September 5, 2023, Tuesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, September 05, 2023

Sep 05, 2023, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, I, P, L, E, B, M honeycomb (center letter M) feature 48 words, a 199-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: IMPALPABLE.

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Spelling Bee hive for September 5, 2023 with center letter M and surrounding letters A,I,P,L,E and B

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

70th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.31

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

74/100

Rare

Rarer than 74% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

46 minutes

Longer than usual

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

1×10L5×8L4×7L8×6L2×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 139 pts

20 words1×10L5×8L4×7L4×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

117 vowels · 138 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start10 PTS
15%Moving Up30 PTS
25%Good50 PTS
40%Solid80 PTS
50%Nice100 PTS
60%Great119 PTS
65%Amazing129 PTS
70%Genius139 PTS
100%Queen Bee199 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 48 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, September 5, 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

23%

21%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

21 words

9 words

8 words

4 words

5 words

1 word (Pangram)

10L

Share of 48 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

48 words

100%

39 words

81%

26 words

54%

26 words

54%

25 words

52%

24 words

50%

18 words

38%

Share of 48 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

21 pts

45 pts

48 pts

28 pts

40 pts

17 pts (Pangram)

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1123%

1021%

817%

613%

24%

12%

Share of 48 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 199 ranks in the 52nd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-09-04.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 48 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 64th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-09-04.
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 2023-09-03.
The estimated solve time of 39–53 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*:

abamp
abeam
abime
aimable
aimee
alabama
alma
alme
amabel
amable
amal
amala
amapa
amba
ambalam
ambe
amble
ameba
amebae
amel
amelia
amia
amie
amil
amimia
amla
amma
ample
baalim
balaam
balm
bamalip
beam
belam
belime
bema
bemba
beme
bilimbi
bima
blam
blamable
blame
blameable
elem
elemi
embale
emball
embalm
embeam
emblem
emblema
emil
emilia
emim
emma
emmeleia
empale
epiblema
epilemma
epilemmal
iambe
ilama
imbalm
imbe
immalleable
impalm
impi
impliable
implial
lama
lamb
lamba
lambie
lamblia
lame
lamel
lamella
lamellae
lamia
lamiae
lamm
lammie
lamp
leam
leme
lemel
lemma
limail
limaille
limba
limbal
limbi
limbie
limbmeal
limma
limpa
lipaemia
lipemia
llama
maba
mabble
mabe
mabel
mabela
maia
maile
maill
maille
mala
malam
malapi
male
mali
mall
mallam
malleable
malleal
mallee
mallei
malm
mama
mamba
mamie
mamilla
mamma
mammae
mammal
mammalia
mammee
mammie
mammilla
mammillae
maple
mappable
mappila
meal
mealable
mealie
mela
melam
melba
mele
melee
melia
mell
miami
mila
milia
milla
millable
mille
milliamp
millie
millieme
millile
millime
milpa
mima
mimi
mimiambi
mimp
mmmm
palama
palm
palma
palmella
palmilla
pamela
pampa
pellmell
pilm
pima
plim

*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.