Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Jun 27, 2023, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, Y, D, W, O, K, R honeycomb (center letter A) feature 36 words, a 180-point total, 4 Pangrams (2 Perfect Pangrams perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: DOORYARD, ROADWORK, WORKADAY, YARDWORK.

Spelling Bee hive for June 27, 2023 with center letter A and surrounding letters Y,D,W,O,K and R

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

52nd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.39

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

59/100

Rare

Rarer than 59% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

30 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

14

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

14

words to Genius
4×8L6×7L4×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 126 pts
14 words4×8L6×7L4×6L

Vowel Split

36%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

70 vowels · 124 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start9 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up27 PTS
  • 25%Good45 PTS
  • 40%Solid72 PTS
  • 50%Nice90 PTS
  • 60%Great108 PTS
  • 65%Amazing117 PTS
  • 70%Genius126 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee180 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 36 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, June 27, 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

D
31%
A
22%
R
14%

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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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8-Letter Words 4 words

7-Letter Words 6 words

6-Letter Words 4 words

5-Letter Words 8 words

4-Letter Words 14 words

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Word Length Distribution

14 words
4L
14
8 words
5L
8
4 words
6L
4
6 words (Pangram)
7L
6
4 words (Pangram)
8L
4

Share of 36 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

A
36 words
100%
R
29 words
81%
D
24 words
67%
Y
22 words
61%
O
19 words
53%
W
17 words
47%
K
11 words
31%

Share of 36 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

14 pts
14
4L
40 pts
40
5L
24 pts
24
6L
56 pts (Pangram)
56
7L
46 pts (Pangram)
46
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

D
1131%
A
822%
R
514%
W
514%
O
38%
Y
38%
K
13%

Share of 36 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 180 ranks in the 42nd percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-06-26.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 36 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 31st percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-06-26.
  • 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-06-25.
  • The estimated solve time of 25–35 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*:

  • adad
  • adar
  • adaw
  • aday
  • adda
  • addy
  • adrad
  • adry
  • adward
  • akaroa
  • akka
  • akkad
  • akra
  • arad
  • arado
  • arak
  • arara
  • ararao
  • arawa
  • arawak
  • aroar
  • arow
  • arrowwood
  • arrowy
  • arya
  • awork
  • dada
  • dado
  • dard
  • darky
  • darr
  • darya
  • dawdy
  • dawk
  • dayak
  • dayward
  • doddard
  • doorward
  • dora
  • dorad
  • drawk
  • drawrod
  • dyak
  • kadaya
  • kaka
  • kakar
  • kakkak
  • karaka
  • karo
  • karoo
  • karroo
  • karwar
  • kawaka
  • kawakawa
  • kayo
  • koda
  • kodak
  • kodakry
  • kokako
  • kokra
  • kooka
  • kora
  • koroa
  • korwa
  • koryak
  • kyak
  • kyar
  • oakwood
  • oary
  • orad
  • orra
  • raad
  • rada
  • rawky
  • raya
  • roak
  • roka
  • waddy
  • waddywood
  • wady
  • waka
  • wark
  • warray
  • warwork
  • wawa
  • wayao
  • woad
  • woady
  • woak
  • woodward
  • woodyard
  • workaway
  • workyard
  • wray
  • yaka
  • yakka
  • yarak
  • yaray
  • yark
  • yarr
  • yawy
  • yaya
  • yday

*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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