Sunday, September 1, 2024

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • abandon
  • adobo
  • ankh
  • anon
  • baba
  • babka
  • baboon
  • banana
  • band
  • bandana
  • bandanna
  • bank
  • baobab
  • boba
  • dank
  • doodad
  • haboob
  • haka
  • hand
  • handbook
  • hank
  • hookah
  • kabob
  • khan
  • koan
  • naan
  • nabob
  • nada
  • nana


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 108

Number of Answers: 29

Points Needed for Genius: 76

Genius requires between 11 and 26 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 82% 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:

  • September 12, 2021 (Center Letter: O)
  • March 10, 2021 (Center Letter: N)
  • July 16, 2019 (Center Letter: B)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 108 was in the 19th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this low was on August 20, 2024.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 29 possible answers rank it in the 24th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were fewer answers than this was on August 26, 2024.
    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 179
    • loll 172
    • toot 164
    • naan 159
    • nana 159
    • lilt 128
    • till 128
    • tilt 128
    • tint 119
    • mama 114
    • mamma 114
    • acacia 110
    • acai 110
    • nene 109
    • onto 106
    • toon 106
    • anal 105
    • boob 103
    • booboo 103
    • onion 103
    • anon 102
    • lull 101
    • lulu 101
    • olio 100
    • baba 98
    • papa 97
    • call 96
    • calla 96
    • poop 96
    • dodo 95
    • mitt 95
    • allay 94
    • ally 94
    • tatty 94
    • ratatat 92
    • tart 92
    • tartar 92
    • attar 91
    • cocci 91
    • tact 91
    • mono 90
    • moon 90
    • nanny 90
    • loon 89
    • radar 89
    • tattoo 89
    • tutu 89
    • epee 88
    • peep 88
    • array 87


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • abaka
    • abba
    • aboon
    • ananda
    • anna
    • annona
    • anoa
    • baboo
    • banda
    • bankbook
    • dada
    • dado
    • dahoon
    • dhak
    • dona
    • donna
    • doodah
    • haha
    • hodad
    • honan
    • honda
    • hooka
    • kabab
    • kabaka
    • kaka
    • kana
    • kanaka
    • kanban
    • kaon
    • nanna
    • nano
    • nona
    • nonbank
    • odah

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