September 3, 2023, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, September 03, 2023

Sep 03, 2023, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the R, H, O, N, L, M, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 46 words, a 163-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: HORMONAL.

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Spelling Bee hive for September 3, 2023 with center letter A and surrounding letters R,H,O,N,L and M

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Sunday, September 3, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

28th percentile

Avg Word Length

4.76

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

27/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 27% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

38 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×8L7×6L12×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 114 pts

20 words1×8L4×6L15×5L

Vowel Split

44%

Balanced mix

96 vowels · 123 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start8 PTS
15%Moving Up24 PTS
25%Good41 PTS
40%Solid65 PTS
50%Nice82 PTS
60%Great98 PTS
65%Amazing106 PTS
70%Genius114 PTS
100%Queen Bee163 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 46 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, September 3, 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

33%

22%

20%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

21 words

17 words

7 words

1 word (Pangram)

Share of 46 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

46 words

100%

29 words

63%

28 words

61%

23 words

50%

21 words

46%

15 words

33%

12 words

26%

Share of 46 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

21 pts

85 pts

42 pts

15 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1533%

1022%

920%

511%

37%

12%

Share of 46 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 163 ranks in the 33rd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-08-31.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 46 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 57th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-09-02.
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 2023-09-01.
The estimated solve time of 32–44 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*:

aaron
ahom
alala
alamo
alan
alannah
alar
allah
allan
allo
alloo
alma
almah
almon
amah
amal
amala
amar
amara
amarna
amla
amma
amman
ammonal
ammono
amor
amora
amra
anam
anan
anana
anna
annam
annona
anoa
anomal
anormal
anorn
arara
ararao
arhar
arna
aroar
arolla
arrah
arrha
haar
haha
hala
halala
halalah
hallah
hallan
hallman
hallo
halloa
halloo
halm
halma
haloa
hamal
haman
hammal
hammam
hanna
hano
haoma
harl
harmal
harmala
harman
harmon
harn
harr
hola
holla
holloa
homam
honan
honora
horah
lahar
lall
lalo
lamm
lana
lanao
larn
lohan
lohana
lola
loma
lora
loral
loran
maar
maha
mahal
mahala
mahalla
mahar
maharana
maharao
mahmal
mala
malam
malar
mallam
malm
malo
mamo
mana
manal
manana
mann
mannan
mano
maomao
maormor
mara
marah
maranao
maranha
maranham
maranon
marhala
marl
marla
maror
marram
marrano
marron
moha
mohar
moharram
mola
molal
molala
molla
mollah
mona
monal
moonman
moorman
mora
moran
mormal
mormaor
morra
naam
nahoor
nahor
nallah
nama
narr
narra
nhan
noah
noam
noma
nona
nonhormonal
nonman
nonmolar
nonmoral
nonnormal
nonoral
nora
norah
norma
norman
oarman
olam
olla
ollamh
olomao
olona
omaha
oman
omao
omar
omlah
omrah
onan
oraon
oroanal
orra
rall
rama
ramal
raman
ramarama
ramon
ramona
ramoon
rana
rann
rohan
rollman
romal
roman
romano
roral

*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.