Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, July 07, 2023

Jul 07, 2023, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, N, W, L, C, I, G honeycomb (center letter W) feature 29 words, a 164-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: WIGWAGGING.

Spelling Bee hive for July 7, 2023 with center letter W and surrounding letters A,N,L,C,I and G

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Friday, July 7, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

57th percentile

Avg Word Length

6.14

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

67/100

Rare

Rarer than 67% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

28 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

7

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: N, I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

15

words to Genius
1×10L3×8L10×7L1×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 115 pts
15 words1×10L3×8L9×7L1×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

30%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

54 vowels · 124 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up25 PTS
  • 25%Good41 PTS
  • 40%Solid66 PTS
  • 50%Nice82 PTS
  • 60%Great98 PTS
  • 65%Amazing107 PTS
  • 70%Genius115 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee164 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 29 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, July 7, 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

W
72%
C
10%
A
7%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 3 words

7-Letter Words 10 words

6-Letter Words 6 words

5-Letter Words 2 words

4-Letter Words 7 words

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Word Length Distribution

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

Share of 29 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

W
29 words
100%
I
24 words
83%
N
24 words
83%
G
23 words
79%
A
20 words
69%
L
12 words
41%
C
4 words
14%

Share of 29 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

7 pts
7
4L
10 pts
10
5L
36 pts
36
6L
77 pts (Pangram)
77
7L
24 pts
24
8L
10 pts
10
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

W
2172%
C
310%
A
27%
G
27%
L
13%

Share of 29 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 164 ranks in the 34th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-07-03.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 29 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 14th 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 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 2023-07-01.
  • The estimated solve time of 24–32 min is faster 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*:

  • aiwain
  • aiwan
  • alawi
  • awag
  • awan
  • awiwi
  • cawl
  • gawain
  • gawn
  • gnawn
  • iiwi
  • inlaw
  • inwall
  • inwalling
  • lawing
  • liwan
  • waac
  • waag
  • wagga
  • wagling
  • wain
  • waiwai
  • wali
  • waling
  • walla
  • wallawalla
  • wang
  • wanga
  • wangan
  • wanigan
  • wannigan
  • wanning
  • wawa
  • wawl
  • wawling
  • wicca
  • wigan
  • wilga
  • wiling
  • wiliwili
  • willawa
  • willi
  • williwaw

*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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