Friday, November 29, 2024

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • abbot
  • about
  • abut
  • attack
  • auto
  • boat
  • bobcat
  • boot
  • bout
  • butt
  • buttock
  • coat
  • cockatoo
  • cookout
  • coot
  • cutback
  • cutout
  • outback
  • taboo
  • tack
  • taco
  • tact
  • tattoo
  • taut
  • tobacco
  • toccata
  • tock
  • took
  • toot
  • tout
  • tuba
  • tuck
  • tutu


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 115

Number of Answers: 33

Points Needed for Genius: 81

Genius requires between 11 and 30 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 80% 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:

  • January 9, 2023 (Center Letter: K)
  • January 28, 2022 (Center Letter: B)
  • August 31, 2020 (Center Letter: O)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 115 was in the 23rd percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this low was on November 26, 2024.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 33 possible answers rank it in the 35th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were fewer answers than this was on November 28, 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 187
    • loll 180
    • toot 172
    • naan 165
    • nana 165
    • lilt 130
    • till 130
    • tilt 130
    • tint 125
    • mama 120
    • mamma 120
    • nene 117
    • acacia 113
    • acai 113
    • onto 113
    • toon 113
    • anal 110
    • onion 107
    • anon 106
    • boob 106
    • booboo 106
    • olio 103
    • papa 102
    • lull 101
    • lulu 101
    • baba 100
    • dodo 100
    • mitt 99
    • poop 99
    • allay 97
    • ally 97
    • tact 97
    • call 96
    • calla 96
    • ratatat 96
    • tart 96
    • tartar 96
    • attar 95
    • cocci 95
    • tatty 95
    • tutu 95
    • tattoo 94
    • epee 93
    • mono 93
    • moon 93
    • peep 93
    • ammo 92
    • momma 92
    • loon 91
    • roar 91


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • acta
    • backout
    • batata
    • batt
    • battu
    • bota
    • bott
    • butut
    • catboat
    • coact
    • cockboat
    • cotta
    • kata
    • koto
    • otaku
    • otto
    • outa
    • outact
    • outcook
    • outta
    • tabu
    • taka
    • toco

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