Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Jul 11, 2023, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, B, T, I, F, E, C honeycomb (center letter A) feature 36 words, a 136-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: BEATIFIC, CIABATTA.

Spelling Bee hive for July 11, 2023 with center letter A and surrounding letters B,T,I,F,E and C

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

1/10

Easy

12th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.00

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

13/100

Common

Rarer than 13% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

25 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

15

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

15

words to Genius
2×8L2×7L7×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 95 pts
15 words2×8L2×7L3×6L8×5L

Vowel Split

49%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

88 vowels · 92 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start7 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up20 PTS
  • 25%Good34 PTS
  • 40%Solid54 PTS
  • 50%Nice68 PTS
  • 60%Great82 PTS
  • 65%Amazing88 PTS
  • 70%Genius95 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee136 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, July 11, 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

A
25%
T
22%
B
19%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2023-07-10
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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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8-Letter Words 2 words

7-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 7 words

5-Letter Words 8 words

4-Letter Words 17 words

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Word Length Distribution

17 words
4L
17
8 words
5L
8
7 words
6L
7
2 words
7L
2
2 words (Pangram)
8L
2

Share of 36 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

A
36 words
100%
T
27 words
75%
E
22 words
61%
C
20 words
56%
I
15 words
42%
B
14 words
39%
F
12 words
33%

Share of 36 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

17 pts
17
4L
40 pts
40
5L
42 pts
42
6L
14 pts
14
7L
23 pts (Pangram)
23
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

A
925%
T
822%
B
719%
F
719%
C
411%
E
13%

Share of 36 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 136 ranks in the 21st percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-07-08.
  • 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 2023-07-08.
  • 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 2023-07-10.
  • The estimated solve time of 21–29 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
  • abacate
  • abaft
  • abatic
  • abba
  • abbate
  • abbatie
  • abbe
  • abbie
  • abib
  • abie
  • abietate
  • abietic
  • abietite
  • abit
  • abitibi
  • acca
  • accite
  • acct
  • aceta
  • acetacetic
  • acetite
  • acta
  • aecia
  • aetat
  • aface
  • aftaba
  • atactic
  • atef
  • atta
  • attacca
  • babbie
  • babbit
  • babbitt
  • babi
  • babite
  • baccate
  • bact
  • baff
  • baft
  • bafta
  • batata
  • batea
  • batt
  • batta
  • beatee
  • beati
  • beatificate
  • betafite
  • betta
  • biface
  • caaba
  • caba
  • cabiai
  • caca
  • cace
  • caeca
  • caff
  • caffa
  • caffeate
  • caffeic
  • caitiff
  • catabatic
  • cate
  • catface
  • catti
  • cattie
  • ceca
  • ceiba
  • cetacea
  • ecbatic
  • ecca
  • ectatic
  • etta
  • facete
  • facetiae
  • facette
  • facia
  • facie
  • facit
  • factice
  • faff
  • fait
  • fica
  • itea
  • tabetic
  • tabi
  • tabic
  • tabific
  • tace
  • tactite
  • taffia
  • tafia
  • taft
  • tait
  • tatbeb
  • tate
  • tatie
  • tatta
  • tattie
  • teca
  • tecta
  • ticca

*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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