Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Answers to yesterday's bee


The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • agog
  • aioli
  • cacao
  • calico
  • callaloo
  • ciao
  • cloaca
  • clog
  • coal
  • coca
  • cocci
  • cocoa
  • coil
  • cola
  • colic
  • cool
  • gigolo
  • goal
  • googol
  • igloo
  • illogic
  • illogical
  • local
  • loci
  • loco
  • loggia
  • logic
  • logical
  • logo
  • loll
  • olio
  • zoologic
  • zoological


Number of Pangrams: 1

Maximum Puzzle Score: 140

Number of Answers: 33

Points Needed for Genius: 98

Genius requires between 14 and 29 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:

  • May 10, 2023 (Center Letter: A)
  • September 24, 2020 (Center Letter: C)


  • How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

    Today's score of 140 was in the 36th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there was a score this low was on May 9, 2025.
    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 34th percentile of all puzzles.
    The last time there were fewer answers than this was on May 12, 2025.
    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 199
    • loll 194
    • toot 186
    • naan 171
    • nana 171
    • lilt 138
    • till 138
    • tilt 138
    • tint 136
    • nene 131
    • mama 130
    • mamma 130
    • acacia 123
    • acai 123
    • onto 122
    • toon 122
    • onion 119
    • anal 115
    • olio 114
    • anon 112
    • boob 112
    • booboo 112
    • baba 108
    • tact 108
    • dodo 107
    • papa 107
    • lull 105
    • lulu 105
    • poop 105
    • call 104
    • calla 104
    • ratatat 104
    • tart 104
    • tartar 104
    • attar 103
    • mitt 103
    • mono 103
    • moon 103
    • tatty 102
    • tattoo 101
    • allay 100
    • ally 100
    • ammo 100
    • momma 100
    • tutu 100
    • cocci 99
    • epee 98
    • peep 98
    • loon 97
    • loot 95


    Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

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

    • agio
    • agloo
    • alcool
    • algological
    • alogical
    • azoic
    • calo
    • cloacal
    • coala
    • coccal
    • coccic
    • coco
    • colog
    • colza
    • coocoo
    • galago
    • gaol
    • gazoo
    • glaciological
    • glogg
    • gogo
    • laogai
    • lilo
    • loca
    • logia
    • logoi
    • olla
    • oologic
    • oological
    • zocalo
    • zoic

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