Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Feb 27, 2024, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, U, I, E, P, Z, N honeycomb (center letter N) feature 51 words, a 265-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: DEEPENED, DEPENDED, PINNIPED, UNNEEDED, UNPENNED, UNPINNED, UNZIPPED.

Spelling Bee hive for February 27, 2024 with center letter N and surrounding letters D,U,I,E,P and Z

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

73rd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.65

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

67/100

Rare

Rarer than 67% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

49 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

14

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

28

words to Genius
7×8L4×7L14×6L3×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 186 pts
28 words7×8L4×7L10×6L7×5L

Vowel Split

44%

Balanced mix

126 vowels · 162 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start13 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up40 PTS
  • 25%Good66 PTS
  • 40%Solid106 PTS
  • 50%Nice133 PTS
  • 60%Great159 PTS
  • 65%Amazing172 PTS
  • 70%Genius186 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee265 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 51 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, February 27, 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

D
24%
P
24%
U
22%

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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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8-Letter Words 7 words

7-Letter Words 4 words

4-Letter Words 10 words

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Word Length Distribution

10 words
4L
10
16 words
5L
16
14 words
6L
14
4 words
7L
4
7 words (Pangram)
8L
7

Share of 51 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

N
51 words
100%
E
46 words
90%
D
37 words
73%
P
26 words
51%
I
24 words
47%
U
22 words
43%
Z
4 words
8%

Share of 51 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

10 pts
10
4L
80 pts
80
5L
84 pts
84
6L
28 pts
28
7L
63 pts (Pangram)
63
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

D
1224%
P
1224%
U
1122%
N
816%
E
48%
I
36%
Z
12%

Share of 51 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 265 ranks in the 79th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-02-26.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 51 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 72nd percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-02-25.
  • 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-02-24.
  • The estimated solve time of 42–56 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*:

  • dene
  • denize
  • denizened
  • denizenize
  • denned
  • didine
  • diene
  • dinned
  • dizen
  • dizened
  • dizzen
  • dudeen
  • dudine
  • duende
  • dundee
  • dunne
  • eden
  • edenize
  • ende
  • endenize
  • endenizen
  • eneid
  • enid
  • ennuied
  • epinine
  • inde
  • indene
  • indenize
  • indienne
  • indin
  • indue
  • indued
  • inez
  • inne
  • inned
  • neep
  • neeze
  • nide
  • nidi
  • niue
  • nudd
  • nundine
  • nupe
  • peened
  • pein
  • peine
  • peined
  • peneid
  • penni
  • pennied
  • pennine
  • penup
  • peppin
  • piend
  • pind
  • pinene
  • pippen
  • undee
  • undeeded
  • undeep
  • undenied
  • undenizened
  • undenuded
  • undine
  • undined
  • undipped
  • undizzied
  • unduped
  • unended
  • unendued
  • uniped
  • unnipped
  • unpennied
  • unpiped
  • zein
  • zend
  • zuni

*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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