Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Jan 24, 2023, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the M, W, D, N, I, E, L honeycomb (center letter M) feature 44 words, a 191-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: WINDMILLED.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
6/10
Hard55th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.34
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
55/100
RareRarer than 55% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
42 minutes
Typical solveTo reach Genius
2LL
7
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: N, IAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
19
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 134 ptsVowel Split
37%
Balanced mix88 vowels · 147 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start10 PTS
- 15%Moving Up29 PTS
- 25%Good48 PTS
- 40%Solid76 PTS
- 50%Nice96 PTS
- 60%Great115 PTS
- 65%Amazing124 PTS
- 70%Genius134 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee191 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 44 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, January 24, 2023. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.
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Complete Answers
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10-Letter Words 1 word
9-Letter Words 1 word
8-Letter Words 2 words
7-Letter Words 3 words
6-Letter Words 11 words
5-Letter Words 9 words
4-Letter Words 17 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 44 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 44 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 44 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 191 ranks in the 48th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-01-23.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 44 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 53rd percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-01-23.
- The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
- The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
- This puzzle ranks among the Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
- Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
- The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-01-19.
- The estimated solve time of 36–48 min is comparable than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a challenging solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- delime
- delimed
- deme
- demi
- diem
- elem
- elemi
- elemin
- emden
- emeline
- emil
- emim
- emmew
- enemied
- enlimn
- enmew
- idem
- imid
- imide
- imine
- immew
- inmew
- leme
- lemel
- limen
- mede
- medellin
- medii
- medimn
- medle
- medlied
- meed
- mein
- meinie
- mele
- melene
- meline
- mell
- melled
- mende
- mendel
- mendi
- mene
- midden
- middled
- midewin
- midewiwin
- midline
- milden
- mildened
- mille
- millie
- millieme
- millile
- millime
- milline
- millmen
- milwell
- mimi
- mindel
- minie
- minimi
- minimill
- minnie
- mmmm
- mneme
- needlemen
- neem
- nimmed
- weem
*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.