Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, June 11, 2023

Jun 11, 2023, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, Y, T, L, B, I, N honeycomb (center letter N) feature 43 words, a 242-point total, 3 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 13-letter longest word: ATTAINABILITY.

Spelling Bee hive for June 11, 2023 with center letter N and surrounding letters A,Y,T,L,B and I

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Sunday, June 11, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

28th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.84

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

14/100

Common

Rarer than 14% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

35 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

11

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

21

words to Genius
1×13L3×9L2×8L6×7L8×6L1×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 169 pts
21 words1×13L3×9L2×8L6×7L5×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

37%

Balanced mix

94 vowels · 157 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start12 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up36 PTS
  • 25%Good61 PTS
  • 40%Solid97 PTS
  • 50%Nice121 PTS
  • 60%Great145 PTS
  • 65%Amazing157 PTS
  • 70%Genius169 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee242 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 43 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, June 11, 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

N
23%
B
21%
T
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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13-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 3 words

8-Letter Words 2 words

7-Letter Words 6 words

6-Letter Words 8 words

5-Letter Words 13 words

4-Letter Words 10 words

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Word Length Distribution

10 words
4L
10
13 words
5L
13
8 words
6L
8
6 words
7L
6
2 words (Pangram)
8L
2
3 words (Pangram)
9L
3
1 word (Pangram)
13L
1

Share of 43 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

N
43 words
100%
A
34 words
79%
I
27 words
63%
L
26 words
60%
T
26 words
60%
Y
20 words
47%
B
11 words
26%

Share of 43 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

10 pts
10
4L
65 pts
65
5L
48 pts
48
6L
42 pts
42
7L
23 pts (Pangram)
23
8L
34 pts (Pangram)
34
9L
20 pts (Pangram)
20
13L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

N
1023%
B
921%
T
716%
A
614%
L
614%
I
512%

Share of 43 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 242 ranks in the 71st 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 43 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 50th 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 Medium 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-06-10.
  • The estimated solve time of 30–40 min is comparable 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*:

  • aint
  • alain
  • alan
  • alani
  • alanin
  • alant
  • alantin
  • alanyl
  • albainn
  • alban
  • albania
  • albanian
  • albany
  • albian
  • albin
  • albinal
  • albyn
  • allan
  • alliant
  • altaian
  • altin
  • anality
  • anan
  • anana
  • ananta
  • anat
  • anatta
  • anba
  • anil
  • anilin
  • anility
  • anita
  • anna
  • annat
  • anta
  • antilia
  • antlia
  • atalanta
  • atlanta
  • atlantal
  • attainably
  • attaint
  • attn
  • ayin
  • babaylan
  • babbittian
  • bain
  • balan
  • balant
  • balanta
  • balian
  • ballan
  • bana
  • banaba
  • banat
  • banba
  • bani
  • bania
  • banian
  • baniya
  • bannat
  • bant
  • bantay
  • bantayan
  • banty
  • banya
  • bataan
  • batan
  • batitinan
  • battailant
  • bilaan
  • bilin
  • binal
  • bini
  • binit
  • binna
  • binny
  • bint
  • blain
  • blan
  • bliny
  • bylina
  • byliny
  • bynin
  • iban
  • ilian
  • inby
  • inia
  • inial
  • init
  • inly
  • intail
  • inti
  • intnl
  • inyala
  • italian
  • italianity
  • italianly
  • laban
  • lana
  • lanital
  • lanny
  • lant
  • latian
  • latin
  • latinity
  • latitant
  • lattin
  • liana
  • libant
  • libitina
  • libyan
  • lilian
  • lina
  • linalyl
  • linin
  • linn
  • liny
  • llyn
  • lynn
  • nabal
  • nabby
  • nabla
  • naiant
  • naib
  • naily
  • nain
  • nalita
  • natability
  • natalia
  • natalian
  • natalitial
  • natally
  • natantly
  • natt
  • niall
  • nibbana
  • nibby
  • nill
  • nina
  • nitta
  • nitty
  • nyala
  • nyaya
  • tablina
  • tain
  • tainan
  • tana
  • tanala
  • tania
  • tanna
  • tannalbin
  • tantalian
  • tanya
  • tina
  • tinnily
  • tinta
  • tinty
  • titania
  • titanian
  • titanyl
  • titian
  • titillant
  • yana
  • yanan

*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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