-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 155
    • loll 149
    • toot 141
    • naan 133
    • nana 133
    • lilt 116
    • till 116
    • tilt 116
    • mama 102
    • mamma 102
    • tint 102
    • nene 94
    • onto 92
    • toon 92
    • acacia 90
    • acai 90
    • lull 89
    • lulu 89
    • call 87
    • calla 87
    • poop 87
    • tatty 87
    • anal 86
    • anon 85
    • boob 85
    • booboo 85
    • dodo 85
    • mitt 85
    • allay 84
    • ally 84
    • olio 84
    • onion 84
    • papa 83
    • array 82
    • radar 82
    • ratatat 82
    • tart 82
    • tartar 82
    • attar 81
    • baba 80
    • loon 80
    • mono 78
    • moon 78
    • nanny 77
    • tact 77
    • epee 76
    • itty 76
    • loom 76
    • moll 76
    • peep 76


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • airt
    • artigi
    • atigi
    • attrit
    • grat
    • riata
    • tagrag
    • targa
    • tarty
    • tatar
    • tayra
    • titi
    • titty
    • tivy
    • tragi
    • vita
    • vitta
    • vivat
    • yttria

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