Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, June 19, 2023

Jun 19, 2023, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, T, F, E, L, U, H honeycomb (center letter H) feature 34 words, a 124-point total, 2 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: TELEHEALTH.

Spelling Bee hive for June 19, 2023 with center letter H and surrounding letters A,T,F,E,L and U

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Monday, June 19, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

26th percentile

Avg Word Length

4.91

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

42/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 42% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

28 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

8

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: F, E, U

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

12

words to Genius
1×10L1×9L2×7L3×6L5×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 87 pts
12 words1×10L1×9L2×7L8×5L

Vowel Split

38%

Balanced mix

63 vowels · 104 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start6 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up19 PTS
  • 25%Good31 PTS
  • 40%Solid50 PTS
  • 50%Nice62 PTS
  • 60%Great74 PTS
  • 65%Amazing81 PTS
  • 70%Genius87 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee124 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 34 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, June 19, 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
68%
T
21%
L
9%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 3 words

5-Letter Words 8 words

4-Letter Words 19 words

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Word Length Distribution

19 words
4L
19
8 words
5L
8
3 words
6L
3
2 words (Pangram)
7L
2
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1
1 word
10L
1

Share of 34 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

H
34 words
100%
A
25 words
74%
T
23 words
68%
E
21 words
62%
L
19 words
56%
F
7 words
21%
U
7 words
21%

Share of 34 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

19 pts
19
4L
40 pts
40
5L
18 pts
18
6L
21 pts (Pangram)
21
7L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L
10 pts
10
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

H
2368%
T
721%
L
39%
A
13%

Share of 34 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 124 ranks in the 15th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-06-15.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 34 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 26th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-06-15.
  • 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 2023-06-17.
  • The estimated solve time of 24–32 min is faster 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*:

  • ahuatle
  • ahuehuete
  • ahull
  • ahuula
  • alethea
  • allah
  • allheal
  • althaea
  • althea
  • athel
  • auhuhu
  • auth
  • eath
  • elatha
  • ethal
  • ethel
  • fath
  • fellah
  • fellatah
  • flathe
  • fulah
  • fulth
  • haaf
  • haet
  • haffet
  • haffle
  • haha
  • hala
  • halala
  • halalah
  • halfa
  • hallah
  • hallel
  • hatful
  • hatt
  • hault
  • haut
  • heaf
  • healful
  • heatful
  • hehe
  • hele
  • hellelt
  • heth
  • hueful
  • huehuetl
  • hutlet
  • latah
  • lathee
  • lauhala
  • leah
  • leath
  • lehua
  • lethe
  • taha
  • tahua
  • taluhet
  • tath
  • tathata
  • teathe
  • teethful
  • tehee
  • teth
  • thala
  • thea
  • theah
  • theat
  • thule
  • thuluth
  • tuath
  • utah

*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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