Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • ache
  • ahem
  • attach
  • attache
  • cache
  • cachet
  • catch
  • chai
  • chat
  • cheat
  • cheetah
  • chia
  • chic
  • chica
  • chichi
  • chime
  • chit
  • chitchat
  • each
  • etch
  • ethic
  • hamachi
  • hamate
  • hatch
  • hatchet
  • hate
  • hath
  • hatha
  • heat
  • heath
  • hectic
  • hematite
  • heme
  • hitch
  • itch
  • machete
  • mahatma
  • mahimahi
  • match
  • matcha
  • math
  • mathematic
  • meth
  • tach
  • teach
  • tech
  • techie
  • teeth
  • teethe
  • that
  • thatch
  • thee
  • them
  • thematic
  • theme
  • theta
  • tithe


Number of Pangrams: 2

Maximum Puzzle Score: 253

Number of Answers: 57

Points Needed for Genius: 177

Genius requires between 25 and 50 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 80% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 66% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • February 4, 2023 (Center Letter: I)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 253 was in the 85th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this high was on September 27, 2024.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 57 possible answers rank it in the 88th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were more answers than this was on September 27, 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 181
    • loll 173
    • toot 164
    • naan 162
    • nana 162
    • lilt 130
    • till 130
    • tilt 130
    • 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 101
    • baba 99
    • papa 97
    • poop 97
    • call 96
    • calla 96
    • dodo 96
    • mitt 96
    • allay 95
    • ally 95
    • ratatat 95
    • tart 95
    • tartar 95
    • tatty 95
    • attar 94
    • cocci 94
    • tact 92
    • mono 91
    • moon 91
    • nanny 90
    • tattoo 90
    • tutu 90
    • epee 89
    • loon 89
    • nada 89
    • peep 89
    • radar 89


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • aitch
    • amah
    • cachaca
    • cachectic
    • cathect
    • cathectic
    • chacma
    • chaeta
    • chaetae
    • cham
    • chem
    • chemic
    • chetah
    • cheth
    • eath
    • eche
    • echt
    • haem
    • haematic
    • haematite
    • haemic
    • haet
    • haha
    • hame
    • hammam
    • hematic
    • hematitic
    • hemic
    • heth
    • himatia
    • hmmm
    • macchia
    • macchie
    • mach
    • machaca
    • mache
    • maihem
    • mech
    • metathetic
    • miche
    • tacamahac
    • tache
    • tathata
    • teth
    • thae
    • theca
    • thecae
    • thecate
    • thema
    • thetic
    • titch
    • titchie

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