Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, February 06, 2024

Feb 06, 2024, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the C, N, E, D, I, O, F honeycomb (center letter F) feature 45 words, a 267-point total, 5 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: CONFIDENCE, DIFFIDENCE.

Spelling Bee hive for February 6, 2024 with center letter F and surrounding letters C,N,E,D,I and O

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

94th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.96

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

96/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 96% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

50 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

10

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: N

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

21

words to Genius
2×10L6×8L7×7L6×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 187 pts
21 words2×10L6×8L7×7L5×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

43%

Balanced mix

114 vowels · 154 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start13 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up40 PTS
  • 25%Good67 PTS
  • 40%Solid107 PTS
  • 50%Nice134 PTS
  • 60%Great160 PTS
  • 65%Amazing174 PTS
  • 70%Genius187 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee267 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 45 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, February 6, 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

F
38%
C
27%
D
20%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 6 words

7-Letter Words 7 words

6-Letter Words 13 words

5-Letter Words 5 words

4-Letter Words 12 words

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Word Length Distribution

12 words
4L
12
5 words
5L
5
13 words
6L
13
7 words (Pangram)
7L
7
6 words (Pangram)
8L
6
2 words (Pangram)
10L
2

Share of 45 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

F
45 words
100%
E
37 words
82%
D
34 words
76%
I
30 words
67%
N
25 words
56%
O
23 words
51%
C
18 words
40%

Share of 45 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

12 pts
12
4L
25 pts
25
5L
78 pts
78
6L
56 pts (Pangram)
56
7L
69 pts (Pangram)
69
8L
27 pts (Pangram)
27
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

F
1738%
C
1227%
D
920%
O
49%
E
24%
I
12%

Share of 45 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 267 ranks in the 80th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-02-05.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 45 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 54th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-02-05.
  • 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 Very 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 2024-02-04.
  • The estimated solve time of 42–58 min is slower than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • cofeoffee
  • coff
  • coiffe
  • conf
  • confed
  • coof
  • defence
  • defi
  • deficience
  • deific
  • diff
  • diffide
  • effendi
  • efficience
  • effie
  • encoffin
  • enfeoff
  • enfeoffed
  • enif
  • fedn
  • feeded
  • fennec
  • feod
  • feoff
  • feoffed
  • feoffee
  • fice
  • ficin
  • fico
  • fidded
  • fide
  • fido
  • fied
  • fifie
  • fifo
  • findon
  • fini
  • finn
  • finnic
  • finnoc
  • fino
  • foin
  • foined
  • fonded
  • fondon
  • fone
  • indef
  • inefficience
  • infeed
  • infeoff
  • infeoffed
  • infin
  • neif
  • nidified
  • nife
  • niff
  • noncodified
  • nonconfidence
  • nonconfined
  • nondefined
  • nonfood
  • offence

*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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