Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, June 07, 2023

Jun 07, 2023, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, T, L, E, N, Y, M honeycomb (center letter M) feature 66 words, a 289-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: ELEMENTALLY.

Spelling Bee hive for June 7, 2023 with center letter M and surrounding letters A,T,L,E,N and Y

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Wednesday, June 7, 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

88th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.26

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

85/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 85% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

73 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

13

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

30

words to Genius
1×11L1×9L3×8L3×7L16×6L6×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 202 pts
30 words1×11L1×9L3×8L3×7L13×6L9×5L

Vowel Split

40%

Balanced mix

140 vowels · 207 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start14 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up43 PTS
  • 25%Good72 PTS
  • 40%Solid116 PTS
  • 50%Nice145 PTS
  • 60%Great173 PTS
  • 65%Amazing188 PTS
  • 70%Genius202 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee289 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 66 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, June 7, 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

M
61%
L
12%
E
11%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

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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11-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 3 words

7-Letter Words 3 words

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Word Length Distribution

24 words
4L
24
18 words
5L
18
16 words
6L
16
3 words
7L
3
3 words (Pangram)
8L
3
1 word
9L
1
1 word (Pangram)
11L
1

Share of 66 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

M
66 words
100%
A
54 words
82%
E
51 words
77%
L
35 words
53%
T
35 words
53%
N
30 words
45%
Y
19 words
29%

Share of 66 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

24 pts
24
4L
90 pts
90
5L
96 pts
96
6L
21 pts
21
7L
31 pts (Pangram)
31
8L
9 pts
9
9L
18 pts (Pangram)
18
11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

M
4061%
L
812%
E
711%
T
711%
A
23%
N
23%

Share of 66 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 289 ranks in the 87th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-06-06.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 66 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 96th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-06-06.
  • 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 2023-06-04.
  • The estimated solve time of 62–84 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*:

  • allayment
  • alma
  • alme
  • amal
  • amala
  • amant
  • amante
  • amate
  • amay
  • ameen
  • amel
  • amene
  • ament
  • amenta
  • amental
  • amla
  • amlet
  • amma
  • amman
  • amtman
  • amtmen
  • amylate
  • amylene
  • amytal
  • analemma
  • analemmata
  • anam
  • ananym
  • anatman
  • annam
  • ataman
  • atma
  • atman
  • ayme
  • elem
  • elmy
  • emanant
  • emma
  • emmantle
  • emmental
  • emmet
  • emmett
  • emmy
  • enam
  • enemata
  • entame
  • etym
  • etyma
  • lamel
  • lamella
  • lamellae
  • lamellate
  • lamellately
  • lametta
  • lamm
  • lammy
  • leam
  • leetman
  • leetmen
  • leman
  • leme
  • lemel
  • lemmata
  • lyam
  • maat
  • mala
  • malam
  • malate
  • malay
  • malaya
  • malayalam
  • malayan
  • maleate
  • mallam
  • malleal
  • malleate
  • mallee
  • malm
  • malmy
  • malta
  • maltalent
  • maltman
  • mamey
  • mammae
  • mammate
  • mammee
  • mammet
  • mammey
  • mammy
  • mana
  • manal
  • manana
  • manet
  • maney
  • manlet
  • mann
  • mannan
  • manny
  • mantelet
  • mantelletta
  • mantlet
  • manty
  • manyatta
  • manyema
  • matamata
  • matman
  • matt
  • matta
  • matty
  • maty
  • maya
  • mayan
  • mayten
  • mealman
  • mealmen
  • meatal
  • meatman
  • meatmen
  • meeten
  • meetly
  • mela
  • melaena
  • melam
  • mele
  • melena
  • melene
  • mell
  • mellate
  • mellay
  • menat
  • mene
  • ment
  • menta
  • metae
  • metamale
  • metanym
  • metate
  • metely
  • mmmm
  • mneme
  • myal
  • myall
  • naam
  • nama
  • neem
  • nema
  • nemean
  • netman
  • netmen
  • tallyman
  • tallymen
  • talma
  • tama
  • tamal
  • tammany
  • tammy
  • teaman
  • teamman
  • teleman
  • telemen
  • tema
  • temene
  • temne
  • tenemental
  • tenmantale
  • tentmate
  • tmema
  • tmemata
  • yamel
  • yamen
  • yeelaman
  • yelm
  • yemen
  • ylem

*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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