August 24, 2023, Thursday

Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, August 24, 2023

Aug 24, 2023, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, T, M, I, H, C, R honeycomb (center letter R) feature 49 words, a 237-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ARTHRITIC, CATHARTIC, MATRIARCH.

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Spelling Bee hive for August 24, 2023 with center letter R and surrounding letters A,T,M,I,H and C

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Thursday, August 24, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

65th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.55

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

63/100

Rare

Rarer than 63% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

47 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

3×9L4×8L5×7L7×6L5×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 166 pts

24 words3×9L4×8L5×7L5×6L7×5L

Vowel Split

36%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

98 vowels · 174 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start12 PTS
15%Moving Up36 PTS
25%Good59 PTS
40%Solid95 PTS
50%Nice119 PTS
60%Great142 PTS
65%Amazing154 PTS
70%Genius166 PTS
100%Queen Bee237 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 Thursday, August 24, 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

29%

20%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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Word Length Distribution

14 words

16 words

7 words

5 words

4 words

3 words (Pangram)

Share of 49 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

49 words

100%

43 words

88%

31 words

63%

28 words

57%

23 words

47%

21 words

43%

18 words

37%

Share of 49 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

14 pts

80 pts

42 pts

35 pts

32 pts

34 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1429%

1020%

714%

510%

36%

Share of 49 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 237 ranks in the 69th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-08-23.
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 2023-08-23.
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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-08-23.
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*:

acamar
acara
acari
accra
achar
achira
acratia
acrita
acritarch
ahir
aimara
airt
airth
amacratic
amar
amara
amharic
amir
amra
amrit
amrita
amtrac
araca
aracari
arachic
aramaic
arara
arati
arca
archai
archit
archt
arhar
arith
armaria
armit
arracach
arracacha
arrach
arrah
arrha
artha
arthra
artic
atar
ataractic
atrichia
atrichic
caiarara
cair
camara
cara
caracara
caract
cariama
cariri
carr
carrara
carrat
carri
carritch
cataria
cathar
cathari
chahar
chaitra
chamar
chara
charact
charr
chhatri
chirata
chirimia
chirm
chirr
chitra
circ
circar
cithara
cratch
cric
crim
crit
crith
haar
hamacratic
harari
harim
harr
hiram
hircarra
hircic
iatric
icaria
ihram
iritic
irma
itatartaric
ittria
maar
machair
machaira
mactra
mahar
mahratta
mahri
mair
mara
marah
maratha
marathi
marc
marci
marcia
mari
maria
marita
marmit
marram
martha
matar
matara
matra
matriarchic
matric
matricaria
mira
mirac
mirach
miri
miriam
mithra
mithraic
mithratic
mitra
rach
rachitic
raia
rama
ramarama
rami
rata
ratch
rath
ratti
riata
ricrac
rima
rita
taar
taharah
tahr
tamara
tammar
tara
tarai
tarairi
tarama
tarata
tari
tarr
tartaric
tartramic
tatar
tataric
tchr
thar
tharm
thir
thiram
tiar
timar
tirma
trac
trama
triac
triact
triarch
triarii
triatic
trica
tricar
trichi
trichitic
tricia
trictrac
trit
tritactic

*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.