April 16, 2023, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, April 16, 2023

Apr 16, 2023, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the T, A, M, E, B, L, U honeycomb (center letter U) feature 54 words, a 251-point total, 3 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: AMBULETTE, BUMBLEBEE.

Get Hints FREEPractice Online Launch Solver

Spelling Bee hive for April 16, 2023 with center letter U and surrounding letters T,A,M,E,B and L

Get Daily Answers by Email

We send the complete answer list to your inbox as soon as each puzzle is published. No spam, ever.

Sunday, April 16, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

10/10

Very Hard

97th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.43

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

98/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 98% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

59 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

2×9L4×8L4×7L13×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 176 pts

23 words2×9L4×8L4×7L12×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

135 vowels · 158 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start13 PTS
15%Moving Up38 PTS
25%Good63 PTS
40%Solid100 PTS
50%Nice126 PTS
60%Great151 PTS
65%Amazing163 PTS
70%Genius176 PTS
100%Queen Bee251 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 54 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, April 16, 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.

Common openings

28%

22%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2023-04-15

Today's AnswersGo to Today

Pangrams

Reveal letter by letter or uncover a full solution

The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

Sort it your way: longest words or highest scores.

Browse calendar of past puzzles

Word Length Distribution

21 words

7 words

16 words

4 words (Pangram)

2 words (Pangram)

Share of 54 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

54 words

100%

38 words

70%

33 words

61%

33 words

61%

29 words

54%

26 words

48%

23 words

43%

Share of 54 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

21 pts

35 pts

96 pts

35 pts (Pangram)

39 pts (Pangram)

25 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1528%

1222%

611%

24%

12%

Share of 54 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 251 ranks in the 74th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-04-15.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 54 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 78th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-04-15.
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 Very 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-04-14.
The estimated solve time of 50–68 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

ababua
ablaut
ablute
abubble
abuttal
aleut
allumette
alula
alulae
alumel
amamau
amatembu
amaut
amebula
atua
atumble
aube
aula
aulae
aulete
autem
babu
babua
babul
babuma
ballute
baluba
balut
bambuba
bambute
batteau
battu
battue
battuta
baubee
baul
belue
belute
bemaul
blub
blueball
bluet
blume
blumea
bual
buba
bubal
bubale
bube
bulbel
bulblet
bulbul
bulbule
bulla
bullae
bullate
bullbat
bult
bumbee
bummle
bute
butle
buttal
buttle
butut
ebullate
eluate
elul
elute
embubble
embue
emeu
emeute
emulable
emule
labellum
lamellule
lamut
laulau
lemuel
llautu
luba
luella
lula
lulab
lumme
lutea
lutelet
luteum
malemute
mallum
malum
maumee
maumet
meum
meute
mulatta
mulet
muleta
muletta
mulla
mulm
mulmul
mulmull
mult
multum
mumm
mumu
muta
mutuel
mutule
mutuum
tabu
tabula
tabulable
tabulae
tabut
tamul
tatu
taula
tebu
teletube
teleut
tembu
tetum
tubae
tubatulabal
tubba
tubbable
tubelet
tublet
tubulate
tubulet
tula
tule
tulu
tummel
tumtum
tumulate
tumultuate
tutball
tute
tutela
tutele
ulama
ulema
ulmate
ulua
ululu
umbel
umbella
umbellate
umbellet
umbellula
umbellulate
umbellule
utum

*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.