Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, July 20, 2023
Jul 20, 2023, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, Y, L, V, E, H, I honeycomb (center letter L) feature 44 words, a 149-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 7-letter longest word: HEAVILY, LEVELLY.
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Thursday, July 20, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
3/10
Medium28th percentile
Avg Word Length
4.73
Short wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
28/100
UncommonRarer than 28% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
36 minutes
Typical solveTo reach Genius
2LL
15
Typical spreadUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
18
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 104 ptsVowel Split
41%
Balanced mix85 vowels · 123 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start7 PTS
- 15%Moving Up22 PTS
- 25%Good37 PTS
- 40%Solid60 PTS
- 50%Nice75 PTS
- 60%Great89 PTS
- 65%Amazing97 PTS
- 70%Genius104 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee149 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 44 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, July 20, 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
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7-Letter Words 2 words
6-Letter Words 6 words
5-Letter Words 14 words
4-Letter Words 22 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 44 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 44 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 44 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 149 ranks in the 27th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-07-14.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 44 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 53rd percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-07-19.
- 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 Medium 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-07-19.
- The estimated solve time of 31–41 min is comparable 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*:
- aalii
- ailie
- alae
- alai
- alaihi
- alala
- alalia
- alay
- alea
- alee
- alia
- aliya
- aliyah
- allah
- allee
- allheal
- allie
- allyl
- alvia
- aval
- avale
- avile
- elayl
- eleve
- elhi
- ella
- elle
- elve
- eval
- haily
- hala
- halala
- halalah
- halavah
- hallah
- hallel
- havel
- heil
- heily
- hele
- helly
- hila
- hile
- hili
- hillel
- hyla
- hyle
- ilea
- ileal
- ilia
- iliahi
- ilial
- ilya
- laelia
- lall
- lally
- lavalava
- lavy
- leah
- leal
- leally
- leavy
- lehi
- leila
- lelia
- leva
- levi
- lieve
- lila
- lile
- lill
- lilly
- livelily
- vail
- valhall
- valhalla
- vali
- valva
- valvae
- valval
- valyl
- vealy
- veily
- vela
- velal
- velella
- vell
- vellala
- vielle
- vila
- vilela
- vili
- vill
- villae
- ville
- villi
- vively
- vlei
- yale
- yali
- yalla
- yill
*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.