Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, August 02, 2023
Aug 02, 2023, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the L, A, J, C, B, E, T honeycomb (center letter T) feature 51 words, a 242-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: TATTLETALE.
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Wednesday, August 2, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
9/10
Very Hard87th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.55
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
88/100
Very RareRarer than 88% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
56 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
15
Typical spreadUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
24
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 169 ptsVowel Split
43%
Balanced mix121 vowels · 162 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start12 PTS
- 15%Moving Up36 PTS
- 25%Good61 PTS
- 40%Solid97 PTS
- 50%Nice121 PTS
- 60%Great145 PTS
- 65%Amazing157 PTS
- 70%Genius169 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee242 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 51 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, August 2, 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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Pangrams
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Complete Answers
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10-Letter Words 1 word
9-Letter Words 2 words
8-Letter Words 2 words
7-Letter Words 7 words
6-Letter Words 11 words
5-Letter Words 12 words
4-Letter Words 16 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 51 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 51 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 51 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 242 ranks in the 71st percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-07-31.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 51 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 72nd percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-07-31.
- 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 Very 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 2023-07-28.
- The estimated solve time of 48–64 min is slower than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- abacate
- abatable
- abbate
- ablactate
- ablet
- acct
- aceta
- acetable
- acta
- actable
- aetat
- alate
- albata
- allect
- atabal
- atlatl
- atlee
- atta
- attabal
- attacca
- attal
- attle
- babelet
- baccate
- bact
- balata
- balete
- balt
- batable
- batata
- batea
- batetela
- batlet
- batt
- batta
- battable
- battel
- beatee
- bete
- beteela
- betell
- betta
- blate
- blet
- cabaletta
- cablet
- calcate
- calceate
- callat
- callet
- cate
- celt
- cetacea
- cete
- clat
- ebbet
- ectal
- ejectee
- etta
- ettle
- jacaltec
- jacalteca
- labellate
- lacet
- lata
- leat
- lect
- leet
- leetle
- lett
- lettable
- taal
- tabella
- tace
- tactable
- tael
- tala
- talaje
- tallet
- tatbeb
- tate
- tatta
- tebbet
- tebet
- teca
- tecta
- tectal
- teel
- teet
- teetee
- tela
- telae
- tele
- tellable
- tellee
- telt
- tetel
- tjaele
*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.