Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, June 10, 2023

Jun 10, 2023, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, I, D, C, E, T, B honeycomb (center letter B) feature 49 words, a 250-point total, 3 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ABDICATED.

Spelling Bee hive for June 10, 2023 with center letter B and surrounding letters A,I,D,C,E and T

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Saturday, June 10, 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

96th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.53

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

98/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 98% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

54 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

12

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

24

words to Genius
1×9L4×8L4×7L15×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 175 pts
24 words1×9L4×8L4×7L10×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

47%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

127 vowels · 144 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start13 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up38 PTS
  • 25%Good63 PTS
  • 40%Solid100 PTS
  • 50%Nice125 PTS
  • 60%Great150 PTS
  • 65%Amazing163 PTS
  • 70%Genius175 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee250 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 49 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, June 10, 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

B
47%
A
20%
D
16%

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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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9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 4 words

7-Letter Words 4 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

4-Letter Words 14 words

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Word Length Distribution

14 words
4L
14
10 words
5L
10
16 words
6L
16
4 words
7L
4
4 words (Pangram)
8L
4
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1

Share of 49 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

B
49 words
100%
E
43 words
88%
A
36 words
73%
D
34 words
69%
T
30 words
61%
I
23 words
47%
C
7 words
14%

Share of 49 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

14 pts
14
4L
50 pts
50
5L
96 pts
96
6L
28 pts
28
7L
46 pts (Pangram)
46
8L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

B
2347%
A
1020%
D
816%
T
48%
C
36%
E
12%

Share of 49 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 250 ranks in the 74th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-06-09.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 49 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 66th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-06-09.
  • 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 2023-06-08.
  • The estimated solve time of 46–62 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*:

  • abac
  • abaca
  • abacate
  • abada
  • abadite
  • abatic
  • abba
  • abbadide
  • abbate
  • abbatie
  • abbe
  • abbie
  • abib
  • abie
  • abietate
  • abietic
  • abietite
  • abit
  • abitibi
  • addebted
  • adiabat
  • adiabatic
  • adib
  • babbie
  • babbit
  • babbitt
  • babbitted
  • babi
  • babite
  • baccate
  • baccated
  • bact
  • batata
  • batea
  • batt
  • batta
  • beatee
  • beati
  • bedad
  • bede
  • beebee
  • beedi
  • bete
  • betta
  • betted
  • biacid
  • bibb
  • bibbed
  • bibi
  • bice
  • biddie
  • bidi
  • bited
  • bitt
  • bitte
  • bitted
  • bittie
  • caaba
  • caba
  • cabiai
  • cadbait
  • catabatic
  • cebid
  • ceiba
  • dabb
  • dabba
  • debbie
  • debe
  • debite
  • debted
  • debtee
  • dibbed
  • dieb
  • ebbet
  • ebcdic
  • ecbatic
  • ibad
  • ibadite
  • ibid
  • tabbied
  • tabetic
  • tabi
  • tabic
  • tabid
  • tatbeb
  • tebbad
  • tebbet
  • tebet
  • tibbie
  • tibet
  • tibiad
  • titbit

*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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