Friday, November 22, 2024

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • abaci
  • aback
  • alibi
  • baba
  • babka
  • bacilli
  • back
  • backbit
  • backlit
  • backtalk
  • bail
  • bait
  • balalaika
  • balk
  • ball
  • batik
  • biblical
  • bilabial
  • bilk
  • bill
  • blab
  • black
  • blackball
  • blat
  • cabal
  • cabala
  • callback
  • ciabatta
  • clickbait
  • kickback
  • kickball
  • labia
  • labial
  • tabla
  • tailback
  • tibia
  • tibial


Number of Pangrams: 3

Maximum Puzzle Score: 211

Number of Answers: 37

Points Needed for Genius: 148

Genius requires between 17 and 32 words. You need at least a 8-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 89% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 62% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • February 20, 2022 (Center Letter: L)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 211 was in the 71st percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this high was on November 21, 2024.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 37 possible answers rank it in the 46th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were fewer answers than this was on November 21, 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 8-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 186
    • loll 179
    • toot 170
    • naan 164
    • nana 164
    • lilt 130
    • till 130
    • tilt 130
    • tint 125
    • mama 120
    • mamma 120
    • nene 117
    • acacia 113
    • acai 113
    • onto 112
    • toon 112
    • anal 109
    • onion 107
    • anon 106
    • boob 106
    • booboo 106
    • olio 103
    • lull 101
    • lulu 101
    • baba 100
    • papa 100
    • dodo 99
    • mitt 99
    • poop 98
    • allay 97
    • ally 97
    • call 96
    • calla 96
    • ratatat 96
    • tact 96
    • tart 96
    • tartar 96
    • attar 95
    • cocci 95
    • tatty 95
    • tutu 94
    • mono 93
    • moon 93
    • tattoo 93
    • ammo 92
    • epee 92
    • momma 92
    • peep 92
    • loon 91
    • roar 91


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • abaca
    • abaka
    • abba
    • abbatial
    • alba
    • albata
    • albitic
    • albitical
    • atabal
    • baal
    • babbitt
    • bacca
    • baccala
    • balata
    • balti
    • batata
    • batt
    • battalia
    • battik
    • biali
    • bibb
    • bitt
    • blacktail
    • cabbala
    • kabab
    • kabaka
    • kabala
    • kabbala
    • kabiki
    • katabatic
    • kibbi
    • kibitka
    • kibla
    • liblab
    • talkback
    • titbit

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