Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Jun 14, 2023, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, N, H, E, I, W, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 45 words, a 203-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: DEADHEADED.

Spelling Bee hive for June 14, 2023 with center letter A and surrounding letters D,N,H,E,I and W

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Wednesday, June 14, 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

5.42

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

62/100

Rare

Rarer than 62% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

43 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

15

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

20

words to Genius
1×10L4×8L4×7L10×6L1×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 142 pts
20 words1×10L4×8L4×7L10×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

47%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

114 vowels · 130 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start10 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up30 PTS
  • 25%Good51 PTS
  • 40%Solid81 PTS
  • 50%Nice102 PTS
  • 60%Great122 PTS
  • 65%Amazing132 PTS
  • 70%Genius142 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee203 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 45 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, June 14, 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

H
22%
W
22%
A
20%

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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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10-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 4 words

7-Letter Words 4 words

6-Letter Words 10 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

4-Letter Words 16 words

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Word Length Distribution

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

Share of 45 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

A
45 words
100%
E
37 words
82%
D
35 words
78%
N
28 words
62%
W
18 words
40%
H
14 words
31%
I
9 words
20%

Share of 45 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

16 pts
16
4L
50 pts
50
5L
60 pts
60
6L
28 pts
28
7L
39 pts (Pangram)
39
8L
10 pts
10
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

H
1022%
W
1022%
A
920%
D
818%
N
511%
I
24%
E
12%

Share of 45 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 203 ranks in the 54th 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 45 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 54th 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-06-09.
  • The estimated solve time of 37–49 min is comparable 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*:

  • aahed
  • adad
  • adai
  • adaw
  • adda
  • addie
  • addn
  • aden
  • adenia
  • adin
  • aeaean
  • aedine
  • aeneid
  • ahaaina
  • ahind
  • aidenn
  • aiwain
  • aiwan
  • anadenia
  • anan
  • anana
  • ananda
  • anda
  • ande
  • andean
  • andi
  • andine
  • anend
  • anna
  • anne
  • annie
  • awadhi
  • awan
  • awiwi
  • awned
  • dada
  • dade
  • dain
  • dana
  • danaan
  • danae
  • danaid
  • danaide
  • danaine
  • dand
  • danda
  • dandie
  • dane
  • daneweed
  • dani
  • danian
  • dannie
  • dawe
  • dawed
  • deaned
  • dedan
  • dedenda
  • deewan
  • deia
  • dewan
  • dewanee
  • dewani
  • dhai
  • diana
  • diane
  • didna
  • dinah
  • diwan
  • diwani
  • edana
  • edda
  • edna
  • edwina
  • hadada
  • hadden
  • haddie
  • hade
  • hadean
  • haded
  • haed
  • haen
  • haha
  • haida
  • haidan
  • hain
  • hainai
  • hainan
  • hained
  • haniwa
  • hanna
  • hawaii
  • hawaiian
  • headend
  • hindhead
  • hwan
  • idaean
  • ideaed
  • idean
  • indan
  • indane
  • india
  • indian
  • indiana
  • indianan
  • indianian
  • inia
  • nahane
  • nahani
  • naid
  • nain
  • nanda
  • nandi
  • nandina
  • nandine
  • nane
  • nannie
  • nhan
  • nidana
  • nina
  • waddie
  • waddied
  • wadi
  • wahehe
  • wain
  • waiwai
  • waniand
  • wanned
  • wawa
  • wedana
  • whaddie
  • whidah

*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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