![]() ![]() Both websites list the official answers to each puzzle since July 29, 2018, just under 3 months after release (81 days and 81 games, lost to the sands of time). Past game data is available from two sources, and. I was particularly motivated by the following question: How many words have appeared in the Spelling Bee to date? Although the word list is closely guarded (or, perhaps, precisely because it is so), I sought to uncover as much of it as possible. The word list has been curated by one individual-the puzzle’s editor, Sam Ezersky-since the game’s inception. The Bee generally accepts common, inoffensive words the inclusion criteria are elaborated in. Indeed, it must be either twice the value of Amazing or one less than that determining which one it is is a matter of computing what the remaining “tiers” would be and comparing them to their actual values.Īmusingly, in order for the “standings” not to merge, there needs to be at least 32 possible points in the game. However, you can usually 7 deduce its value from the others. The Queen Bee “designation” is an Easter egg: It’s not listed on the Rankings sheet. Whatever the nomenclature, each “title” has an associated number of points-the minimum required to reach said “level”-calculated as a percentage of total possible points (rounded to the nearest integer). ![]() It seems the designers couldn’t make up their mind on what to call it: the Rules say “rating” but clicking on your rating brings up the day’s “Rankings” sheet and then the Rankings sheet refers to “ranks”. Rating/Ranking/RankĪs you collect points, the progress bar fills up and occasionally changes its “label”. Each reward is accompanied by a “chirpy adjective” : “Good!” for a 1-pointer, “Nice!” for 5 and 6, and “Awesome!” or “Pangram!” for longer words, as the case may be.
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