January 11, 2024, Thursday

Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, January 11, 2024

Jan 11, 2024, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the P, A, N, I, G, K, E honeycomb (center letter E) feature 52 words, a 209-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: ENGAGING.

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Spelling Bee hive for January 11, 2024 with center letter E and surrounding letters P,A,N,I,G and K

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Thursday, January 11, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

60th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.21

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

58/100

Rare

Rarer than 58% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

50 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

1×8L12×7L7×6L1×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 146 pts

21 words1×8L12×7L7×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

47%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

127 vowels · 144 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start10 PTS
15%Moving Up31 PTS
25%Good52 PTS
40%Solid84 PTS
50%Nice105 PTS
60%Great125 PTS
65%Amazing136 PTS
70%Genius146 PTS
100%Queen Bee209 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 52 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, January 11, 2024. 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

40%

13%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

23 words

9 words

7 words

12 words (Pangram)

1 word

Share of 52 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

52 words

100%

38 words

73%

31 words

60%

28 words

54%

26 words

50%

18 words

35%

16 words

31%

Share of 52 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

23 pts

45 pts

42 pts

91 pts (Pangram)

8 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2140%

713%

612%

36%

24%

Share of 52 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 209 ranks in the 57th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-01-10.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 52 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 74th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-01-10.
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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-01-08.
The estimated solve time of 42–58 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*:

aeaean
aegean
aegina
aegipan
agapae
agee
agen
agena
agene
aggie
agnean
akeake
akee
akeki
akene
aknee
ananke
anapnea
angie
ankee
anne
annie
apanage
apeak
apeek
apennine
apigenin
appanage
appenage
eaning
eigne
ekka
enage
engagee
engin
engining
enki
ennage
epigean
epigee
epigene
epikeia
epinikia
epinikian
epinine
eppie
gaea
gainage
gane
gange
gean
geeing
gegg
geggee
gein
gena
genae
genapp
genappe
genapping
genian
genin
genip
genipa
genipap
gien
ginep
ieee
ingenie
ingine
inken
innage
inne
kakke
kanae
kane
kankie
kapeika
kappie
keek
keeking
keena
kenai
kenn
kenning
kiekie
kike
kine
kipe
kippage
kippeen
kippen
knape
kneepan
nake
nane
nannie
nanpie
napaea
napaean
nappe
nappie
neep
nepa
nike
paepae
paginae
pagne
paine
pangaea
pangen
pangene
paninean
pannage
panne
panpipe
pape
peag
peage
peai
pean
peenge
peening
pein
peine
peining
peiping
pekan
pekin
peking
penang
peng
penk
penna
pennae
pennage
penni
pennia
pennine
peppin
piegan
pieing
piggie
pikake
pinene
pinge
pinkeen
pinken
pinkening
pinnae
pinnage
pipage
pipeage
pippen

*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.