September 24, 2023, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, September 24, 2023

Sep 24, 2023, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the T, A, R, M, G, N, I honeycomb (center letter M) feature 79 words, a 506-point total, 5 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: ANAGRAMMING, IMMIGRATING, MAINTAINING.

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Spelling Bee hive for September 24, 2023 with center letter M and surrounding letters T,A,R,G,N and I

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Sunday, September 24, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

10/10

Very Hard

100th percentile

Avg Word Length

6.49

Long words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

99/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 99% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

87 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

3×11L4×10L7×9L5×8L16×7L6×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 354 pts

41 words3×11L4×10L7×9L5×8L16×7L1×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

38%

Balanced mix

196 vowels · 317 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start25 PTS
15%Moving Up76 PTS
25%Good127 PTS
40%Solid202 PTS
50%Nice253 PTS
60%Great304 PTS
65%Amazing329 PTS
70%Genius354 PTS
100%Queen Bee506 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 79 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, September 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

54%

14%

10%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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Complete Answers

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11-Letter Words 3 words

10-Letter Words 4 words

9-Letter Words 7 words

8-Letter Words 5 words

7-Letter Words 16 words

6-Letter Words 19 words

5-Letter Words 11 words

4-Letter Words 14 words

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Word Length Distribution

14 words

11 words

19 words

16 words (Pangram)

5 words

7 words (Pangram)

4 words (Pangram)

10L

3 words (Pangram)

11L

Share of 79 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

79 words

100%

65 words

82%

63 words

80%

59 words

75%

48 words

61%

38 words

48%

34 words

43%

Share of 79 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

14 pts

55 pts

114 pts

114

119 pts (Pangram)

119

40 pts

77 pts (Pangram)

47 pts (Pangram)

10L

40 pts (Pangram)

11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

4354%

1114%

810%

79%

23%

11%

Share of 79 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 506 ranks in the 100th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-09-23.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 79 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 100th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-09-23.
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 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-09-22.
The estimated solve time of 74–100 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*:

agama
agami
agma
aimara
amain
amanita
amanitin
amant
amar
amara
amarant
amarna
amati
amating
amia
amiga
amimia
amin
aminating
amini
amir
amit
amma
amman
amnia
amra
amrit
amrita
amtman
anam
anamirtin
anamnia
anatman
angami
annam
antiman
aramina
araminta
armaria
armarian
arminian
armit
ataman
atma
atman
gagman
gama
gamari
gamming
ganam
gangman
gigman
gimirrai
gnamma
grama
granam
granma
grannam
griming
grimm
imaginant
iman
imitant
immit
inarm
ingram
inmigrant
intima
irma
maar
maat
maga
magani
magging
magian
magmata
magna
maia
mair
mammati
mana
manana
manati
mang
mangana
mangar
mani
manini
mann
mannan
mannitan
mantram
mara
maraging
marang
maranta
marg
marga
margarin
marginating
mari
maria
mariamman
marian
mariana
marianna
marigram
marita
marmit
marram
marting
matai
matamata
matar
matara
matin
matman
matra
matt
matta
miami
mian
mima
mimi
mina
minar
ming
miniating
minimi
minitari
minning
mintman
mira
miri
miriam
mitanni
mitannian
mitigant
miting
mitra
mitring
mmmm
naam
naim
nama
nimming
ragman
rama
raman
ramarama
rami
rima
riming
ringman
tama
tamara
tammar
tannaim
tarama
tarman
timar
tinman
tintamar
tirma
titman
trainman
trama
tramman
tramming
trangam

*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.