Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, July 03, 2023

Jul 03, 2023, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, O, M, C, H, B, E honeycomb (center letter C) feature 33 words, a 130-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: BEACHCOMB.

Spelling Bee hive for July 3, 2023 with center letter C and surrounding letters A,O,M,H,B and E

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Monday, July 3, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

1/10

Easy

11th percentile

Avg Word Length

4.82

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

14/100

Common

Rarer than 14% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

23 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

13

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: O

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

16

words to Genius
1×9L2×6L13×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 91 pts
16 words1×9L15×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

73 vowels · 86 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start7 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up20 PTS
  • 25%Good33 PTS
  • 40%Solid52 PTS
  • 50%Nice65 PTS
  • 60%Great78 PTS
  • 65%Amazing85 PTS
  • 70%Genius91 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee130 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 33 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, July 3, 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

C
45%
B
18%
M
15%

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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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9-Letter Words 1 word

6-Letter Words 2 words

4-Letter Words 12 words

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Word Length Distribution

12 words
4L
12
18 words
5L
18
2 words
6L
2
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1

Share of 33 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

C
33 words
100%
O
22 words
67%
A
21 words
64%
M
19 words
58%
E
18 words
55%
H
15 words
45%
B
8 words
24%

Share of 33 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

12 pts
12
4L
90 pts
90
5L
12 pts
12
6L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
1545%
B
618%
M
515%
A
39%
E
39%
H
13%

Share of 33 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 130 ranks in the 18th 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 33 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 23rd percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-06-28.
  • 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 Easy 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 2023-07-02.
  • The estimated solve time of 20–26 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*:

  • abac
  • abaca
  • acca
  • acmaea
  • acoma
  • ahchoo
  • bacchae
  • bach
  • bache
  • bamboche
  • bobac
  • bobachee
  • bobeche
  • boca
  • bocca
  • boche
  • bombace
  • caaba
  • caama
  • caba
  • cabob
  • cabomba
  • caca
  • cace
  • cachaca
  • caeca
  • caeoma
  • camaca
  • camb
  • caoba
  • ceca
  • chace
  • chacma
  • chaco
  • cham
  • chama
  • chamacoco
  • chamma
  • chao
  • chebacco
  • chebec
  • chee
  • cheecha
  • cheechaco
  • chem
  • chocho
  • choco
  • choochoo
  • choom
  • coachee
  • cobaea
  • cobb
  • cocama
  • cocamama
  • cocco
  • coco
  • cohoba
  • comae
  • combe
  • comm
  • commo
  • cooch
  • coocoo
  • cooee
  • coohee
  • coom
  • coomb
  • coombe
  • ecca
  • ecce
  • embace
  • hocco
  • homecome
  • macaca
  • macaco
  • macao
  • macco
  • mach
  • mache
  • maco
  • meach
  • mech
  • meece
  • meech
  • moca
  • moche
  • moco
  • mocoa
  • moocah
  • moocha
  • obeche

*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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