June 3, 2023, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, June 03, 2023

Jun 03, 2023, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, R, M, L, O, T, I honeycomb (center letter I) feature 74 words, a 315-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: MORATORIA, TOMATILLO, TRATTORIA.

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Spelling Bee hive for June 3, 2023 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,R,M,L,O and T

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Saturday, June 3, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

89th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.46

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

82/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 82% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

81 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

3×9L9×8L9×7L9×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 221 pts

30 words3×9L9×8L9×7L7×6L2×5L

Vowel Split

47%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

189 vowels · 215 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start16 PTS
15%Moving Up47 PTS
25%Good79 PTS
40%Solid126 PTS
50%Nice158 PTS
60%Great189 PTS
65%Amazing205 PTS
70%Genius221 PTS
100%Queen Bee315 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 74 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, June 3, 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

31%

20%

14%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

32 words

12 words

9 words

9 words (Pangram)

3 words

Share of 74 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

74 words

100%

51 words

69%

49 words

66%

48 words

65%

47 words

64%

31 words

42%

30 words

41%

Share of 74 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

32 pts

60 pts

54 pts

63 pts

79 pts (Pangram)

27 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2331%

1520%

1014%

912%

57%

34%

Share of 74 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 315 ranks in the 93rd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-06-02.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 74 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 99th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-06-02.
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 2023-06-02.
The estimated solve time of 69–93 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*:

aalii
aillt
aimara
airt
alai
alalia
alia
allolalia
almira
altair
altamira
amalaita
amarillo
amati
amatorial
amia
amil
amimia
amir
amiral
amit
ammiral
amolilla
amoraim
amrit
amrita
aralia
arati
arilli
ariot
armaria
armatoli
armil
armill
armilla
armillaria
armit
arolia
atli
atorai
attila
ilama
ilia
ilial
ilot
immartial
immit
immolator
irma
irritator
ital
itala
itali
italiot
itll
itmo
ittria
laari
lait
lamia
laralia
lararia
lari
latitat
latria
lila
lill
limail
limital
limma
liri
lirot
litai
litoral
litra
loir
loli
lomilomi
lomita
lorarii
lori
loriot
loti
maia
maill
mair
malati
mali
maloti
mamaloi
mamilla
mammalia
mammati
mammilla
mammillar
mammillaria
maori
mari
maria
marilla
mario
marita
maritimal
marmit
matai
matralia
mattoir
miami
miao
mila
milia
miliaria
miliarial
milit
militar
militaria
milla
millimol
millimolar
milltail
milo
milor
milt
mima
mimi
mira
miri
miriam
miro
mitra
moio
moir
moira
moirai
moit
moriori
motorial
oorali
oorial
oraria
oratorial
otomi
raia
rami
ramtil
ratti
rialto
riata
rima
riroriro
rita
ritratto
rori
tait
talari
talaria
talliar
tallitim
tamarillo
tamil
taotai
tarai
tarairi
tari
tiar
tilia
timar
timariot
timolol
timor
tirl
tirma
tiro
tirralirra
titi
titillator
titrator
toit
toitoi
tomia
tomial
tralira
triarii
triatoma
trilli
trillo
trimotor
triol
trior
trit
tritoma
trottoir

*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.