December 14, 2023, Thursday

Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, December 14, 2023

Dec 14, 2023, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the O, A, N, D, L, I, M honeycomb (center letter D) feature 44 words, a 173-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: DOMINION, MAINLAND, MANDOLIN.

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Spelling Bee hive for December 14, 2023 with center letter D and surrounding letters O,A,N,L,I and M

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Thursday, December 14, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

48th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.07

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

52/100

Rare

Rarer than 52% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

36 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: O

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

3×8L3×7L7×6L6×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 121 pts

19 words3×8L3×7L4×6L9×5L

Vowel Split

42%

Balanced mix

93 vowels · 130 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start9 PTS
15%Moving Up26 PTS
25%Good43 PTS
40%Solid69 PTS
50%Nice87 PTS
60%Great104 PTS
65%Amazing112 PTS
70%Genius121 PTS
100%Queen Bee173 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 44 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, December 14, 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

34%

32%

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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

19 words

12 words

7 words

3 words

3 words (Pangram)

Share of 44 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

44 words

100%

28 words

64%

28 words

64%

24 words

55%

23 words

52%

23 words

52%

20 words

45%

Share of 44 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

19 pts

60 pts

42 pts

21 pts

31 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1534%

1432%

49%

37%

Share of 44 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 173 ranks in the 39th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-12-11.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 44 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 53rd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-12-11.
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 2023-12-11.
The estimated solve time of 31–41 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*:

adad
adai
adam
adda
addn
addnl
addoom
adin
adlai
adnominal
adonai
adonia
adonian
adonidin
aidman
aladdin
aland
aldol
alida
alidad
allamanda
allod
allodia
allodial
allodian
almadia
alod
alodia
alodial
alodian
amadan
amadi
amanda
amidin
amido
amidol
amidon
ammonoid
ananda
anda
andaman
andi
anilid
aniliid
anodal
anodon
dada
dado
dail
daimio
daimon
daimonion
dain
dali
dama
daman
damia
damiana
damnii
damnonii
damon
dana
danaan
danaid
dand
danda
dani
danian
danio
dialin
diam
diamin
diana
dianodal
dianoia
didna
dido
didonia
diiodo
dilli
diol
dion
dodd
dodman
dodoma
dodona
dodonian
doina
doli
dolia
dolina
dolldom
dollin
dolman
domainal
domal
domanial
domina
domini
dona
donald
doni
donia
donn
donna
doon
idalian
iddio
idiolalia
idola
idolomania
idolon
iliad
imid
imido
indamin
indan
india
indiaman
indian
indiana
indianan
indianian
indin
indoin
indol
indolin
iodal
iodid
iodin
iodol
ladin
ladino
lamda
lamdan
lamiid
lamnid
lamnoid
landamman
landammann
landman
lianoid
lida
lidia
lido
limniad
limoniad
lind
linda
lindo
lond
london
londonian
madi
madia
madid
mado
madonna
maida
maidan
maiid
maioid
mammilloid
mammondom
mand
mandan
mandi
mandil
mandilion
mandola
mandom
manid
midmain
midnoon
milldam
milliad
mnioid
modi
modillion
modioli
moid
molland
moloid
monadal
mondial
monilioid
monoamid
monodon
monoid
naid
nanda
nandi
nandina
nanoid
nidal
nidana
nidi
nodi
nold
nomadian
nonaid
nonda
nondo
nonmodal
nonnomad
odal
odalman
oddman
odin
odinian
odoom
oidia
oidioid
oildom
oldland
olid
ommiad
onlaid
ooid
ooidal

*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.