Thursday, September 26, 2024

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • alluvial
  • anal
  • annal
  • annual
  • annul
  • annuli
  • anvil
  • avail
  • avian
  • avid
  • dial
  • diva
  • divan
  • dual
  • individual
  • inlaid
  • inland
  • invalid
  • laid
  • lain
  • lanai
  • land
  • laud
  • lava
  • luau
  • luna
  • lunula
  • naan
  • nada
  • naiad
  • nail
  • nana
  • naval
  • ulna
  • unlaid
  • uvula
  • vain
  • valid
  • vandal
  • vanilla
  • vanillin
  • vial
  • villa
  • villain
  • vulva
  • vulval


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 186

Number of Answers: 46

Points Needed for Genius: 130

Genius requires between 20 and 40 words. You need at least a 6-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 77% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 67% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • February 18, 2023 (Center Letter: N)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 186 was in the 60th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this high was on September 25, 2024.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 46 possible answers rank it in the 68th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were more answers than this was on September 20, 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 6-letter word for genius. This is pretty common.



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    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 181
    • loll 172
    • toot 164
    • naan 162
    • nana 162
    • lilt 129
    • till 129
    • tilt 129
    • tint 122
    • mama 114
    • mamma 114
    • acacia 110
    • acai 110
    • nene 110
    • anal 107
    • onto 107
    • toon 107
    • boob 105
    • booboo 105
    • onion 105
    • anon 103
    • lull 101
    • lulu 101
    • olio 100
    • baba 99
    • papa 97
    • poop 97
    • call 96
    • calla 96
    • dodo 96
    • mitt 96
    • allay 95
    • ally 95
    • ratatat 94
    • tart 94
    • tartar 94
    • tatty 94
    • attar 93
    • cocci 93
    • tact 92
    • mono 90
    • moon 90
    • nanny 90
    • tutu 90
    • epee 89
    • loon 89
    • nada 89
    • peep 89
    • radar 89
    • tattoo 89


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • aalii
    • adland
    • alan
    • aland
    • alanin
    • alidad
    • alluvia
    • alula
    • ananda
    • anil
    • anilin
    • anna
    • audad
    • audial
    • auld
    • avidin
    • dada
    • diluvia
    • diluvial
    • diluvian
    • dividual
    • duad
    • dulia
    • ilia
    • iliad
    • ilial
    • illuvia
    • illuvial
    • induna
    • inia
    • lall
    • lallan
    • lalland
    • landau
    • lauan
    • lavalava
    • liana
    • nala
    • nandin
    • nandina
    • nanna
    • navaid
    • nidal
    • nival
    • ulan
    • ulnad
    • ulva
    • unai
    • unau
    • unnail
    • vail
    • valval
    • valvula
    • vanda
    • viand
    • vidalia
    • vina
    • vinal
    • viva

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