January 24, 2024, Wednesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Jan 24, 2024, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, P, I, D, O, R, N honeycomb (center letter N) feature 52 words, a 231-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: PARANOIA, PARANOID, RAINDROP, RIPARIAN.

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Spelling Bee hive for January 24, 2024 with center letter N and surrounding letters A,P,I,D,O and R

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

59th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.21

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

56/100

Rare

Rarer than 56% 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

4×8L4×7L9×6L7×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 162 pts

24 words4×8L4×7L8×6L8×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

124 vowels · 147 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start12 PTS
15%Moving Up35 PTS
25%Good58 PTS
40%Solid92 PTS
50%Nice116 PTS
60%Great139 PTS
65%Amazing150 PTS
70%Genius162 PTS
100%Queen Bee231 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 Wednesday, January 24, 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

25%

23%

17%

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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

18 words

17 words

9 words

4 words

4 words (Pangram)

Share of 52 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

52 words

100%

35 words

67%

33 words

63%

33 words

63%

32 words

62%

26 words

50%

20 words

38%

Share of 52 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

18 pts

85 pts

54 pts

28 pts

46 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1325%

1223%

917%

713%

510%

36%

Share of 52 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 231 ranks in the 67th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-01-23.
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 2024-01-23.
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 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 2024-01-21.
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*:

aaron
addn
adin
adonai
adonia
adonian
adonidin
adorno
adrian
adriana
ainoi
aion
airan
airn
anan
anana
ananda
anandria
anda
andi
andor
andorra
andorran
andria
andron
aniridia
anna
annona
anoa
anodon
anoia
anopia
anorn
aonian
apadana
apiarian
apiin
apinoid
aponia
arain
arian
ariana
arion
arna
arni
aronia
arrand
dain
dana
danaan
danaid
dand
danda
dani
danian
danio
dardan
dardani
darin
diana
diandrian
dianoia
diarian
didna
didonia
dion
dipnoan
dipnoid
dodona
dodonian
doina
dona
donar
doni
donia
donn
donna
doon
dorian
dorn
drona
indan
india
indian
indiana
indianan
indianian
indin
indoin
indra
indri
inia
inion
inradii
inro
iodin
ioni
ionian
iran
irani
iranian
irian
iridian
iridin
naid
nain
naio
nair
naira
nanda
nandi
nandina
nanoid
naoi
napa
napoo
nappa
napron
nard
nardoo
narr
narra
nidana
nidi
nidor
nina
ninon
nipa
nippon
nodi
nona
nonaid
nonair
nonda
nondo
nonion
noniron
nonpar
nonpoor
nonriparian
noop
nora
noria
norn
odin
odinian
onan
oppidan
oraon
orarian
orarion
ordinand
orion
orpin
padroni
panada
pandan
pandani
pandar
pandion
pandoor
pandora
pandrop
pani
panionian
panna
pannonian
panoan
panorpid
papain
papion
parian
pian
pianino
pidan
pina
pinard
pind
pinda
pindari
pinna
pino
pinon
pion
pirana
pirn
poiana
poinard
poind
pondo
poniard
poon
popian
porion
prana
pridian
prin
pron
pronaoi
proparian
radioiron
radion
rana
ranarian
randan
randir
randon
randori
ranid
rann
rappini
rippon
roin
rond
rondino
ronin
ronion
roon
ropani

*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.