Friday, August 10, 2018

The official answers for today's puzzle are:

  • arid
  • baddy
  • bard
  • biddy
  • bird
  • brad
  • braid
  • daddy
  • dairy
  • diary
  • drab
  • dray
  • drib
  • dryad
  • dyad
  • jaybird
  • rabid
  • radar
  • radii
  • raid
  • yard
  • yardbird

Maximum Puzzle Score: 82

Number of Answers: 22

Points Needed for Genius: 57

Genius requires between 9 and 20 words. You need at least a 5-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangram, you need 84% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangram, you only need 63% of the remaining points to reach genius.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 82 was the in the 5th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this low was on July 27, 2018.
The highest score ever was 315 on July 6, 2018.
The lowest score ever was 76 on July 27, 2018.

This puzzle's 22 possible answers rank it in the 9th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were fewer answers than this was on August 9, 2018.
The highest number of answers was 65 on July 6, 2018.
The lowest number of answers was 21 on August 5, 2018.

It takes a 5-letter word for genius. The last time that happened was on DATE.

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Haven't I seen these words before?

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