Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, May 29, 2023

May 29, 2023, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the G, O, K, I, N, V, E honeycomb (center letter E) feature 36 words, a 141-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 7-letter longest word: EVENING, EVOKING, GEEKING, KEENING, KNEEING, VEGGING.

Spelling Bee hive for May 29, 2023 with center letter E and surrounding letters G,O,K,I,N and V

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Monday, May 29, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

2/10

Easy

24th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.06

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

26/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 26% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

25 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

17

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

15

words to Genius
6×7L6×6L3×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 99 pts
15 words6×7L5×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

49%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

89 vowels · 93 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start7 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up21 PTS
  • 25%Good35 PTS
  • 40%Solid56 PTS
  • 50%Nice71 PTS
  • 60%Great85 PTS
  • 65%Amazing92 PTS
  • 70%Genius99 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee141 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 36 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, May 29, 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

E
25%
G
22%
K
14%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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Complete Answers

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7-Letter Words 6 words

6-Letter Words 6 words

5-Letter Words 8 words

4-Letter Words 16 words

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Word Length Distribution

16 words
4L
16
8 words
5L
8
6 words
6L
6
6 words (Pangram)
7L
6

Share of 36 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

E
36 words
100%
N
31 words
86%
I
22 words
61%
G
20 words
56%
O
13 words
36%
V
13 words
36%
K
12 words
33%

Share of 36 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

16 pts
16
4L
40 pts
40
5L
36 pts
36
6L
49 pts (Pangram)
49
7L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

E
925%
G
822%
K
514%
N
514%
V
411%
O
38%
I
26%

Share of 36 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 141 ranks in the 23rd percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-05-17.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 36 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 31st percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-05-22.
  • 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 Easy puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-05-26.
  • The estimated solve time of 21–29 min is faster than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

  • eigne
  • eikon
  • eikonogen
  • ekoi
  • engin
  • engining
  • enki
  • envoi
  • evene
  • evoe
  • geeing
  • gegenion
  • gegg
  • geggee
  • gein
  • gekko
  • genevieve
  • genin
  • genio
  • genovino
  • geog
  • geon
  • gien
  • goen
  • goonie
  • gove
  • ieee
  • ingenie
  • ingine
  • inken
  • inne
  • inogen
  • ione
  • ionogen
  • ionone
  • keek
  • keeking
  • keeve
  • kenn
  • kenning
  • kevin
  • kiekie
  • kiev
  • kike
  • kine
  • kininogen
  • kinone
  • knive
  • koine
  • kookie
  • neogene
  • neve
  • neven
  • nevi
  • nieve
  • nike
  • noggen
  • nonego
  • nonene
  • nookie
  • novene
  • oenin
  • oenone
  • ogive
  • okie
  • oogone
  • ovening
  • vegie
  • veining
  • venene
  • venge
  • venging
  • venin
  • vigogne
  • vive
  • vivek
  • vogie

*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.

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