February 4, 2024, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, February 04, 2024

Feb 04, 2024, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the Y, C, T, I, E, N, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 60 words, a 311-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: TACTICIAN.

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Spelling Bee hive for February 4, 2024 with center letter A and surrounding letters Y,C,T,I,E and N

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Sunday, February 4, 2024 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

5.67

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

15/100

Common

Rarer than 15% 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

1×9L4×8L10×7L16×6L1×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 218 pts

32 words1×9L4×8L10×7L15×6L2×5L

Vowel Split

42%

Balanced mix

143 vowels · 197 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start16 PTS
15%Moving Up47 PTS
25%Good78 PTS
40%Solid124 PTS
50%Nice156 PTS
60%Great187 PTS
65%Amazing202 PTS
70%Genius218 PTS
100%Queen Bee311 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 60 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, February 4, 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%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

12 words

17 words

16 words

10 words

4 words (Pangram)

1 word

Share of 60 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

60 words

100%

47 words

78%

45 words

75%

36 words

60%

27 words

45%

26 words

43%

11 words

18%

Share of 60 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

12 pts

85 pts

96 pts

70 pts

39 pts (Pangram)

9 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1525%

1423%

813%

610%

23%

12%

Share of 60 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 311 ranks in the 92nd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-02-03.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 60 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 89th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-02-03.
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 2024-02-03.
The estimated solve time of 42–58 min is slower 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*:

acacetin
acacian
acaciin
acacin
acacine
acana
acca
accite
acct
aceta
acetacetic
acetannin
acetin
acetite
acinetic
acini
acinic
acta
actin
actinia
actiniae
actinian
actinic
aeaean
aecia
aetat
aint
anan
anana
ananite
ananta
anat
anatine
anatta
ancience
anciency
ancienty
anent
anet
anetic
anicca
anita
anna
annat
anne
annect
annectant
annectent
annet
annette
annie
annite
anta
antae
antaean
anteact
antenati
antennate
antiae
anticity
antient
antitetanic
atactic
aten
atta
attacca
attaint
attent
attentat
attentate
attn
atty
ayen
ayin
caca
cacana
cace
caeca
caecity
cain
cainian
cainite
cainitic
cana
canaan
canaanite
canaanitic
cananaean
canette
caninity
cann
cannet
cannie
cantic
canty
cany
cataian
cate
catena
catenae
catenane
catenate
catti
cattie
ceca
centennia
cetacea
cetane
cincinnati
cincinnatian
cyanate
cyanean
cyanic
cyanin
cyanine
cyanite
cyanitic
ecca
ectatic
enate
enatic
encaenia
encina
enecate
eniac
entia
etna
etnean
etta
inactinic
inca
incaic
incan
incatenate
incitant
inia
itea
nace
naiant
nain
nance
nancy
nane
nannette
nannie
nate
natt
neanic
niantic
nicaean
nicenian
nictate
nictitant
nictitate
nina
nitta
nyaya
tacan
tacana
tacanan
tace
tacitean
tactite
taenia
taeniae
taeniate
taenite
tain
tainan
tait
tana
tanacetin
tane
tania
tanite
tanitic
tanna
tannaic
tannaitic
tannate
tanya
tate
tatie
tatta
tattie
tean
teca
tecta
teetan
teian
tenace
tenacy
tenia
teniae
tennantite
tetanic
tetanine
tetany
ticca
tina
tinea
tinta
titanate
titania
titanian
titanite
titanitic
titian
titianic
yacata
yacca
yana
yanan
yate
yati
yaya
yean
yeat

*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.