June 13, 2023, Tuesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Jun 13, 2023, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, O, I, B, N, T, M honeycomb (center letter M) feature 56 words, a 270-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: ABOMINATION.

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Spelling Bee hive for June 13, 2023 with center letter M and surrounding letters A,O,I,B,N and T

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

62nd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.59

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

51/100

Rare

Rarer than 51% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

54 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

1×11L2×10L3×9L2×8L4×7L10×6L3×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 189 pts

25 words1×11L2×10L3×9L2×8L4×7L8×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

47%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

147 vowels · 166 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start14 PTS
15%Moving Up41 PTS
25%Good68 PTS
40%Solid108 PTS
50%Nice135 PTS
60%Great162 PTS
65%Amazing176 PTS
70%Genius189 PTS
100%Queen Bee270 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 56 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, June 13, 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

46%

18%

13%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2023-06-12

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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Word Length Distribution

19 words

15 words

10 words

4 words

2 words (Pangram)

3 words

2 words

10L

1 word (Pangram)

11L

Share of 56 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

56 words

100%

39 words

70%

34 words

61%

31 words

55%

31 words

55%

25 words

45%

16 words

29%

Share of 56 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

19 pts

75 pts

60 pts

28 pts

23 pts (Pangram)

27 pts

20 pts

10L

18 pts (Pangram)

11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2646%

1018%

713%

59%

47%

24%

Share of 56 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 270 ranks in the 81st percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-06-12.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 56 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 82nd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-06-12.
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 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 2023-06-11.
The estimated solve time of 46–62 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

aboma
amain
amanita
amanitin
amant
amati
amba
amban
ambo
amboina
ambon
amia
amimia
amin
amination
amini
amit
amma
amman
ammino
ammoniation
ammono
amnia
amnion
amotion
amtman
anam
anamnia
anatman
animato
annam
annomination
anomia
antiatom
antiman
antinomian
ataman
atma
atman
atmo
bamban
bambini
batman
bima
bimbo
bimini
binman
boma
bombination
bombo
bomi
bootman
iman
imbat
imbibition
imino
imitant
immanation
immit
inanimation
innominata
intima
intomb
itmo
itonama
maat
maba
maia
maimon
mammati
mammoni
mamo
mana
manana
manati
manation
manbot
mani
manini
manito
manitoba
manitoban
mann
mannan
mannitan
mano
manobo
manto
manton
maomao
matai
matamata
matin
matman
matt
matta
miami
mian
miao
mima
mimi
mimiambi
mimmation
mina
minimi
mino
minoan
minot
mintman
miombo
mitanni
mitannian
mmmm
moio
moit
mombin
momo
mona
monition
monotint
mont
montana
montanan
montanin
montant
monton
moonman
mootman
mota
motmot
moton
mott
naam
naim
nama
nanaimo
naomi
nimb
noam
noma
nomina
nomoi
nonamino
nonanimation
nonimitation
nonman
nonmotion
nonnomination
oinomania
oman
omani
omao
omni
omniana
oniomania
onomantia
onomatomania
oomantia
otomi
otomian
tama
tambo
tamboo
tannaim
timbo
timon
timonian
tinman
titman
toma
toman
tomia
tomin
tomomania
toom

*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.