Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Jul 18, 2023, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the C, X, T, O, I, E, N honeycomb (center letter I) feature 49 words, a 294-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 12-letter longest word: INCONTINENCE.
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Tuesday, July 18, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
6/10
Hard63rd percentile
Avg Word Length
6.47
Long wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
45/100
UncommonRarer than 45% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
47 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
13
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: XAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
25
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 206 ptsVowel Split
44%
Balanced mix141 vowels · 176 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start15 PTS
- 15%Moving Up44 PTS
- 25%Good74 PTS
- 40%Solid118 PTS
- 50%Nice147 PTS
- 60%Great176 PTS
- 65%Amazing191 PTS
- 70%Genius206 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee294 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 49 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, July 18, 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.
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12-Letter Words 1 word
11-Letter Words 1 word
10-Letter Words 5 words
9-Letter Words 3 words
8-Letter Words 5 words
7-Letter Words 3 words
6-Letter Words 11 words
5-Letter Words 10 words
4-Letter Words 10 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 49 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 49 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 49 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 294 ranks in the 88th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-07-17.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 49 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 66th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-07-17.
- 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 2023-07-15.
- The estimated solve time of 40–54 min is slower 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*:
- ccitt
- ceti
- cetin
- ciconine
- cincinni
- cinct
- cine
- cion
- citee
- cnicin
- coccic
- coconino
- coction
- coit
- coition
- coix
- concetti
- coneine
- coni
- coniceine
- conicine
- coniine
- conine
- conite
- connexion
- connie
- conticent
- coontie
- coxite
- ctenii
- ectotoxin
- enceinte
- entonic
- entotic
- etic
- exciton
- excitonic
- excoction
- exine
- exinite
- exintine
- exite
- exonic
- exotoxic
- exotoxin
- extine
- iceni
- ictic
- ieee
- inconcoct
- inconcoction
- inconnection
- inextinct
- inion
- init
- inition
- inne
- intexine
- intext
- intextine
- inti
- intice
- intinction
- intine
- ione
- ioni
- ionone
- ixion
- neotenic
- neti
- nettie
- nicene
- nici
- nicotic
- nicotin
- nicotinic
- ninon
- niton
- nixe
- nixie
- nixon
- noetic
- noint
- nonconnection
- noncontention
- nonexotic
- nonextinct
- nonextinction
- nonic
- nonintent
- nonintention
- nonion
- nonionic
- nontonic
- octic
- octoic
- octonion
- oeci
- oenin
- oint
- oncotic
- onionet
- ontic
- otic
- otitic
- otoconite
- ototoxic
- tectite
- teenie
- teniente
- tenino
- tettix
- tice
- tien
- tiento
- tinc
- tinction
- tinnen
- tinnient
- tite
- titi
- tittie
- toit
- toitoi
- tonetic
- tonite
- totient
- tottie
- toxine
- xenic
*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.