Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, January 28, 2024

Jan 28, 2024, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the E, U, L, I, P, V, N honeycomb (center letter N) feature 35 words, a 159-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: PIPELINE.

Spelling Bee hive for January 28, 2024 with center letter N and surrounding letters E,U,L,I,P and V

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Sunday, January 28, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

2/10

Easy

24th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.29

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

23/100

Common

Rarer than 23% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

24 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

15

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

17

words to Genius
1×8L4×7L10×6L2×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 111 pts
17 words1×8L4×7L8×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

86 vowels · 99 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up24 PTS
  • 25%Good40 PTS
  • 40%Solid64 PTS
  • 50%Nice80 PTS
  • 60%Great95 PTS
  • 65%Amazing103 PTS
  • 70%Genius111 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee159 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 35 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, January 28, 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

L
20%
P
20%
U
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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Complete Answers

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8-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 4 words

6-Letter Words 10 words

5-Letter Words 9 words

4-Letter Words 11 words

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Word Length Distribution

11 words
4L
11
9 words
5L
9
10 words
6L
10
4 words (Pangram)
7L
4
1 word
8L
1

Share of 35 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

N
35 words
100%
E
31 words
89%
I
23 words
66%
L
18 words
51%
P
15 words
43%
U
15 words
43%
V
12 words
34%

Share of 35 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

11 pts
11
4L
45 pts
45
5L
60 pts
60
6L
35 pts (Pangram)
35
7L
8 pts
8
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

L
720%
P
720%
U
617%
N
514%
V
514%
E
411%
I
13%

Share of 35 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 159 ranks in the 31st 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 35 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 28th 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 Easy 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-01-25.
  • The estimated solve time of 20–28 min is faster 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*:

  • eileen
  • ellen
  • elne
  • enlive
  • enveil
  • epinine
  • eveline
  • evene
  • illipene
  • inline
  • inne
  • inulin
  • inveil
  • invile
  • lene
  • lenin
  • leven
  • levin
  • levulin
  • lienee
  • linin
  • linn
  • linne
  • lipin
  • lippen
  • lunel
  • lunn
  • lunule
  • lupin
  • lupinin
  • lupinine
  • lupulin
  • lupuline
  • neele
  • neep
  • neil
  • nell
  • nellie
  • neve
  • nevel
  • neven
  • nevi
  • neville
  • nielli
  • nieve
  • nile
  • nill
  • niue
  • nupe
  • pein
  • peine
  • penni
  • pennill
  • pennine
  • penup
  • peppin
  • pilin
  • pinene
  • pinnule
  • pippen
  • plenilune
  • plevin
  • pullen
  • pulvini
  • unevil
  • univ
  • unline
  • unlive
  • unpeel
  • upline
  • veinule
  • venene
  • venin
  • vennel
  • venville
  • villein
  • vuln

*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.

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