Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, June 17, 2023
Jun 17, 2023, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, T, N, E, O, U, B honeycomb (center letter B) feature 57 words, a 284-point total, 3 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: UNBUTTONED.
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Saturday, June 17, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
10/10
Very Hard99th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.56
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
100/100
Very RareRarer than 100% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
63 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
12
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
27
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 199 ptsVowel Split
42%
Balanced mix132 vowels · 185 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start14 PTS
- 15%Moving Up43 PTS
- 25%Good71 PTS
- 40%Solid114 PTS
- 50%Nice142 PTS
- 60%Great170 PTS
- 65%Amazing185 PTS
- 70%Genius199 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee284 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 57 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, June 17, 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.
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Complete Answers
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10-Letter Words 1 word
9-Letter Words 2 words
8-Letter Words 3 words
7-Letter Words 5 words
6-Letter Words 18 words
5-Letter Words 10 words
4-Letter Words 18 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 57 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 57 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 57 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 284 ranks in the 85th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-06-16.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 57 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 84th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-06-16.
- 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 2023-06-16.
- The estimated solve time of 54–72 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*:
- bebuttoned
- bede
- bedeen
- bedotted
- bedu
- beebee
- benben
- bended
- bendee
- bene
- benet
- benetted
- benn
- benne
- bennet
- beno
- benote
- benton
- bete
- betone
- betted
- bobet
- bobo
- bobotee
- boden
- bodo
- boneen
- bonne
- bonneted
- bono
- boobed
- boone
- bote
- botete
- bott
- boubou
- boud
- boun
- bounden
- bouton
- bube
- bubo
- buboed
- bude
- bund
- bundt
- bundu
- bunn
- bunodont
- bunton
- bute
- butene
- buteo
- butut
- debe
- deben
- debted
- debtee
- deneb
- dobbed
- dobe
- doob
- doub
- dubb
- dubonnet
- ebbet
- eben
- eboe
- nobbut
- nobut
- nonbonded
- obdt
- obtend
- obtund
- obtunded
- obtundent
- outbent
- outbond
- outbud
- outbudded
- tebbet
- tebet
- tebu
- tobe
- tubbed
- tunebo
- unbe
- unbed
- unbedded
- unbended
- unbet
- unbobbed
- unbonded
- unbone
- unboned
- unbonnet
- unbonneted
- unboot
- unbooted
- unbudded
- undub
- undubbed
- unebbed
- unobtunded
- untubbed
*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.