January 21, 2024, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, January 21, 2024

Jan 21, 2024, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, O, N, I, D, M, C honeycomb (center letter C) feature 52 words, a 270-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: MONOMANIAC.

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Spelling Bee hive for January 21, 2024 with center letter C and surrounding letters A,O,N,I,D and M

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Sunday, January 21, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

51st percentile

Avg Word Length

5.69

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

31/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 31% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

43 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: O, D

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×10L1×9L3×8L7×7L15×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 189 pts

27 words1×10L1×9L3×8L7×7L15×6L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

137 vowels · 159 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start14 PTS
15%Moving Up41 PTS
25%Good68 PTS
40%Solid108 PTS
50%Nice135 PTS
60%Great162 PTS
65%Amazing176 PTS
70%Genius189 PTS
100%Queen Bee270 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 Sunday, January 21, 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

58%

15%

12%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

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

11 words

14 words

15 words

7 words (Pangram)

3 words

1 word

10L

Share of 52 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

52 words

100%

38 words

73%

32 words

62%

31 words

60%

31 words

60%

21 words

40%

17 words

33%

Share of 52 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

11 pts

70 pts

90 pts

56 pts (Pangram)

24 pts

9 pts

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

3058%

815%

612%

510%

36%

Share of 52 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 270 ranks in the 81st percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-01-19.
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 2024-01-19.
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 2024-01-20.
The estimated solve time of 37–49 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*:

acacian
acaciin
acacin
acad
acadia
acadian
acana
acca
accadian
accidia
acidoid
acini
acinic
acmic
acoma
acomia
adamic
adonic
amic
amici
amidic
aminic
ammoniac
ammonic
amnionic
ancon
ancona
anconad
anconoid
anicca
aniconic
anodic
anomic
caama
caca
cacana
cacoon
caddo
caddoan
cadi
cadmia
cadmic
caid
caimacam
cain
cainian
camaca
camacan
caman
camino
camion
camoodi
cana
canaan
canada
canadian
cancion
cand
candida
canion
cann
cicad
cicadid
ciconiid
cima
cimicid
cimicoid
cincinni
cinnamic
cinnamomic
cinnamonic
cion
cnicin
cnida
coan
cocain
cocainomania
cocainomaniac
cocama
cocamama
coccic
coccid
coccidia
coccidian
cocco
coccoid
coco
cocona
coconino
codiniac
codman
codo
codomain
coman
comd
comino
comm
commandoman
commo
comodo
cond
coni
conia
coniacian
conicoid
conidia
conidian
conima
conn
conoid
conoidic
coocoo
coom
coon
cooncan
dacian
daimonic
danic
diacid
diacidic
diacodion
diaconica
diaconicon
diadic
diccon
dinic
domic
dominic
dominica
dominican
iconian
iconomania
idaic
idic
imamic
imidic
inca
incaic
incan
indic
indican
indico
iodic
macaca
macaco
macana
macao
macco
maco
macon
madoc
mancono
mandaic
mandioca
manioc
manioca
micmac
mico
moca
mocmain
moco
mocoa
modica
modoc
monacan
monacid
monacidic
monaco
monadic
monic
monica
monoacid
monoacidic
monodic
nicad
nici
nincom
nomic
nomocanon
nonacid
nonacidic
nonanoic
noncomic
noncon
nonic
nonionic
nonnomadic
odic
odinic
onca
oniomaniac
oomiac

*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.