August 30, 2023, Wednesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Aug 30, 2023, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, T, L, I, N, Y, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 59 words, a 272-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: DILLYDALLY.

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Spelling Bee hive for August 30, 2023 with center letter A and surrounding letters D,T,L,I,N and Y

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

49th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.41

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

25/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 25% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

49 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×10L1×9L3×8L7×7L10×6L7×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 190 pts

29 words1×10L1×9L3×8L7×7L6×6L11×5L

Vowel Split

37%

Balanced mix

118 vowels · 201 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start14 PTS
15%Moving Up41 PTS
25%Good68 PTS
40%Solid109 PTS
50%Nice136 PTS
60%Great163 PTS
65%Amazing177 PTS
70%Genius190 PTS
100%Queen Bee272 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 59 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, August 30, 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

22%

19%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2023-08-29

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2026-04-20(L)

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Word Length Distribution

18 words

19 words

10 words

7 words

3 words (Pangram)

1 word

10L

Share of 59 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

59 words

100%

40 words

68%

35 words

59%

35 words

59%

30 words

51%

28 words

47%

23 words

39%

Share of 59 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

18 pts

95 pts

60 pts

49 pts

31 pts (Pangram)

9 pts

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1322%

1119%

915%

610%

Share of 59 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 272 ranks in the 82nd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-08-29.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 59 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 88th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-08-29.
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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-08-27.
The estimated solve time of 42–56 min is slower 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
adad
adai
adat
adati
aday
adda
addn
addnl
addy
adin
adit
adlai
adlay
adyta
aidant
aillt
aint
aladdin
alai
alain
alala
alalia
alan
aland
alani
alanin
alant
alantin
alanyl
alay
alday
alia
alida
alidad
aliya
allan
alliant
allyl
altaian
altin
anality
anan
anana
ananda
ananta
anat
anatta
anda
andi
andy
anil
anilid
aniliid
anilin
anility
anita
anna
annat
anta
antilia
antlia
atalanta
atlanta
atlantad
atlantal
atlantid
atlatl
atli
atta
attaint
attal
attalid
attid
attila
attn
atty
ayin
dada
dail
dain
daint
daitya
dali
dana
danaan
danaid
dand
danda
dani
danian
danny
danta
datil
dayal
dayan
dialin
diallyl
diana
didna
dilatant
dinantian
dita
dital
ditalini
dittany
dittay
dylan
idalian
idant
iddat
idyllian
ilia
iliad
ilial
ilian
ilya
indan
india
indian
indiana
indianan
indianian
inia
inial
intail
inyala
ital
itala
itali
italian
italianity
italianly
italy
ladin
ladyly
laidly
lait
lall
lally
lana
lanital
lanny
lant
lata
latian
latin
latinity
latitant
latitat
lattin
layland
liana
lida
lidia
lila
lilian
lina
linalyl
linda
litai
lydia
lydian
lytta
naiant
naid
naily
nain
nalita
nanda
nandi
nandina
natalia
natalian
natalitial
natally
natantly
natt
niall
nidal
nidana
nina
nitta
nyala
nyaya
nydia
taal
tain
tainan
tait
taiyal
tala
tana
tanala
tandy
tania
tanna
tantalian
tanya
tatta
tattily
tilda
tilia
tina
tindal
tinta
titania
titanian
titanyl
titian
titillant
yald
yali
yalla
yana
yanan
yati
yaya
yday

*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.