Saturday, October 5, 2024

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • aioli
  • alloy
  • aloof
  • aloofly
  • cacao
  • calico
  • callaloo
  • ciao
  • cloaca
  • cloy
  • coal
  • coca
  • cocci
  • cocoa
  • coif
  • coil
  • cola
  • colic
  • cool
  • coolly
  • coyly
  • falloff
  • foal
  • focaccia
  • focal
  • foci
  • foil
  • folic
  • folio
  • folly
  • fool
  • layoff
  • loaf
  • local
  • locally
  • loci
  • loco
  • loll
  • loofa
  • loyal
  • loyally
  • offal
  • official
  • officially
  • oily
  • olio


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 191

Number of Answers: 46

Points Needed for Genius: 134

Genius requires between 21 and 40 words. You need at least a 7-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:

  • August 18, 2022 (Center Letter: F)
  • October 24, 2021 (Center Letter: C)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 191 was in the 63rd percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this high was on October 3, 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 October 3, 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 182
    • loll 174
    • 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
    • onion 106
    • boob 105
    • booboo 105
    • anon 103
    • olio 102
    • lull 101
    • lulu 101
    • baba 99
    • papa 98
    • poop 98
    • dodo 97
    • call 96
    • calla 96
    • mitt 96
    • allay 95
    • ally 95
    • cocci 95
    • ratatat 95
    • tart 95
    • tartar 95
    • tatty 95
    • attar 94
    • tact 92
    • mono 91
    • moon 91
    • epee 90
    • nanny 90
    • peep 90
    • tattoo 90
    • tutu 90
    • loon 89
    • nada 89
    • radar 89


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • alcool
    • calo
    • cloacal
    • coala
    • coalify
    • coaly
    • coccal
    • coccic
    • coco
    • coff
    • colly
    • coly
    • coocoo
    • coof
    • cooly
    • cyclo
    • fico
    • fillo
    • filo
    • floc
    • flocci
    • flyoff
    • focally
    • folia
    • lilo
    • loca
    • locofoco
    • lolly
    • loof
    • ofay
    • offa
    • oilily
    • olla
    • yoof

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