Sunday, February 9, 2025

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • aflame
  • amen
  • anemia
  • anima
  • animal
  • anime
  • email
  • enamel
  • enema
  • fame
  • familial
  • famine
  • female
  • feminine
  • femme
  • filename
  • film
  • flame
  • flimflam
  • imam
  • inflame
  • lama
  • lame
  • lamina
  • laminae
  • laminal
  • lemma
  • lima
  • lime
  • liminal
  • limn
  • lineman
  • linemen
  • llama
  • mafia
  • mail
  • mailman
  • mailmen
  • maim
  • main
  • mainline
  • male
  • mall
  • mama
  • mamma
  • mammal
  • mammalian
  • mane
  • mania
  • manila
  • manna
  • meal
  • mean
  • meanie
  • melanin
  • melee
  • meme
  • menial
  • mien
  • miff
  • mile
  • mill
  • millennia
  • millennial
  • mime
  • mine
  • mini
  • minim
  • minima
  • minimal
  • name


Number of Pangrams: 2

Maximum Puzzle Score: 321

Number of Answers: 71

Points Needed for Genius: 225

Genius requires between 31 and 61 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 77% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 67% of the remaining points to reach genius.

Other days with this pangram:

  • August 19, 2023 (Center Letter: F)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 321 was in the 96th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this high was on January 24, 2025.
    The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
    The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

    This puzzle's 71 possible answers rank it in the 99th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were more answers than this was on November 15, 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 190
    • loll 183
    • toot 180
    • naan 167
    • nana 167
    • lilt 134
    • till 134
    • tilt 134
    • tint 133
    • mama 125
    • mamma 125
    • nene 124
    • acacia 117
    • acai 117
    • onto 117
    • toon 117
    • anal 112
    • onion 112
    • boob 109
    • booboo 109
    • anon 107
    • baba 105
    • olio 105
    • papa 103
    • tact 103
    • lull 102
    • lulu 102
    • mitt 102
    • dodo 101
    • poop 101
    • call 100
    • calla 100
    • allay 99
    • ally 99
    • ratatat 99
    • tart 99
    • tartar 99
    • attar 98
    • tattoo 98
    • tutu 98
    • tatty 97
    • ammo 96
    • cocci 96
    • momma 96
    • mono 96
    • moon 96
    • epee 94
    • peep 94
    • loot 92
    • lotto 92


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • alma
    • alme
    • amain
    • amia
    • amie
    • amin
    • amine
    • ammine
    • amnia
    • anaemia
    • analemma
    • animalian
    • animi
    • elemi
    • enamine
    • enflame
    • feme
    • feminie
    • filmi
    • flam
    • flamen
    • fleam
    • imine
    • immane
    • lamella
    • lamellae
    • lamia
    • lamiae
    • laminin
    • leman
    • liman
    • limen
    • limina
    • maffia
    • maile
    • maill
    • maline
    • mallee
    • mallei
    • malm
    • mamee
    • mamie
    • mamilla
    • mamillae
    • mammae
    • mammee
    • mammie
    • mammilla
    • mammillae
    • mana
    • manana
    • manilla
    • manille
    • mannan
    • mealie
    • meinie
    • melaena
    • melamine
    • melanian
    • melena
    • mell
    • milia
    • mille
    • millieme
    • millime
    • milline
    • mina
    • minae
    • minimill
    • neem
    • nema

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