Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, July 08, 2023

Jul 08, 2023, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, M, H, T, I, G, E honeycomb (center letter H) feature 31 words, a 132-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: EIGHTIETH.

Spelling Bee hive for July 8, 2023 with center letter H and surrounding letters A,M,T,I,G and E

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Saturday, July 8, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

0/10

Easy

4th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.19

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

3/100

Common

Rarer than 3% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

21 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

12

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

14

words to Genius
1×9L2×8L2×7L4×6L5×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 92 pts
14 words1×9L2×8L2×7L1×6L8×5L

Vowel Split

39%

Balanced mix

63 vowels · 98 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start7 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up20 PTS
  • 25%Good33 PTS
  • 40%Solid53 PTS
  • 50%Nice66 PTS
  • 60%Great79 PTS
  • 65%Amazing86 PTS
  • 70%Genius92 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee132 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 31 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, July 8, 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
32%
T
32%
M
19%

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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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9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 2 words

7-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 4 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

4-Letter Words 12 words

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Word Length Distribution

12 words
4L
12
10 words
5L
10
4 words
6L
4
2 words (Pangram)
7L
2
2 words
8L
2
1 word
9L
1

Share of 31 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

H
31 words
100%
T
26 words
84%
E
21 words
68%
A
14 words
45%
I
12 words
39%
M
12 words
39%
G
10 words
32%

Share of 31 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

12 pts
12
4L
50 pts
50
5L
24 pts
24
6L
21 pts (Pangram)
21
7L
16 pts
16
8L
9 pts
9
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

H
1032%
T
1032%
M
619%
E
310%
A
13%
G
13%

Share of 31 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 132 ranks in the 19th 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 31 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 19th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-07-07.
  • 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 2023-07-06.
  • The estimated solve time of 18–24 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*:

  • agatha
  • agha
  • aheight
  • amah
  • eath
  • eigh
  • gamahe
  • gatha
  • getah
  • ghat
  • gheg
  • ghetti
  • gith
  • gittith
  • haem
  • haematite
  • haet
  • haggai
  • hagigah
  • haha
  • haiti
  • hamathite
  • hame
  • hami
  • hamite
  • hammam
  • hathi
  • hati
  • hatt
  • hatti
  • hattie
  • hehe
  • heigh
  • heighth
  • heth
  • hettie
  • hiate
  • hight
  • highth
  • hima
  • himatia
  • hithe
  • hittite
  • imamah
  • magahi
  • magh
  • maghi
  • maha
  • mahi
  • maihem
  • matha
  • mathemeg
  • meath
  • meathe
  • meeth
  • meithei
  • taha
  • tahami
  • tahiti
  • taiaha
  • tath
  • tathata
  • teathe
  • tehee
  • teth
  • thai
  • thea
  • theah
  • theat
  • theemim
  • thema
  • themata
  • thig

*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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